Inovation & Cue making

[j6uk]

Are there cue makers around specializing or experimenting with the craft by looking back, in terms of joints like wood joints, ferrules or no ferrules, tapers ect?

[The Doctor]

Yes months ago, I started experimenting with different materials for joints and ferrules. Still work in progress but there are some alternatives that do produce a different hit. There is also different ways you can make a joint meet, either full brass to brass contact or part brass part wood, again, this will give a different hit. It's really trial and error but its finding the time to do this that is hard. I started trying laminated tips for snooker about 10 years ago. Everyone just used elk and blue diamond and I thought to myself, there must be some alternatives. It has totally transformed the way players think about what's on the tip now. So innovation is a good thing and we should always look at ways to find different methods for current ways. That being said, the current method and material might still be the best

[Samling]

Wood joints. It will be fun. But will it be solid enough?

[j6uk]

Bit before my time the old wood joints but I have made an all wood butt extension, never miss a ball with it!

[j6uk]

Yes Doc as you say having time to play around with ideas is the hard part. I think out of all the cue makers MW seems to be the only one experimenting at the moment.

[willtyson]

Stamford also use a different ferrule type and Coutts' laminated shafts are quite innovative.