Cue making course??

[ChrisG1011]

Does anyone run a cue making course? I'd be really interested to see the work that goes into it first hand and maybe learn something too!

[DeanH]

there was a cue maker down south somewhere that used to hold courses, don't know if he still does but he is not well liked by some people due to poor quality cues as well as some, supposedly, dodgy dealings

anyway
see the other thread that has some start up information that could help you
http://www.thesnookerforum.co.uk/boa...aking-practice

[the lone wolf]

American pool cue makers do this type of stuff all the time...
But then their ideologies are light years ahead of snooker cue makers.

[Ninja.cues]

American pool cue makers do this type of stuff all the time...
But then their ideologies are light years ahead of snooker cue makers.

It's not just cue makers, as it had happened across all sorts of things...
Why skills and techniques get lost because people don't want to pass them on!!
Not all of us see it the same way...

[vmax4steve]

American pool cue makers do this type of stuff all the time...
But then their ideologies are light years ahead of snooker cue makers.

Their artistry and inlay work is superb, but in the end it's a tool for potting balls, and a 9 ball cue just needs to have a bigger tip for the bigger balls. Everything else is just snake oil, as Mark Gray proved at last years Mosconi Cup.

[itsnoteasy]

American pool cue makers do this type of stuff all the time...
But then their ideologies are light years ahead of snooker cue makers.

I have watched some videos on YouTube of the top American cue makers sitting around a table discussing how they go about it and different ideas,it was quite refreshing and interesting and a wee bit surprising as I thought they would have more secrets to keep than the snooker cue makers.

[the lone wolf]

It's not just cue makers, as it had happened across all sorts of things...
Why skills and techniques get lost because people don't want to pass them on!!
Not all of us see it the same way...

Yes, it's a shame.
The master should understand that no matter how much they teach the student, they will always remain the master.
Nothing to lose but so much can be gained...

[Ninja.cues]

Yes, it's a shame.
The master should understand that no matter how much they teach the student, they will always remain the master.
Nothing to lose but so much can be gained...

This has happened a lot in martial arts, where things were lost with teacher's dying and not paying on what they knew...

I see it this way....

If I'm teaching someone and they becomes better than me...
I've done my job right but you can't beat experience and time on the bench..
So I'm not worried about it.

Have taught karate for about 15 years plus

[blahblah01]

Yes, it's a shame.
The master should understand that no matter how much they teach the student, they will always remain the master.
Nothing to lose but so much can be gained...

Unless the "Master" stops learning?

[the lone wolf]

This has happened a lot in martial arts, where things were lost with teacher's dying and not paying on what they knew...

I see it this way....

If I'm teaching someone and they becomes better than me...
I've done my job right but you can't beat experience and time on the bench..
So I'm not worried about it.

Have taught karate for about 15 years plus

That really cool!
Having willing students is key also.
Over the years, trade skills have been frowned upon which means fewer opportunities for the youth. Not everyone is cut out to sit at a computer all day...

[Ninja.cues]

That really cool!
Having willing students is key also.
Over the years, trade skills have been frowned upon which means fewer opportunities for the youth. Not everyone is cut out to sit at a computer all day...

I'm an antique furniture restorer by trade and a lot of skills will die out if they not passed on to the youth..

[the lone wolf]

I'm an antique furniture restorer by trade and a lot of skills will die out if they not passed on to the youth..

I had a custom cue made by Wayne of Wayne Custom Cues, 2nd generation. He passed a few years ago and was unable to pass his skills on even though it was his desire.

[Ninja.cues]

I had a custom cue made by Wayne of Wayne Custom Cues, 2nd generation. He passed a few years ago and was unable to pass his skills on even though it was his desire.

That is even a bigger shame when someone wants to and there is not done to pass it on to..

[Byrom]

This has happened a lot in martial arts, where things were lost with teacher's dying and not paying on what they knew...

I see it this way....

If I'm teaching someone and they becomes better than me...
I've done my job right but you can't beat experience and time on the bench..
So I'm not worried about it.

Have taught karate for about 15 years plus

I would be a bit worried ordering a cue off you Ninja guy - I have seen how you karate guys chop wood.

[vmax4steve]

Too much emphasis on acedemia these days, get your GCSE's, go to uni for three years for a worthless degree and then sit in a call centre all day so you don't earn enough to pay back your student loan, twiddle your thumbs on an Xbox all night and all while having your smartphone glued to your ear 24/7.
This is the modern world.

I did woodwork at school and made a three legged stool, a coffee table and a walking stick, also did metalwork at school and made a poker with a forge, hammer and anvil, a small steam engine, and a copper and enamel pendant which was psych hippy cool back in the day.
My english and history were A stream, my ear was turned off to anything else, but once school was over I preferred using my hands for work, played football, pool and snooker and my mind drifted into literature and music and the occasional girl.

Did Hendrix read John Clare in england or a Seattle school room.

I hide it from the worlds wide eye and think and speak contrary
But soft the wind comes from the sky and whispers tales of Mary : from To Mary by John Clare 1793-1864