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Guidance on buying a custom cue
Hi there.
I've played UK 8 ball since a very young age and have gotten back into it recently. I'm currently using a two-piece cue I bought at a car boot sale for £2 a couple of years ago, it's a nasty mass produced Riley's one I believe. I've removed the lacquer, sanded to a smooth level, oiled, buffed, cared for, learnt to put a good tip on and I find it fairly nice to play with. I know I could keep on improving using the one I have but it's very unattractive and I love the idea of a good-looking one-piece with a smaller tip.
I appreciate a nice cue like I'm sure many of you do on this forum so I've decided to create a custom one for myself.
My budget is approximately £250 and I've created the cue I'd like on the Peradon cue wizard. I know it won't be the best quality cue I can buy for the money but it's the fact that it's built to my specification and in a design that I like; one-piece, 57", ash shaft, hand spliced ebony, single kingwood splice (or other pretty dark brown wood), 8.5mm tip and a weight of 17.5oz.
I have seen similarly designed cues on the internet but they have all been too much money for me. My question to you guys is: will I be able to buy a higher quality cue of the same specifications at my budget?
Thanks for any help
I've played UK 8 ball since a very young age and have gotten back into it recently. I'm currently using a two-piece cue I bought at a car boot sale for £2 a couple of years ago, it's a nasty mass produced Riley's one I believe. I've removed the lacquer, sanded to a smooth level, oiled, buffed, cared for, learnt to put a good tip on and I find it fairly nice to play with. I know I could keep on improving using the one I have but it's very unattractive and I love the idea of a good-looking one-piece with a smaller tip.
I appreciate a nice cue like I'm sure many of you do on this forum so I've decided to create a custom one for myself.
My budget is approximately £250 and I've created the cue I'd like on the Peradon cue wizard. I know it won't be the best quality cue I can buy for the money but it's the fact that it's built to my specification and in a design that I like; one-piece, 57", ash shaft, hand spliced ebony, single kingwood splice (or other pretty dark brown wood), 8.5mm tip and a weight of 17.5oz.
I have seen similarly designed cues on the internet but they have all been too much money for me. My question to you guys is: will I be able to buy a higher quality cue of the same specifications at my budget?
Thanks for any help
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