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Well...what a read! I honestly believe that time and experience tell a very important tale. As all us snooker nuts know, Ash and Maple have been used in the production of both quality and sub-standard cues since time began. A master cue maker will be able to make a better job with lesser quality wood than a less established craftsman could with a "good piece".
I don't think it is either fair or right for anyone to disrespect established master cue makers by insinuating they might not know how to source, taper or joint wood just to elevate their own product.
Fair play to Potter, the cues look beautiful, no one would deny that...however...I am sure I'm not the only one who has picked up a fantastic looking cue only to find it feels as dead as a doornail in your hands.
Unfortunately, the times we are living in requires everything to be "instant".Quality, reliability and consistancy can NEVER be instant fixes. Your cues may be the best ever made...but who has used them and who knows what they "feel" like? Establish yourself first mate. Maybe then the snooker fraternity would not blanch at the prices you are asking.
All that said, good luck with your new venture and all the best with the sale of your cues advertised on this forum.
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Thank you nekigosu !
For some reason, people have taken this thread as an open discussion about cues, and used it as place to tell all their horror stories, of cues they have bought in the past.
This thread is in the "snooker items for sale" section, and although I have answered a few peoples questions and enquiries here, the cues I'm offering for sale, have no relationship to the rubbish they are talking about!
While I totally understand the concerns and difficulty, that they have had in trying to find the perfect cue, I see no reason why they should have used my thread, to make negative speculations and vent all their frustrations.
Add to that, the malicious and unsubstantiated claims and comments, made by the couple of little green goblins that raised their ugly heads, who like to think they are some kind of big cue collectors, then the experience for me has been somewhat testing.
Nevertheless, I'm offering my quality custom made cues, to genuine players to try and decide for themselves !
PotterLast edited by potter; 6 October 2010, 12:57 PM.Comment
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I think you may be getting a few comments on that last post potter - as far as i can see the only cue discussions i can read are regarding the bold claims made on your lovely looking cues which were addressed very well by Trevor White. The other cue discussions seem to be about fake cues you have sold in the past (which i must add Tony Glover needs to shoulder some of the blame for supplying one person with so many replica badges !)Comment
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why dont u send the cue to someone who is fairly reputeable with cues on this site, just for them to try it out over a short time, and write a review. john parris didnt start out asking for an arm and a leg for his cues and slandering all other makers, he had to get his reputation up by dealing with the best players and building himself up from there. if someone on here were to pay shipping, and lets say, 3 weeks to play test the cue and send it back, would u agree to that?Originally Posted by potter View PostComment
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i'll try to be polite. but it's not in my nature...
you are......Originally Posted by potter View Post
an idiot!Originally Posted by potter View Post
good start to your new business venture. offensive and dismissive comments on the ability and resources of existing (successful) cuemakers.
good luck. you're gonna need every bit you can get.
especially with your sh*tty oak cues, that may or may not be built well, but will 'feel' and play like crap. (no matter how you taper them).
how do i know? go figure...Comment
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Like that Mike
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yeah! i liked it too. ain't been on here for ages. good to let off a bit of steam
you know, it wouldn't bother me someone coming on here selling cues made out of anything - oak, bamboo, papier mache. makes no odds.
but when i read an implication that i (along with other respected craftsmen) am some kind of halfwit who doesn't know anything about wood, how to source the best wood, or how to taper a cue to 'play' right...
well, let's just say - something needs to be said
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LOL flame wars love it! well said mr wooldridge -_-
trevor is always too polite in how he goes about things. but well said by you =]Comment
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Good to have you back.Originally Posted by MikeWooldridge View Postyeah! i liked it too. ain't been on here for ages. good to let off a bit of steam
you know, it wouldn't bother me someone coming on here selling cues made out of anything - oak, bamboo, papier mache. makes no odds.
but when i read an implication that i (along with other respected craftsmen) am some kind of halfwit who doesn't know anything about wood, how to source the best wood, or how to taper a cue to 'play' right...
well, let's just say - something needs to be said
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Originally Posted by MikeWooldridge View Post
Oh dear, another threatened cue dealer or cue maker in this instance joins the ranks. Got to admit, I'm loving all this attention by the self imposed experts, some of which are way to pompous to even take a call...lmbo !!
Ok, Mike "the Howard Hughes" of cue making, let me ask you directly then:-
1) Do you have the matured 25+ year old oak timber I have?...Yes or No?
2) Do you know what the best taper is for oak, because it sounds like you've tried already?....Yes or No?
3) Why do you keep fitting 3lb's of brass into the joints and ends of those weak sh*tty ash cues you keep producing?..is it because you want players to be blinded by all that "bling", so that they won't notice how crap your cues is?
No actually, that last statement is totally unfair, and I would like to retract it. Mike, I have no idea how well your cues are made, and whether or not they play as good as mine. One thing for sure though, they will be worth a lot more in scrap...lol
PotterLast edited by potter; 8 October 2010, 01:47 PM.Comment
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3) Why do you keep fitting 3lb's of brass into the joints and ends of those weak sh*tty ash cues you keep producing?..is it because you want players to be blinded by all that "bling", so that they won't notice how crap your cues is?
you have made yourself look like a fool now potterComment
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I can't wait to here Mike's response to that
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