Difference Between Hand Spliced and Machine Spliced

[DRP9]

Im new to this so what difference does hand splicing make compared to machine splicing? to the actual cue and how it plays?

[MikeWooldridge]

a lot of answers for you here:

http://www.handmadecues.com/home/20-advice.htm

[DRP9]

Genius, Cheers mate. great guide for an amatuer

[hotpot]

Handmade cues will be consistenly better quality as more attention to detail is taken , machine made cues can be very good but the the odds of finding a good one is less than they are for a handmade cue , i think the woods are superior on a handmade cue compared to a machine made one .

[perpetualboredom]

Handmade cues will be consistenly better quality as more attention to detail is taken , machine made cues can be very good but the the odds of finding a good one is less than they are for a handmade cue , i think the woods are superior on a handmade cue compared to a machine made one .

Hmmm.. I'm not so sure..

I have lots of machine spliced cues that play better than hand spliced ones.

[hotpot]

Hmmm.. I'm not so sure..

I have lots of machine spliced cues that play better than hand spliced ones.

ye i agree , i,ve played with some craching machine spliced cues , but the playability is purely subjective the chances are is that handmade cues will be built of a higher quality than machine cues n a more consistent basis .

[thelongbomber]

Well I just picked up a splendid maple Burwat Champion cue a few weeks back from a member here. Hits like some of the best one piece cues I ever got my hands on. So hard to say but Hotpot is correct - hand spliced have the attention to detail whereas machine spliced are usually done on a production line.