Cue advice

[Nikfekr]

Hi all,

Can someone tell me some basic information regarding this cue?

I've had it for years, it plays well and I don't plan on changing but i've always been curious
how 'good' it actually is.

I know there are cue experts out there and I'd appreciate it if you can tell what kind of wood it's made from,
if it's hand made or machine made and anything else you can tell from it - positive or negative!

Thank you!

http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/39/p1020780.JPG/
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/823/p1020779k.jpg/
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/46/p1020778s.jpg/
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/189/p1020777q.jpg/
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/27/p1020776v.jpg/
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/546/p1020774t.jpg/
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/10/p1020770v.jpg/

[SouthPaw]

It's machine made, hard to tell from the photos but it could be lacquered, being machine made doesn't make it a bad cue just cheaper to make and in the end a cheaper cue to buy...

[Nikfekr]

Thanks for your post.

May i ask how you know it's machine made?

[jrc750]

It's also in 3 pieces which is not the way they are made usually.
See here for explanation of hand spliced/machine spliced, hope Mike doesn't mind me linking to his website
http://www.oldcues.co.uk/index.php?id=splices