Craftsman Cues - Leeds

[buddfridgeman]

I have been there a few times, daves a good guy and has lots of cues

[DannyC]

Craftsman have cues in your price range.

I would say most are within that range, unless you want the fancier designs. Which unless I'm mistaken don't increase playability.

[eaoin11]

How much!!!!! What they re tipping it with gold plated tip, put on by naked virgins which you can watch while they're doing it!!!! £50 is ridiculous for a re tipping service. If you can bring your cue up with you to good old Yorkshire. Then craftsman re tip cues for £4.50. That includes a tip. No virgins are present though!!!!!!!!!

I would charge the premium too in their position. It's absolute overkill to go to a cue maker for this job and it just slows down their real work.

[coxthefox]

If you don't know anyone else who can do it, and you struggle to do it yourself (I can never seem to get the tip perfectly in line with the ferrul), who else are you meant to take it to? If they don't want to re-tip cues, why bother advertising a retipping service on their website? Plus, it gets customers into their shop who might then spend money on a cue or other accessories. And I'm under no illusion that John Parris will be retipping my cue himself, in the same way that I wouldn't expect Gordon Ramsay to cook my meal in one of his restaurants.

Thanks for the reply though - very helpful.

[eaoin11]

I suppose you're right, it's an excuse to look around. I don't know where you play but snooker halls usually have someone who can do a decent job and I would think that there are more of those than cue makers. In that case I would ask to choose the tip first and JP has some advice on his website using the scratch test. I've found that it works well.

[MCHymers]

Steve - you will be able to get a hand-crafted cue for well less then £200. There cues are absolute quality as well as the service. David is a quality craftsman and Simon know his suff front of house!!!

[perpetualboredom]

I suppose you're right, it's an excuse to look around. I don't know where you play but snooker halls usually have someone who can do a decent job and I would think that there are more of those than cue makers. In that case I would ask to choose the tip first and JP has some advice on his website using the scratch test. I've found that it works well.

I don't know about that re snooker halls the last tip I had done by one of those looked OK but they'd taken all the finish off the last 12" of my cue to get it flush!

Another recommendation for Craftsman, I took mine in Tuesday lunch and as it was quet they did it in 5 mins while I waited. It's not a difficult job and when I'm doing my collection I'll do them all myself. With my playing cue, given the cost of some of the tips today too, it's easier to let someone you trust do it... espicially if you're like me and have slightly shakey hands!

[coxthefox]

Hi guys, thanks for all the advice, it has been really useful. I'll definitely do my best to visit Craftsman soon - it seems like there's a lot of respect out there for the shop and the guys that run it!

[MCHymers]

http://www.craftsmancues.com/acatalo...ard_range.html

[ian046]

buy a cheap cue and re tip it like 100 times till u can do it, dunno why pl dont do it them selves its not rocket science!!

[NorthWestJunior]

Agreed. I'm probably the most impractical human on this planet but I think I could re-tip my cue. Sanding and getting a nice dome might take a few attempts but unless you have been a real dope, you aren't going to ruin your cue if you mess up the re-tipping. I think people like peace of mind knowing it's been done properly.