XinReally cue x Andrew Rounceville

[tie19858]

This cue is built by Catcues Chen at XinReally Custom Cue, and based on an Andrew Rounceville cocobolo-tulipwood blank. Catcues Chen has being a cuemaker for 21 years as the first in Taiwan, and still one of the best up to the present. You can look up his works on Facebook with the keyword “XinReally”.

Catcues's execution on silver and those copper and MOP inlays are top notched. He intentionally keep the whole beautiful cocobolo points, and therefore the forearm looks longer. The aesthetics is superb while the balance and playability of the cue is also fabulous.

Enjoy the pictures!

 

[wakuljr]

Love the inlays

 

[TommyT]

Top notch...great looking cue !

 

[garczar]

The only thing i don't like is the long buttsleeve and the shortish wrap section. Workmanship is superb.

 

[tie19858]

The only thing i don't like is the long buttsleeve and the shortish wrap section. Workmanship is superb.

I can explain a bit about short wrap.

The blank is so solid (heavy) that if we keep it full spliced as original, the butt alone might be 19oz. Give that we didn't want to core it in order to keep the characteristic of tulipwood, the other way is to chop off a section and replaced with a much lighter maple handle.

Furthermore, Andrew (Rouceville)'s point work is so amazing that we also like to keep the bottom of the points visible (as you can see from the pictures). So the wrap is short, but maybe that makes the cue have a stiffer hit with longer forearm of hardwood, just maybe.

 

[pakektelor]

Great cue by a top-notch Woodworker (Rounceville) and a top-tier Cuemaker (XinReally) in Taiwan.
Their work is phenomenal. Congrats Terence!

 

[johnnysd]

I can explain a bit about short wrap.

The blank is so solid (heavy) that if we keep it full spliced as original, the butt alone might be 19oz. Give that we didn't want to core it in order to keep the characteristic of tulipwood, the other way is to chop off a section and replaced with a much lighter maple handle.

Furthermore, Andrew (Rouceville)'s point work is so amazing that we also like to keep the bottom of the points visible (as you can see from the pictures). So the wrap is short, but maybe that makes the cue have a stiffer hit with longer forearm of hardwood, just maybe.

I actually like that. It is unusual and interesting. Very cool cue. I have a blank that needs to be made into a cue from JD