New Cue Makers

[platt]

Has anybody heard of James Butters as a cue maker, i have seen a few of his cues on ebay.

[joe2311]

i have seen is cues on ebay for the last few years and they look ok but thats as much as i know.

[The Doctor]

James is a cue maker from Scotland. He only makes cues as a hobby but i have seen a few of his and they are very good cues. unbelievable value for the money. He uses the best quality wood and of the ones i have seen the splicing is very good. I have an Osborne cue and a Stamford cue and i would have no hesitation in using or buying one of these.

[Watford]

Oooo interesting I've not heard of him before!
I alays wonder who people learn from!

[LWB]

James is a cue maker from Scotland. He only makes cues as a hobby but i have seen a few of his and they are very good cues. unbelievable value for the money. He uses the best quality wood and of the ones i have seen the splicing is very good. I have an Osborne cue and a Stamford cue and i would have no hesitation in using or buying one of these.

Starting bid on ebay for a standard maple ebony hand spliced £100, that's a fair bit for a starting bid so they must be very well made.

[platt]

James is a cue maker from Scotland. He only makes cues as a hobby but i have seen a few of his and they are very good cues. unbelievable value for the money. He uses the best quality wood and of the ones i have seen the splicing is very good. I have an Osborne cue and a Stamford cue and i would have no hesitation in using or buying one of these.

Maybe ARD could fill us in ?

[Qubit]

I bought one a while back. Very nicely made, but i didnt get on with it, felt a bit strange over the bridge hand to me (but everyone is different).

[ADR147]

i changed the ferrule on one last year - decent enough cue and the guy had bought it for £40 - which is an absolute steal.

[Qubit]

Im not 100% sure the ebay seller is the actual person making the cues (might be a relative etc). Everyone is entitled to their privacy and to say no (the reply is a bit short, but its not rude) Perhaps theyre just someone who likes to knock out a few cues as a hobby, but doesn't wish to get involved as a business, because perhaps then it stops being a hobby?

[poolqjunkie]

No not at all, I've no doubt he makes the cues himself he's even said in some ads that he's bought the joints from craftsman cues.

Splices now look 100% perfect (masked with tape, extended with indelible ink marker pen and as that leaves a slightly blueish tint covered over with ebony stain ) will have to retouch it if i ever use wire wool on the butt in the fiuture but it took only a couple of minuites. Took a knife to a leather womans heel and glued it on as a butt protector too All it needs now is a badge.

Anyone got one that says Hand made by a miserable scottish git

The cue did not come with any bumper?

[ADR147]

No not at all, I've no doubt he makes the cues himself he's even said in some ads that he's bought the joints from craftsman cues.

Splices now look 100% perfect (masked with tape, extended with indelible ink marker pen and as that leaves a slightly blueish tint covered over with ebony stain ) will have to retouch it if i ever use wire wool on the butt in the fiuture but it took only a couple of minuites. Took a knife to a leather womans heel and glued it on as a butt protector too All it needs now is a badge.

Anyone got one that says Hand made by a miserable scottish git

no problem badges are £50

[Mellow Yellow]

Rolo you sound very hands on! be careful with pens and butts, thats how accidents happen!

[Burwat Champ]

I bought 2 of cues from James about 2 years ago.

One was a conneseur copy the othe was ebony with 4 splices of cocobolo, both were really nice cues and I paid the outlandish sum of £80 for the pair.

[submarine]

Do you have a link so I can have a look please?

[submarine]

Many thanks Rolo