1 piece or 3/4

[DeanH]

I use both 3/4 and 1pc (a pool cue and a snooker cue respectively) and, as has been said above, maybe I am also one of those players not good enough to tell the difference but I don't.
Transportation, of course a smaller case is easier to lug around
But if I am playing snooker I take the 1pc and love it; the thought of "oh bugger the big case" as I am leaving the house does not cross my mind; I am focussed on the coming frames

I only think about it possibly being a burden is when I see the reciprocal threads about how awkward are they? :biggrin:

[Steve748]

I remember Andy Gibbs had a few 3/4 cues a while back, that were made from 1 piece cues.

I thought all cues were made as a piece and then cut to make a 3/4 but I might be wrong about that as I have never made a cue.

[jrc750]

I thought all cues were made as a piece and then cut to make a 3/4 but I might be wrong about that as I have never made a cue.

No definitely not the case.
If you see a cue split through the splices or just above them (through the ash shaft) then those were a one piece

[billabong]

I thought all cues were made as a piece and then cut to make a 3/4 but I might be wrong about that as I have never made a cue.

Generally speaking, a 3/4 cue will be made by marrying a short ash ( maple, whatever ) shaft with a few splice fingers added to the shaft section, to a solid turned butt .

[Stevo1s77]

3/4 for me, purely on transportation

[Byrom]

Where is master blaster when you need him? He would tell us the why's and where for's.

[narl]

Where is master blaster when you need him? He would tell us the why's and where for's.

Presumably either taken the hint, or here in stealth mode under a new account.

[jonny66]

Time to try some Blaster baiting then.

I really think that brass makes a cue much better, the more brass the better the feel. I would say if a solid brass cue didn't weigh too much it would be the perfect cue, but for now I'll just have to make do with a kiln dried (none of that air dried crap) 3/4 jointed cue. If anyone has a cue with a 3/4 joint and a centre split joint, get in touch, that's the cue for me

[billabong]

Time to try some Blaster baiting then.

I really think that brass makes a cue much better, the more brass the better the feel. I would say if a solid brass cue didn't weigh too much it would be the perfect cue, but for now I'll just have to make do with a kiln dried (none of that air dried crap) 3/4 jointed cue. If anyone has a cue with a 3/4 joint and a centre split joint, get in touch, that's the cue for me

Haven't you heard ? The best feel is a cue with BOTH center joint AND 3/4 joint,

nice chunky brass one with shaft wood that was plucked out of the water in a bog, before it could get very wet. . .

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[vmax4steve]

I had my one piece split into a 3/4 and there is absolutely no difference in how it plays. The joint is just above the splices like Mark Williams' cue and it now fits into a standard 3/4 case whereas before, seeing it was 62 inches long, it was a hell of a job getting it in and out of cars in its 65 inch wooden case.
I'm sure I tore through a few car roof linings in the past