Craftsman classic cue

[dazzel]

sold sold sold

[Zidane_87]

Hi mate seen this on ebay as well

just a couple of thing i wanted to know

one is this hand spliced and proper ebony, or is it another painted jobby, cause you mentioned it had a sticky effect?

thanks mate

[dazzel]

sold sold sold

[Zidane_87]

Hi mate yes this is proper hand spliced ebony not a painted jobby, as far as I am aware craftsman cues don't paint the splices on any of there classic range or any of there hand spliced cues. There is the odd brown streak in the ebony but that's pretty normal nowadays because the dark stuff is very expensive & quite hard to get hold of. The sticky effect was purely down to the lacquer that was applied to the cue originally, unfortunately a few companies use this method to finish cues because its quick & easy to finish the cue ready for sale.
Finally yes I do have it on ebay also, Item number: 320352436927

Cheers for your interest, Daz.

cool man thanks for the reply............ ive been mulling over a craftsman for a while and this seems to be the one, so just to confirm 1000000% the cue now feels like a non lacquered cue, cause if im gonna buy i dont wanna be unpleasantly surprised if you get my drift?

thanks for the number as well mate might make you an offer inthe next few days

Hish

[dazzel]

Cue now sold thanks for all interest

[KeithinFrance]

Cool, I hope you got the price you wanted ...?

[dazzel]

Not quite but Its better someone will be making use of it instead of sitting in its cue case.

[Zidane_87]

sure will be mate one silly question tho

the tip is currently 8.9 but if i wanted to make it say 9.5-9.7 would it be too big for the furrel (sp) or fit just right

what im sayin is when you bought it, was it only made for one sized tip?

[KeithinFrance]

I'm not really sure I totally understand what you want to know, Hish buddy, but what you should do is measure the ferrule and that'll tell you what size tip to put on, OK? If you want to have a bigger tip then put on a 10mm one and shape it into a mushroom tip. If you don't know what to do, then consult the Tipping Bible, ADR's tip guide, and follow the steps outlined therein.

[Zidane_87]

yeah thats kinda what i wanna do, thanks keith, and yeah need to check out the 'bible' so to speak but i mean whats the general feeling over smaller tips (under 9mm) for snooker??? my mate tells me i should get a 10mm........

guess this is a matter of trial and error to see what i like:snooker:

[-Matty-]

First few times I used a tip 9mm or under, I found I was mis-cueing a lot more frequently. But once I got used to it, twas fine.

However I find you need to cue straighter with a smaller tip as theres more chance of putting on some unintentional side.

[mooneyy]

I wouldn't go for a tip smaller than 9 mm. Just because you simply need some
wood to handle the forces on impacts.

That it's more difficult to cue straight with a smaller tip is not totally true by
itself. As long as the tip is properly shaped, there shouldn't be much of a
difference between say 9 or 11 mm. As long as the tip is dome shaped,
the point of contact between tip and cue-ball will always be the same.

As soon as you flatten a tip, however, it will become easier to cue straight.
Unfortunately this will make it much harder or even impossible to get a lot
of spin on the ball.

[Zidane_87]

I got it!!!

alright guys now i really understand why you pay so much for what novices and outsiders call "a piece of wood"

Just got it this morning and the quality is out of this world........

so pleased and Dazzel is an absolute legend man no doubt....... top e-seller/trader smoothest transaction ive ever had

SO.......... here come the big breaks :snooker: (hopefully )

[craftsman cues]

hi mate, just so you know we do not laquer cues. All our cues undergo the same natural finishing process using oil & wax.
Thanks

[dazzel]

I stand corrected then, but the finish did feel sticky until it was refinished