Who uses this joints?

[ChatLag]

I have a nice, umarked snooker cue. The shaft is quite nice and stiff with four ebony splices and the butt is from one piece, might be cocobolo.

So the cue looks a bit like a marriage and I try to find out who could be the maker.

Does anybody know who has used or uses this type of joint?

Thank you, folks...

[mooneyy]

Well, I suppose there are lots of makers using this type of joint since my cheap BCE heritage cue has just about the same...

[RGCirencester]

I was just about to say its a very common quick release joint found on many chinese cues as well as mass produced so i suppose it could have been used by anybody.

[MikeWooldridge]

craftsman join aint it?

[RGCirencester]

Could very well be
http://www.craftsmancues.com/acatalo...ini_butts.html

But it think its quite a smiple and reasonably common design. Craftsman are the only ones i can think of that make a quality cue using that joint though.

Edit: Mastercue joints look similar too but the pictures arn't brilliant though that might only be the mini butt not the main joint.
http://www.greenbaize.com/mastercue.htm

[ChatLag]

Craftsman cue seems to be the right guess.
Also the shape of their splices are similar to the cue I have.
Thank you for the input.

[RGCirencester]

Interestingly the only non badged cues i've seen have all been craftsman. Do they forget to put badges on or something?

[KeithinFrance]

You can ask for a cue to be unbadged when it's made and some makers will do this; others will not, as they want their work to be known. Lavachild's cue is an unbadged Mastercraft and the same company made a cue for a pal of mine with a 27.55mm butt and a low butt joint at 6" and the cue was left unbadged because the chamfer was so slim.

[ChatLag]

I was told that my cue has been given to a snooker hall boss from Alex Higgins...
Believe it or not... I am not sure if I do...

[KeithinFrance]

Were you able to negotiate the price down from what he originally wanted? If the answer is yes, I don't think it's a true story, however ...

[ChatLag]

No I wasn't. But it was not that expensive. And there will never be light in that story.

Have I mentioned that the butt is one piece of cocobolo?
Are you interested, Keith?

[RGCirencester]

I'll have it... But i haven't got any money

[KeithinFrance]

No I wasn't. But it was not that expensive. And there will never be light in that story.

Have I mentioned that the butt is one piece of cocobolo?
Are you interested, Keith?

You are a bad man! What are the specs?

[ChatLag]

I would not be that expensive...
I planned to refurbish it a bit because the shaft is a bit green from chalk and the butt should be polished.
But I know myself. At the end I will not do it...

[RGCirencester]

How do you people find these things??? I've never been offered a decent cue in my life, never seen one at a car boot sale, charity shop or anything. Everyone i know with a decent cue uses it to play snooker