Mike Wooldridge Cues

[Dazbo1983]

Excellent - by the feedback from members I'm sure you will not be disappointed!
Roughly how long is the typical waiting time for one of Mike's cues?

[mikeadyla]

It shouldn't be too long for one of his stock ones to be customized to your specs (1-15 days). Mine was an exception as he was waiting on the joints. His VCM is not open yet so you'd have to wait until it does or email him yourself if you want him to build you a cue from scratch.

[calvinlim]

how much is a mike wooldrige cue.. a good one?

what do u guys think? any advice? on what type of ash wood to choose n also d butt.. thanks

[damienlch]

what do u guys think? any advice? on what type of ash wood to choose n also d butt.. thanks

Hi Calvin, you can find out more about Mike's cues at his website http://www.handmadecues.com... it's nicely done and quite informative.

Although I do not own one... yet, I have seen nothing but good feedback about his cues in this forum.

The type of cue to choose is rather down to personal preference. The cue shaft is usually ash or maple, the butt is often made of ebony... and there are many types of timber that you can choose for the lower/secondary splices... fancy splices look good when you take your cue out of the case but they can't help you pot balls though.

I would think the quality of the cue is assured if you were to get it from Mike... or from the top cue makers for that matter... they can all make smashing cues... so you probably need to do some homework before deciding where you want to spend your $$...

Oh, and it seems that he's coming up with a new joint for his cues soon... can't find much info on it yet... would be interesting to read more about it.

Cheers...

[sootyvrs]

what do u guys think? any advice? on what type of ash wood to choose n also d butt.. thanks

May I suggest that unless you have a good idea of what specification you want from a cue, I would buy cheaper cues to find out what works for you as it's a lot of money to pay for a premium cue that might not be what you are looking for.

The plus side is that if you do decide to go this route and get a cue that is made to a standard specification, you shouldn't have too much trouble selling it and not losing too much oney on it.

[sootyvrs]

Oh, and it seems that he's coming up with a new joint for his cues soon... can't find much info on it yet... would be interesting to read more about it.

Some info here on Mike facebook page

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Mike-W...03280899696824

[calvinlim]

i have think about d cue spec that i want... n also decided on d length, weight n tip size but just that what type of ash wood shall i go with? hmm what Is d common ash wood that other cue uses? another issue is d vcm is not functioning... dunno how long shall i wait.. sigh..

[sootyvrs]

Just send Mike an email with what you want and ask questions about options and he will give you a straight answer usually and quote you a price and wait time.

I wouldn't bother waiting for VCM to be up and running again anytime soon as it's been down for some time now.

[MikeWooldridge]

I wouldn't bother waiting for VCM to be up and running again anytime soon as it's been down for some time now.

aha! that's where you're wrong...

should be back on any day now :-)

[old school]

I have owned and used, Parris,Robin,TW,Ions,Gibbs,Coutts etc as well as many older cues by classic British companies and small workshops and basically I can tell you that even MWs " economy " Shark series is ,comparatively, an excellent cue.If you take a plain ebony and ash ( no extra splices) butterfly spliced Black Shark and look at it,whilst it is plain and uninteresting to look at ,aesthetically, I say that the second you hit a ball you will know that playability is something MW builds into every one of his cues.The cues are simple and elegant and play well.If you go down the route of extra veneers and splices (expensive option) you will get,as many people say,perfect splices ,perfectly matched and an obscenely high level of finish and attention to detail.Personally I think this is just trimmings but if thats what floats your boat,then go for it,you wont be disappointed.

[damienlch]

Some info here on Mike facebook page

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Mike-W...03280899696824

Thanks for the info, Sootyvrs... the joint engraving is wicked...

[calvinlim]

already sent him a mail but no replies yet.. hmm what can i do if my cue is not smooth enough besides than applying cue oil? any other option?

[Deepscrew]

If you get one from Mike it will be smooth enough.

[sootyvrs]

Yipee.. Just got a mail from Mike to say my cue was dispatched today

Will post some pics up soon after I receive it.

[deant1982]

If you get one from Mike it will be smooth enough.

+1. Mike will use his "magic oil" or whatever it is (hopefully not "mikes special fluid") and make it so smooth it'll be like glass. His finishes are second to none.