R.i.p

[williamson]

you can all probably see why i dont often post here grammar was never my strong point

[williamson]

i can see where your coming from mate, and the other guys that make them

[trevs1]

I have read every post in this thread and the other thread that was closed and this is my own personal view. I have bought many cues over the last couple of years and as I live near GBL always take my cues to Stu for new tips. On two occasions Stu looked at the cue that I had asked him to retip and told me that in his opinion it was a Thai cue. He held each of the cues next to a GBL cue and the splice fingers were identical and I mean absolutely identical. Stu has GBL cues, Maximus cues and Master cues, all Thai cues and all have slightly differing splicing but once you know what you are looking for it is quite easy to identify which Thai cue is which. My cues were badged as UK made cues!!
I have to say, also my very own opinion, that nearly all of these Thai cues are absolutely stunning in cue build and materials. The ash or maple is literally as good as its possible to get. Anyone who wants an ash shaft with dead straight side grain and a certain number of chevrons is pretty much guaranteed to find one at either Greenbaize or Crafstman cues as Dave and Simon also have some stunning Thai cues, Phoenix and Maximus to name two.
I was always pretty 'OCD' when it came to cue build, and if I ordered a handmade cue then when it arrived I was disappointed if the splicing was not absolutely perfect BUT nearly all of today's Thai cues have splicing that it is just impossible to beat.
So, if anyone is after a new cue to absolutely exact specifications this is my advice, choose the best and nearest Thai cue to your exact specification and then ask one of our best cue makers (and in the UK we are lucky enough to have plenty) to slightly alter the cue if you want slightly different balance, weight, tip size etc and you then have the option of a 'customised' badge!! Simples
Oldgit

Many of the years of your cue OCD was spent looking for cues with the wrong specs too Mike eh.?..haha

Hope all is well with you.

[Oldgit]

Many of the years of your cue OCD was spent looking for cues with the wrong specs too Mike eh.?..haha

Hope all is well with you.

Too right Trev, I have ended up using an ash cue 17oz and 9.25mm tip........does that ring a bell? Lol

[trevs1]

Too right Trev, I have ended up using an ash cue 17oz and 9.25mm tip........does that ring a bell? Lol

Ha, yep just a bit.

[Inoffthered]

Many of the years of your cue OCD

Cue OCD, what's that? LOL

Hope all well with you Trevor.

[throtts]

"Obsessive Cue Disorder",,, haha.

oldgit, you can be the TSF Cue Inspector..

[Inoffthered]

"Obsessive Cue Disorder",,, haha.

oldgit, you can be the TSF Cue Inspector..

Yeah I hear you Throtts. I've suffered from the same past 3yrs. Finally settled on ONE TW at last. She's a keeper.

[rob s]

Yeah I hear you Throtts. I've suffered from the same past 3yrs. Finally settled on ONE TW at last. She's a keeper.

Yeh me too I've had LOADS of cues in the last 2 years and now I've settled on a beautiful 1 piece Trevor white. But I'm not gonna lie, I've got a Dave coutts and crispian jones cue on order :snooker:

[Neil Taperell]

Greedy Rob

[rob s]

Greedy Rob

My mrs uses another word to describe it Neil, MAD!!
Its hard to explain it really, I just love snooker and also love snooker cues. There is something special and unique to all of them. I've had cue craft, mastercue, phoenix, robin cook, tony glover, Tony ions, John parris, Trevor white, mike wooldridge, Robert osborne, exquisite, hunt & osborne . I'm waiting on a Dave coutts and crispian jones, to be honest I wanna order a stamford but their order form on the website just doesn't work for me even when I download it on to my pc

[throtts]

My mrs uses another word to describe it Neil, MAD!!
Its hard to explain it really, I just love snooker and also love snooker cues. There is something special and unique to all of them. I've had cue craft, mastercue, phoenix, robin cook, tony glover, Tony ions, John parris, Trevor white, mike wooldridge, Robert osborne, exquisite, hunt & osborne . I'm waiting on a Dave coutts and crispian jones, to be honest I wanna order a stamford but their order form on the website just doesn't work for me even when I download it on to my pc

Holy Moly,

Cue porn, do you take them to bed with you...lol..

[Inoffthered]

Yeh me too I've had LOADS of cues in the last 2 years and now I've settled on a beautiful 1 piece Trevor white. But I'm not gonna lie, I've got a Dave coutts and crispian jones cue on order :snooker:

LOL. I hear ya..

[Inoffthered]

Maybe these threads have helped..

[JasonOwen]

Maybe these threads have helped..

Just creating a cut off point so for when I launch the Ti cues.
The threads have helped me realise that the Thai cues as a stock cue is the way to go.
Jason Owen Ti cues will launch soon, badged as such, in stock and ready to go.