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Anyone know where they are made?? Would think ADR would know.
Just would be nice to know
Just would be nice to know
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Well I think on their website it says English made... -
I only ask as, yes i do own one, and its one of the nicest and best made cues I have seen. But there are so many places that say english made that are infact the far east (Not that that is a problem). And I know no-one else with one to compare
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That is right, and as you said it isn't really a problem, there are some Thailand made cues that are supposed to be good quality, such as O'Min and Unique cues.
Talking about Frank Callan cues, one was being sold a month or two ago in my local newspaper, The Herald.Comment
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Ah yes i tracked that one down. It was the cue I got in the end
The guy was from plymouth and was advertising it for £200, did a bad advert on ebay for 2 piece snoooker cue with no pic(yes 3 ooo's). So i asked for pics and i snapped it up for £65 inc cue craft case. Saw another recently but was one of the lower end FC snooker cues on ebay for about £120Comment
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Well answered the question myself. Emailed FC Snooker and they are made in Preston....i dont know whether it is a company that makes for others or a bloke in a shed but that was their info...problem solvedComment
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Ha, what a coincedance! That is quite good from £200 to £65, what sort of condition was the cue craft case in?
There was no excuse for him to put three O's in Snooker, or should I say Snoooker!
P.S I like your new avatar!!Comment
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You changed it again! I liked the one with the gardner mowing the cloth!Originally Posted by bongo View PostComment
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Case was perfect, no marks at all. Nice blue anodised 3/4 case too. Cue was very very dry with a 1" crack near the join on the butt but repaired that with resin and you cannot see where it was. Now the cue is so smooth that if you rub it with a cloth in a downwards direction it sings like a crystal glassOriginally Posted by bongo View Post
Pic is at the bottom of the page:
http://www.thesnookerforum.com/board...t=12545&page=6Last edited by totlxtc; 28 July 2008, 04:46 PM.Comment
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Dont you believe it.Originally Posted by totlxtc View Post
Half them cues pictued on the site are chinese. The other half are made from recycled chopsticks from the chinese quarter in brum and stained with curried dog.Comment
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Like i said before, i dont care if its made in Preston or Peking, i just wondered. By the way no stained nasty ebony on my cue, but does have faint smell of labrador
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Of those FC cues that are English made I'd bet the maker is actually North West Cues. Having just had another look at the site under repairs and alterations they say: "repairs and alterations are carried out by North West Cues"(Kevin Muncaster). So if they are making their own why would they send them out to be altered?
May have been a site I would have dealt with before becoming a tsf member and leaning but not now.
"Made in England Barracuda cues"
lying buggers, they've been made in the far east before FCSnooker existed.
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The plot thickens. Thanks for looking Wity. I did look through some of the posts talking about makers and saw Northwest cues in Preston (Think Watford posted it ages ago) but didnt think much more. Oh well, im happy 14 out of 18 league games played, and the 4 lost were with the old cue. I do admit after winning of pulling off a good shot i do whisper thankyou to my cue......or is it a sign of maddness talking to myself????Comment
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Nah you not mad, not as mad as me when I'm fishing I talk to every fish I land...
Float goes under and I strike..
"YES GOTCHYA !!!"
Lets say it's a decent carp..
"Now now old son take it easy"
"Stay away from them reeds"
"Come to daddy"
landing nett gets in the water
"C'mon your tired now get in here and have a rest"
Carp then gets a second wind and off he goes..
"Oi ! where do you think your going?"
"Dont you dare slip that hook. I'll jump in and kick yer arse if you do."
Finally in the landing nett he goes..
"Oh your a big boy aint yah?"
"That's it in you go"
And when the landing net is in my hands and I'm unhooking him..
"Keep bloody still will yah"
"You've swallowed the corn didn't yer mother ever tell you to chew first?"
"That's it. it's out now, didnt hurt one bit did it?"
Tipps him into the keep net..
"In you go sonny jim now be good and I'll read you a bedtime story."
and they say dog owners treat thei dogs like babbys.
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I would post something along the same lines, but I fish mainly for Pike and Perch and usually goes something like this:Originally Posted by Wity View PostNah you not mad, not as mad as me when I'm fishing I talk to every fish I land...
Float goes under and I strike..
"YES GOTCHYA !!!"
Lets say it's a decent carp..
"Now now old son take it easy"
"Stay away from them reeds"
"Come to daddy"
landing nett gets in the water
"C'mon your tired now get in here and have a rest"
Carp then gets a second wind and off he goes..
"Oi ! where do you think your going?"
"Dont you dare slip that hook. I'll jump in and kick yer arse if you do."
Finally in the landing nett he goes..
"Oh your a big boy aint yah?"
"That's it in you go"
And when the landing net is in my hands and I'm unhooking him..
"Keep bloody still will yah"
"You've swallowed the corn didn't yer mother ever tell you to chew first?"
"That's it. it's out now, didnt hurt one bit did it?"
Tipps him into the keep net..
"In you go sonny jim now be good and I'll read you a bedtime story."
and they say dog owners treat thei dogs like babbys.
"YES GOTCHYA !!!"
"Oh F***!!! this is big"
"Stay away from them reeds"
"Ah you B*****d!" get outta the reeds!
landing nett gets in the water
"C'mon your tired now get in here and have a rest"
landing nett gets out of the water
Pike then decides this is a fun game..
"Oi ! where do you think your going?"
"You little f***** your bigger than my line can take"
TWANG!!! line snapped
"You mother f***ing b***h im gonna get you ya little b*****d!!!Comment
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