opinions on this cue please

[gmoore23]

i recently bought this cue and noticed these marks on the shaft. they are smooth to the touch but i would like the opinions of the experienced cue enthusiasts on the forum as to whether this cue might have been professionally repaired before it was sold to me. its a beautiful cue and plays well but i wouldn't like to think somebody tried to swindle me.

[narl]

If they're smooth to the touch just looks like natural features of the wood. That first one looks like a dent but I've seen shafts before where you'd think its a dent but in reality isn't.

[cally]

Nothing to worry about...

It's where there was a knot in the timber, or some sort of 'imperfection'... most cues have little marks, imperfections if you like, most ash cues have these little 'imperfections'.

[gmoore23]

yes it looks like a dent but its really smooth. the 2 marks are joint together to form kind of a point

[gmoore23]

Nothing to worry about...

It's where there was a knot in the timber, or some sort of 'imperfection'... most cues have little marks, imperfections if you like, most ash cues have these little 'imperfections'.

thanks for your reply cally. i can stop worrying about it now and get on with playing

[warren132]

Nothing to worry about mate. I have much the same on a stunning hand made Glover cue. See my photo.

[gmoore23]

Nothing to worry about mate. I have much the same on a stunning hand made Glover cue. See my photo.

good to know, thanks mate

[ADR147]

it's just a harder spot on the ash don't worry about it.

[tomeestrings]

Hi , if you can imagine a felled tree and count the rings !! You will see that the nearer the middle , the closer the grain !! The outer parts , not so close !! with more imperfctions , like branches !! The birth of those branches will show when the timber your cue was made from , was cut near to the outer part of the tree felled . Also Imagine that typically A nice tree can take many many years to grow and a cold year can cause a tree to slow grow then several years of hot weather can make it grow stupid this will show up in the grain also !! Your cue has some lovely features , perfectly natural and gorgeous .

[klx-inc]

It is these small (I wouldnt quite call them serious imperfections) grain differences that give each cue their own unique character. Absolutely nothing to be concerned about. I meant as long as the cue is* straight and has the right feel for you, it's all good!

[tomeestrings]

They are far from inperfections just natural beauty of the ash ! The quicker you realise the better you will play lol x