Kevin DeRoo cue maker

[Kevin DeRoo]

Welcome Kevin. Good to have another Canadian on board.

Hi Wayne
How is the snooker scene in Ontario right now
Thanks
Kevin

[cally]

Welcome aboard...

Great to see another cue maker on the boards...

[Kevin DeRoo]

welcome to the forum kev hopefully somemore input on cue making

Hi Jim
Yes I like talking about cues
Are you a cuemaker as well ?
Thanks
Kevin

[Kevin DeRoo]

excellent!

hello kevin.

Hi Mike
Thanks for the welcoming
Kevin

[Neil Taperell]

Hi Neil
Hope what you heard was all good -I always try to keep everyone happy.
I started repairing cues back in the late 70's until about 1988 when I started making
snooker cues for local customers .
I'm 57 now and started playing snooker in 1969
Thanks
Kevin
www.deroocues.com

Very nice website Kevin . I've met Marco Fu a couple of times , he practices near to where i live in a couple of clubs .
Must look at his cue next time he is practising .

[Kevin DeRoo]

Hi Kevin,

It's nice to see another fine cue maker on the forum. I've got a question for you regarding the maple shafts you use. What are the advantages of using laminated maple shafts compared to normal maple shafts? Does it give a more consistent hit?, lower deflection??? I see Marco Fu using one of your cues and by judging what I've seen from TV, the cue looks/feels quite stiff and Fu has to hit it a bit harder to get the necessary reaction especially on screw shots?

My understanding is a low deflection cue will help when potting balls and with playing side but might get less responsiveness and reaction. I'm not sure if it's Fu's technique of the attributes of the cue. I hope you can expand on my thoughts?


Ken

Hi Ken
The advantages of a laminated maple shaft are;
All wood grows with a grain , layer upon layer as the tree grows.
Now the effect of this grain is that a piece of shaftwood is much stronger and stiffer when bending across the grain
and more flexible bending with the grain.
The strength of our Laminated shaft becomes equalized in all directions because it is radially laminated , this gives
the user a very consistent hit. Go to laminated shafts on my web page www.deroocues.com
The real creative part of this design is that the shaftwood also has a bookmatched grain which also
equalizes the natural wood tension .
The cueball responsiveness is the same as a regular shaft with the same density and taper.
Marco Fu uses a regular shaft because the laminated shaft was designed much later.
Hope this helps
Kevin

[Kevin DeRoo]

Welcome Kevin:

Maybe you can post some photos of your cues along with ballpark prices? I know you sell a lot into the far east and also Canada's west coast, but not a lot of people on here are familiar with your cues and quite a few have never seen one.

I bought one from you in 2005 or 2006 but I got an offer from a guy in Montreal I couldn't refuse when I was down there for a tournament a long time ago and have since switch to another cuemaker.

Terry

Hi Terry
I recognize the name but forget the cue I made you.
Our prices are generally between $1000.00 and $2000.00 Cad.
We have quite a few cues in Quebec
How is the snooker scene in your area ?
Thanks
Kevin

[deant1982]

Hi and welcome Kevin. Hope you like tsf.

[narl]

How come it says he has zero posts still?

[Kevin DeRoo]

Hi and welcome Kevin. Hope you like tsf.

Yes this is kind of exciting
Lots of information.
I haven't typed this much in a long time
Kevin

[Kevin DeRoo]

Very nice website Kevin . I've met Marco Fu a couple of times , he practices near to where i live in a couple of clubs .
Must look at his cue next time he is practising .

Great , say hi for me

[snookerbum]

hi kevin from ottawa ontario love your cue very reliable ..thanx

[Kevin DeRoo]

Hey , That's great
Thanks
Kevin

[FerruleFox]

Hi Kevin,

It's nice to see another fine cue maker on the forum. I've got a question for you regarding the maple shafts you use. What are the advantages of using laminated maple shafts compared to normal maple shafts? Does it give a more consistent hit?, lower deflection??? I see Marco Fu using one of your cues and by judging what I've seen from TV, the cue looks/feels quite stiff and Fu has to hit it a bit harder to get the necessary reaction especially on screw shots?

My understanding is a low deflection cue will help when potting balls and with playing side but might get less responsiveness and reaction. I'm not sure if it's Fu's technique of the attributes of the cue. I hope you can expand on my thoughts?


Ken

I would like to hear Kevin's thoughts as well. His radially laminated shafts sound interesting but I'm naturally skeptical.

[thelongbomber]

Hi Kevin. I'm glad to see you interacting! Look forward to hearing more about your life story, what made you start. I heard through the grapevine it was because you weren't happy with a cue you had at the time and decided to make one yourself and were already doing cue repairs at the time?