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[dsman]

yes. some pictures would be lovely

[brother4]

Coz I am a cue seller in HK,
and order around 5~6cues from him,so can get a nice price.

But I really love the Ash he choose for me.
A very old Ash with 6arrow in front and 2arrow in back.
And I also love his Extensions very much,we can see he make it with HEART.

Hope to send u guys photo.I will take it when I free.

Now I am planning to order another one from Robin.
1pcs Ash plus Handmade ebony with Single Splice,
Snakewood thick veneer + thin Ebony veneer + Snakewood veneer.
55.5",9.5mm tip,29mm Butt size,17.5oz with 16.5~17" Balance.
And I still thinking,can Robin make a round butt cue?

[gettingbetter]

Nice read so far. I've also talked to Robin via email. Very helpful guy like everyone else has said so far. I'm still tossing up between cue makers. I hear Trevor White's computer is down and Stamford are a bit hard to get a reply from. But as others have said, Robin gets back to you rather quickly.

[brother4]

Well...Paul Robert really a busy guy,I always wait for his mail but never wait more than 48hours
He become more popular in china coz Ding is using his cue.
And people give him lot of great feedback.

[brother4]

Here is the photo for u guys.
That is my Bobin Cook.
54" ,9.5mm Tip ,29mm butt size ,17.5oz
16" Balance,and Robin choose a very old Ash for me.

[KeithinFrance]

That is a beautiful cue. I love the butt, it's fantastic! It looks really lovely, thanks for the pics.

Oh, and yes, Robin can make a cue with a totally round butt, just ask him.

[brother4]

I have been used a 98% alcohol to clear the cue and put cue oil then put a cue wax on the cue,so u can see the butt are not so glossy.
I want to let the cue another finish by itself.Do anyone know I mean?




U can see it is very glossy,it is the orginal wax come from the wood itself.
So u can think this kind finish on the cocobolo is so perfect~!
I love this finish very much,but it take me a long time to make it out,around 2~3week.
And need to clear the cue many times.

[jro7563]

Hi all,

My first post here, just wanted to add also what a great guy Robin Cook is to deal with, just got my cue back from him which he did some work on and cant recommend him highly enough, and talk about fast, i posted the cue to him on a Tuesday and got it back the following Tuesday quite amazing considering the work he did.

I would 100% recommend him any day.

Cheers.

[jro7563]

Coz I am a cue seller in HK,
and order around 5~6cues from him,so can get a nice price.

But I really love the Ash he choose for me.
A very old Ash with 6arrow in front and 2arrow in back.
And I also love his Extensions very much,we can see he make it with HEART.

Hope to send u guys photo.I will take it when I free.

Now I am planning to order another one from Robin.
1pcs Ash plus Handmade ebony with Single Splice,
Snakewood thick veneer + thin Ebony veneer + Snakewood veneer.
55.5",9.5mm tip,29mm Butt size,17.5oz with 16.5~17" Balance.
And I still thinking,can Robin make a round butt cue?

Couple of pics of the round butt Robin did for me





After re-fitting the badge, he fitted a piece of clear acrylic over it so it feels perfectly smooth to the touch.

[RGCirencester]

Wowwwwwwwww Now thats a cue!

[jim1979]

Nice cue,did Robin add the splices?

[KeithinFrance]

It's a real beauty! I know he did the mini-butt joint, and I'm pretty sure he did the tulipwood splicing, but did he make the mini-butt too?

What's very impressive is that he managed to keep the original badge and re-set it after totally re-doing the butt. Nice job.

[KeithinFrance]

I have been used a 98% alcohol to clear the cue and put cue oil then put a cue wax on the cue,so u can see the butt are not so glossy.
I want to let the cue another finish by itself.Do anyone know I mean?
Maybe I upload my another Hunt & Osborne to show u guys the finish.


U can see it is very glossy,it is the orginal wax come from the wood itself.
So u can think this kind finish on the cocobolo is so perfect~!
I love this finish very much,but it take me a long time to make it out,around 2~3week.
And need to clear the cue many times.

I'm not really sure what it is you're trying to say, I'm sorry. Do you want to re-finish the Robin cue? Do you want to remove the finish from Robin's cue? Generally, Robin's cues are oil-finished, and you want to remove the oil finish? Why? The oil finish is in the cue, so it's a very good finish. If you want to put wax on the wood, then why not? But you don't have to remove the original finish to do it, I think.

[jro7563]

Thanks, yes, he did both the splices and made the new mini but, he did a great job on re-fitting the badge, i was well pleased when i took it out the tube, he also totally re finished the cue by sanding it all down, re-graining it and giving it an oil finish, he even "trued up" the joint so its now a nice flush fit, no lip or seam between the two.

[KeithinFrance]

Thanks, yes, he did both the splices and made the new mini but, he did a great job on re-fitting the badge, i was well pleased when i took it out the tube, he also totally re finished the cue by sanding it all down, re-graining it and giving it an oil finish, he even "trued up" the joint so its now a nice flush fit, no lip or seam between the two.

He really does do 1st class work, I think, and he's reasonably priced too. It was good of him to true up the joint as well, but that's Robin, a class act.