Mike Wooldridge Custom Maple Cue 2004 REAL OR FAKE?

[147king]

it looks right to me as dan said in previous post with the glue the shape of the butt looks right so i wouldn't worry, also does it play well? If so i wouldn't be bothered.

Thats What i was thinking. The cue looks as if its genuine. The cue plays well, it also is dead straight as it sticks to the bed when you roll it. The maple shaft is matured well and when striking the ball you get some serious spin.

[totlxtc]

The cue plays well, it also is dead straight as it sticks to the bed when you roll it.

Please, please, please do not judge a cue by rolling it on a table. Best bet is looking down the shaft from the butt end and slowly rotating it. You will see if its bent or not.

Ultimatly, if its a great cue, does it really honestly matter if its got a Wooldridge badge on it or a Geordie pool of England? If its a great playing cue then its a keeper....there are many out there who have spent a fortune on finding a good cue

Would you honestly sell a great playing and looking cue just because of a badge?

Yes, i understand you are concerned that you may of thought it was a little dodgy, but by my eyes its genuine....nice cue too by the way

[poolqjunkie]

It is hard to say from a few pictures, but I do agree that it looks like there might be some super glues around the badge. That can be easily sanded away with some fine sand paper though.

[vladimir007]

hey mate. super glue gives it away obviously! is that a wooden cup at the bottom of the butt??? if it is , mike use to do them on customers request. another thing a can see is the knot in the maple shaft and two splices in picture 4 are not in line . Strange !!! IMO it is likely to be not one of the Mikes cues. nonetheless wait for Mikes reply.

best regards

vlad

here great example of Mikes splicing

[cantpotforshíte]

Please, please, please do not judge a cue by rolling it on a table. Best bet is looking down the shaft from the butt end and slowly rotating it. You will see if its bent or not.

Without wishing to go off topic, would you mind me asking why it's not ok to judge the straightness of a cue by rolling it on a snooker table? It seems to me that as a cue would only bend negligibly under it's own weight, as long as it's rolled freely and not pressed down at all, this would be a foolproof way to check straightness. Or am I missing something? (it wouldn't be the first time )
I've always found the grain can be a bit distracting when looking down the shaft of a cue to see if it's perfectly straight.

[poolqjunkie]

Without wishing to go off topic, would you mind me asking why it's not ok to judge the straightness of a cue by rolling it on a snooker table? It seems to me that as a cue would only bend negligibly under it's own weight, as long as it's rolled freely and not pressed down at all, this would be a foolproof way to check straightness. Or am I missing something? (it wouldn't be the first time )
I've always found the grain can be a bit distracting when looking down the shaft of a cue to see if it's perfectly straight.

As a lot of snooker cues are hand made and are therefore not completely round, plus the fact that the flat part on the butt cue is usually hand sanded and can be slightly unsymmetrical, a cue which has its center axis on a straight line can roll off slightly at times.
Not to mention sometimes the tip may not be installed in the middle and that can cause a slight up/down movement of the tip end.
There are many other reasons especially with used cues why it may not roll well even if it is straight.
The best way to see if a shaft is straight is to turn it on a lathe--a straight cue will not wobble at all.
Sighting down the cue is a good way as well.
If you really like to roll it, rest the butt end on the cushion, and roll the cue with the tip end on the bed of the table. I think it is a more accurate way to test the cue.

[Shanghai Matt]

not to mention that a cue with a slight wobble when rolled may play perfectly well... but if you know your cue wobbles youll get it into your head that its bent - which will probably make you play like crap. i make a point of it not to roll my own cues.

[slg1972]

what cue is that ..what model ..nice colour combination

[MikeWooldridge]

Has anyone got Mike's email address so I can ask him?

http://s684.photobucket.com/albums/v...2112009133.jpg

you've had the email address, i'm waiting for your email. send more pics. this is interesting....

[RGCirencester]

Badge appears to be filed slightly on one side, but again could be due to the botched refitting. But it does seem strange if it was loose enough to come out why it wasn't loose enough to fit back in again.

[eaoin11]

There seems to be some of the reflective material that goes inside the rim of the recess. Most of it has been removed, but if some was stuck to the resin disk covering the badge I guess they couldn't get it all off easily and that might have affected the way the badge went back in.

[sanman]

There seems to be some of the reflective material that goes inside the rim of the recess. Most of it has been removed, but if some was stuck to the resin disk covering the badge I guess they couldn't get it all off easily and that might have affected the way the badge went back in.

i have never known badges to come loose. The glues used generally are very strong and for a badge to come of and needs to be refitted is something rare. Even refitting can be done such that the badge wil look like it never came loose. Now add to this the fact that a master cue maker fitted the badge??? Makes me wonder

[poolqjunkie]

But let's not forget that the super glue might be there for another reason other than to glue a badge back in. May be the previous owner for whatever reason wanted to apply some super glue on the butt to protect/finish it or whatever, and then later on the same person or someone else decided to sand the finish off, but was unable or too lazy to remove it all.
I have known some players who enjoy trying to finish their own cues with everything from cooking oil, super glue, to epoxy...so I would not be suprise if it is the case.
If someone was trying to fake a cue, the last thing he would do is to leave super glue on the baddge area, don't you think? And that is A LOT of super glue to be used for a badge...
Anyway, the super glue can be very easily removed and the badge with its arcylic cover could be polished and sanded to flash with the cue with no problem.

[jrc750]

I have known some players who enjoy trying to finish their own cues with ..... super glue

That sounds a very weird method - have you seen the finished result ? - was it worth probably ruining the cue

[MikeWooldridge]

Now add to this the fact that a master cue maker fitted the badge??? Makes me wonder

don't lose any sleep. someone else f*cked the badge up, not me.

i've offered to get it all back to perfect. hopefully it will get done and the refinished cue pics will be posted so you can all see how it's meant to look.