Which one?

[brendan147]

No problem. I will book you down and contact you in Feb if thats ok?

End of March will be fine boss...no hurry....just be sure to keep in touch...

[macue]

around £200
i would like to bet my money from dan, but how to let you make cues for me

£300-400
MW cue

£400-500 or more
very specail splices design by Trevor White

[totlxtc]

around £200
i would like to bet my money from dan, but how to let you make cues for me

£300-400
MW cue

£400-500 or more
very specail splices design by Trevor White

I would say PM me, but you need over 10 posts. Email me at:

dsd_com(at)hotmail(dot)com

regards

Dan

[RGCirencester]

Seems that you are really recommending his masterpiece, pal...how much you paid yours before? Can you attached some pictures here?

Thanks.

p/s-I already PM Dan. Wonder if he gonna reply me or not

Haven't got one off him yet (only a matter of time )
I'm using my welshpooltrading cue I got for my 21st atm. First really decent cue I have had. But I am in the process of trying to decide what masterpiece I'd like from Dan

[brendan147]

Haven't got one off him yet (only a matter of time )
I'm using my welshpooltrading cue I got for my 21st atm. First really decent cue I have had. But I am in the process of trying to decide what masterpiece I'd like from Dan

Ebony main butt and front splice with thick maple veneer will do simple and confidence...

[brendan147]

I would say PM me, but you need over 10 posts. Email me at:

dsd_com(at)hotmail(dot)com

regards

Dan

I already PM you my e-mail add. boss....looking forward with further dealing with you....

[macue]

I would say PM me, but you need over 10 posts. Email me at:

dsd_com(at)hotmail(dot)com

regards

Dan

I did send you emails waiting for reply. Look forward to deal with you mate.

[brendan147]

I did send you emails waiting for reply. Look forward to deal with you mate.

Dan is surely busy now. He haven't reply my PMs too...be patient dude

[brendan147]

All the sudden, there seem to be lots of positive remark of Chinese and Thai cues coming from a selected few new Asian members on this forum.

Why dont we do a poll here to see what most people here would rather spend their money on, shall we?

1) For 200 GBP, what cue will you buy?

2) For 300- 400 GBP, what cue will you buy?

3) For over 500 GBP, what cue will you buy?

4) If money is no object, what cue will you buy?

Thank you.

Let me give mine here:

1) Dan Shelton / UT / Mastercraft

2) TW / MW

3) TW / MW

4) Many cues....and open my own shop to sell them legally

[poolqjunkie]

I realize not a lot of people are showing interest in getting a Hunt and Osbourn...I wonder why. They certainly make some very top notch cues.

[jonnylovessn8ker]

my wild guess is that people are subconsiously consious of:
1. h&o has been more than busy, reaching it production capacity
2. a possibility of compromised quality (Added with point 1, it implies a long wait combined with compromised quality.)
3. reviews of h&o is this forum has not been its highest, or has not been deeply reviewed as the accuerate cues
4. there is nothing special about the badges. in fact, it may be seen old school, too tacky with just a plastic plate on top of a potentially cheap piece of paper.
5. like parris cues, h&o is too prevalent, nothing particularly outstanding, as seen from the fact that no one here has mentioned parris cues or has outstanding appreciation for his cues too

[brendan147]

my wild guess is that people are subconsiously consious of:
1. h&o has been more than busy, reaching it production capacity
2. a possibility of compromised quality (Added with point 1, it implies a long wait combined with compromised quality.)
3. reviews of h&o is this forum has not been its highest, or has not been deeply reviewed as the accuerate cues
4. there is nothing special about the badges. in fact, it may be seen old school, too tacky with just a plastic plate on top of a potentially cheap piece of paper.
5. like parris cues, h&o is too prevalent, nothing particularly outstanding, as seen from the fact that no one here has mentioned parris cues or has outstanding appreciation for his cues too

I am kind of agree with you...and here is my opinion (I might be wrong):-

People prefer to buy cue from the cuemaker himself, i.e. MW, TW, Dan, UT etc etc because they give their "100%" involvement when making the cue. Under the H&O or JP brands, it is likely the cue will be made by their employees (most of the time) because they are mass production cuemakers. That's a big different.

I think people now are tend to get their cue specially made by the cuemaker's skills/touch, and not relying to the BRANDING for the sake of the quality itself.

[ChatLag]

I am kind of agree with you...and here is my opinion (I might be wrong):-

People prefer to buy cue from the cuemaker himself, i.e. MW, TW, Dan, UT etc etc because they give their "100%" involvement when making the cue. Under the H&O or JP brands, it is likely the cue will be made by their employees (most of the time) because they are mass production cuemakers. That's a big different.

I think people now are tend to get their cue specially made by the cuemaker's skills/touch, and not relying to the BRANDING for the sake of the quality itself.

I absolutely agree that it is preferrableto buy from a cue maker directly.
But Hunt & Osborne are just the two people: Will Hunt and Robert Osborne. They have a quite small workshop in a rebuilt garage.
And especially Will Hunt is a cue maker legend. So no mass production there.

[poolqjunkie]

So, you folks consider H&O a mass production company?

I am always under the impression that Will Hunt is one of the most skilled cue maker alive, and Robert Osbourn makes a heck of a cue...but of course I could be wrong....

Has anyone been to their shop and saw a lot of people mass producing cues?

I know they do not usually make very fancy cues but their craftsmanship in my opinion is very solid and well executed. At least all the ones I have seen are top class well constructed cues.

Very interesting comment...

[poolqjunkie]

...
5. like parris cues, h&o is too prevalent, nothing particularly outstanding, as seen from the fact that no one here has mentioned parris cues or has outstanding appreciation for his cues too

John Parris is another great cue maker in my opinion. A lot of people on this forum have very high regard for him and his work, me being one of these people.