Announcement

Collapse
No announcement yet.

Whats the catch with these cues ? Splice work looks good.

Collapse
X
Collapse
 
  • Page of 1
  • Filter
  • Time
  • Show
Clear All
new posts
Previous template Next
  • #1

    Whats the catch with these cues ? Splice work looks good.

    I came across these cues when searching ebay for something else, if the cues are as good as they look quality wise then they must be a good buy for someone thats just starting out in the game, ive seen quite a few threads on here that ask for cues around the £50 - £100 mark. It comes with case, mini butt and extension, postage looks cheap enough.

    http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ONE-PIECE-...item3a6e5ba671

    I know ebay can be full of tatt at times along with some of the cheap chinese rubbish, ive seen these Woods cues before and never really paid a lot of attention to them. The grain on that one piece looks nice, the cue itseklf looks nice, just wondering what the quality is like. One sold a few mins ago for around £100, it had blood red spilicings and looked very good.
    sigpic
    Tags: None
  • #2
    Looks very nice indeed! Will be interesting to see what is know about these and reading all the replies.

    Comment

    • #3
      No catch with them bud. I got a 3/4 cue from them not through eBay. They are decent enough cues. The shaft is a bit light, maybe not as dense as a Uk made cue, but the cue itself is decent quality. I'm not sure if the shaft is actual ebony either, as it looks like dyed rosewood, but overall good value for the money.
      If you want to play the pink, but you're hampered by the red, you could always try to play the brown!

      Comment

      • #4
        Those extensions are usually around £30, the case won't be top quality but all the same it will still serve its purpose to get someone started thats just taken up snooker. So the cue would be worth a punt at around £100 as it looks great with a nice grain plus it comes with a mini butt as well, that obviously won't be solid ebony, probably ebonised.
        sigpic

        Comment

        • #5
          Originally Posted by The Stig View Post
          Those extensions are usually around £30, the case won't be top quality but all the same it will still serve its purpose to get someone started thats just taken up snooker. So the cue would be worth a punt at around £100 as it looks great with a nice grain plus it comes with a mini butt as well, that obviously won't be solid ebony, probably ebonised.
          It is a really good package. The tele extension is solid, and the mini butt is rosewood. The case I got is a really thick solid plastic, but really strong and protects the cue inside well enough. I wasn't expecting anything that great from the whole the lot, but was really pleasantly surprised. If you expect a mike wooldridge standard cue from it, you'll be disappointed, but it is far better quality than Riley or bce garbage you can get.
          If you want to play the pink, but you're hampered by the red, you could always try to play the brown!

          Comment

          • #6
            I already have a cue that i'm really happy with, it was more to point out a possible good buy for those that ask for cues around £100 or less which you get quite often from what ive seen. They don't just get the cue, its mini butt, sliding extension case and the cue as well so a nice starter pack for a new player that wants to try the game out but doesn't have to spend a fortune.
            sigpic

            Comment

            • #7
              For me it makes sense for a beginner to start out with a cue like this, much better off with one of these than a bce or riley sports shop cue etc. When they are then serious enough about the game to splash out on a cue for life so to speak, they can use the experience they have with this sort of cue to help them decide specs, lighter, smaller tip, more forward balance point etc. Far better off this way than gambling a lot of money on a cue to start with that may not be to their eventual desired specs!

              Comment

              • #8
                I always find the Woods, Dunns, JX's and what not to have springy shafts. Always lighter than the shafts of TW and JP for example. Not too bad if you don't mind that. Personally i was always used to a stiffer shaft. And that's what i always stuck to. But now i have a cue made by Fury, another cheap Chinese maker/manufacturer. Has a slightly springy shaft but nothing over the top. And i have to say it feels better when i'm in amongst the balls. However i don't like it at all for long potting. I suppose it's something i would get used to over time.

                One thing to watch out for is the wood used. As has been said, they aren't all made from ebony for the butt as they are advertised. Take JX for example. One of my JX cues is rosewood painted. Whereas the the other one is a painted light wood. Not sure on what wood it is but it's the same sort of colour as pine.

                My Dunns on the other hand was Macassar Ebony for the butt. But the extensions were cheap boxwood painted. So i had Macassar Ebony ones made up after i received the cue.

                At the end of the day you'll get what you pay for. If you get a cue from MW, TW, JP you'd expect them to be 100% perfect splices and a good finish. You rarely get these with cues made from China.

                Comment

                • #9
                  That cue package went for just £67 + £19 postage, well worth a punt at that sort of price given how good the splicings and the grain looked.
                  sigpic

                  Comment

                  Previous template Next
                  Working...
                  X