Just curious.. Cue making

[ADR147]

1 hour 22 mins - i don't have time for that and if i did i would watch one of the many films i have not got round to watching!

[JasonOwen]

Have to say that just found the forum and loved the way this thread has evolved. -

Personnally loved the biblical life coaching style quotes from colburnryan, really stirred up some good debate.

Mr Wooldridge and Mr White, I think you could spend 3 months training a competant diy'er how to build a cue and they would still never be able to turn out a cue that is within a million miles of the quality you produce.
Perhaps you should both dish up exact details of how to build a cue then once everyone has tried they may appreciate why you charge the money you do and would actually realise that £300 plus for a cue is cheap for the amount of work let alone skill involved.

We have to respect that these skills are Trevor and Mikes lively hoods.

[ADR147]

hi jason - long time no speak.

[JasonOwen]

hi jason - long time no speak.

Andrew, Hi hope your well, been reading this forum since you send me the link a few months back. Tried hard not to get involved but this thread is great.


As for giving, Can i say to everyone, Andrew (ADR147) has offered and given me advice, tips, cases, even cues and asked for nothing in reply. He regularly sends me Talisman tips, and sells me cues and cases at trade prices. Im sure the pearly gates will be open for you my friend.

[ADR147]

i am hoping to be Sir Andrew !!

[Aussie8Ball]

An interesting thread, in some ways. I feel a bit like I've entered the Twilight Zone...

Colburnryan,
If you really are interested in cuemaking, you might want to try getting on Google and doing a little research. The site http://www.cuemaker.com/ offers a free download of a book that will tell you everything you need to know to get started.

[ADR147]

it does not - this is not how we make cues in the uk.

[trevs1]

I'm just saying we can all be a little bit more giving. No one's preaching a moral code, dont add or subtract to anything I've said.

I cant change you or anyone. Only you can change yourself.

As friends of a person, I do not blame you for stepping in to defend or protect his rights. It is the right thing to do. It wasn't you i was speaking to but him. So I dont really understand why trevor had to put himself in the picture, maybe you've been holding back to those you were able to give to in the past? That's your conscience.

So it really does not matter if you accept or reject my words, it wasn't intended only for the person it was written for. All I care about is that he reads it. The moment he does, my purpose is fulfilled. In the end, I gain nothing from writing such words but hate as you can see. I never expected any of you to accept it. It is your choice to accept or reject the words, it is your decision but at least it has been said. Why do I even bother to put myself in this position to try to change the mind of one person. Because he is worth it.

Remember your friends accept your weaknesses. Only those who truely love you exposes them.

I'm not a friend, I dont even know him but if I think if I could contribute to his life in a special way based on what I've learnt through and about life, then I will say what I need to say. I wish him well and I will say no more.



This is a blind eye to what I've been talking about so I'll just stop here.

To mikewooldridge,
I said what I did in love. I hope you find your happiness and dreams. You will find it through giving....

Colburnryan,

I know the above post was aimed at ADR, but there was reference to me also, so to reply......

To clarify why I spoke on the issue you raised, and, with regard to the poem you posted, I did so as an attempt to offer Mike Wooldridge some of the understanding and generosity you yourself say would be good to see more of.

To clarify further, I'm no friend of Mike either, I've never met, or don't know him personally on any level and we have absolutely no connection through what we do, other than some common experience.

As for whether I personally accept your comments, well, if you read my posts thoughout this thread again, I'm sure you'll see I've not treated them with derision or ridicule.

You've stated above that people should not add or subtract to what you have said here, so by the same token, perhaps you should not make assumption that I've held back information or knowledge, and, that the reason I've spoken is due to my conscience. I'm very comfortable with my conscience and have nothing to hide, or be sorry for.

My whole point was to suggest that maybe we can ALL be more generous to others also, including you. Your initial post was particularly aimed at one person, it related to how that person could maybe be a little more giving of his knowledge. I'd say it might be worth considering also that you to could be a little more giving, of understanding .

If you had given a little more thought to it, maybe you could have sent such a peom to Mike via a PM. That would have allowed him to see your thoughts, while avoiding any 'apparent' attempt to embarass him in an open forum.

I'm not trying to be argumentative here at all, but I hope you can see where I was coming from.

I'll step out out of this one now also.

[colburnryan]

and i don't see what gives you the right to preach a moral code we should all adhere to? each person is entitled to conduct themselves the way they see fit.

And this is why the world is the way it is. Gone are the days when men were accountable to a higher authority. You remind me of my exact nature when I was in my early 40s. I'm glad I'm no longer that man.

Are you sure your not wearing a dog collar?

When the time arrives, we will see who the one wearing the dog collar will be.

just cos i know things i have to become a servant to you?

f*** that.

We all choose who we wish to be. In time you will realise that I was a friend more than a foe. I've already said what I needed to say. I'm sorry if you felt offended. Nothing I said was meant to offend you but to encourage. I'm simply sharing the values I've learnt throughout life in the hardest way possible. My only wish is that you dont do the same.

1 hour 22 mins - i don't have time for that and if i did i would watch one of the many films i have not got round to watching!

The video is less than 45 minutes. The other half is a repetition of the first. If I told you that watching it could save your life, would you consider sparing the time. I took the time to post the video, my only wish is that you would spare the time to watch it.

As for giving, Can i say to everyone, Andrew (ADR147) has offered and given me advice, tips, cases, even cues and asked for nothing in reply. He regularly sends me Talisman tips, and sells me cues and cases at trade prices. Im sure the pearly gates will be open for you my friend.

I'm not questioning Andrew, I can clearly see from his posts that he is by far one of the most genuine people on this forum. He has helped many and this I know.

Colburnryan,
If you really are interested in cuemaking, you might want to try getting on Google and doing a little research. The site http://www.cuemaker.com/ offers a free download of a book that will tell you everything you need to know to get started.

Thank you for that, I do have interest in cue making but not anytime soon I gather. I couldn't help but notice a few posts that reminded me of how I was when I was younger and I thought I'd share some words. But if you knew what glue to use to stick a cue together, you could post it on this forum so the person who wanted to know could finally receive what he asked for.

My whole point was to suggest that maybe we can ALL be more generous to others also, including you. Your initial post was particularly aimed at one person, it related to how that person could maybe be a little more giving of his knowledge. I'd say it might be worth considering also that you to could be a little more giving, of understanding .

You are saying that I should have been more giving of understanding and should have refrained from posting what I did. Well, I did think it over for a long while. But I decided that making the post and hurting myself in the process would have been of greater value than to not have shared at all.

If you had given a little more thought to it, maybe you could have sent such a peom to Mike via a PM. That would have allowed him to see your thoughts, while avoiding any 'apparent' attempt to embarass him in an open forum.

This is quite wrong, because if you read my first post to him again. It was not an attempt to embarrass but to encourage. All it says is that to give of oneself is something which needs to be learnt. Without giving, it is impossible to find the happiness we all seek for. It was encouragement more than it was an attempt to embarrass. I urge you re-read the post and rephrase this statement for my sake and for Mike Wooldridge's sake because by stating such a strong line, you are indirectly embarrassing him by making such a presumption to the public that I had never intended.

[Aussie8Ball]

it does not - this is not how we make cues in the uk.

Adrian,
I thought it might be a starting place. But after this para

Thank you for that, I do have interest in cue making but not anytime soon I gather. I couldn't help but notice a few posts that reminded me of how I was when I was younger and I thought I'd share some words. But if you knew what glue to use to stick a cue together, you could post it on this forum so the person who wanted to know could finally receive what he asked for.

I'm starting to wonder what the point of this exercise is...

[ADR147]

its andrew.

umm me too - but just for the hell of it if you are trying to fix the odd splice and not building cues for a living best bet is not to complicate it and buy a big green bottle of evo wood glue from your local diy place.

[Aussie8Ball]

[QUOTE=ADR147]its andrew.

[QUOTE]

Sorry mate, it's late here.

Superglue no good? And why has no-one mentioned cloth tape?

[ADR147]

or nails?

[JasonOwen]

This is just like the Dragons Den.

Can I just say one thing - I wont be investing, Im out!

[ADR147]

This is just like the Dragons Den.

Can I just say one thing - I wont be investing, Im out!

its about time you came out