Mike Wooldridge

[Belloz22]

i had a john parris chequered cue, lovely cue but it felt like it lacked quality, took long enough to make though. sold it and brought a dragon cues, cue, designed it myself, but i have found this cue to be a bit cheap (cost 300 though) - do anyone know of any cue makers that make top quality cues, that feel like quality, or is better to get an old cue?

[ADR147]

the only trouble with both parris and wooldridge is price. trevor is a very good night out at the snooker with dinner travel and a meal cheaper.

[TIMO147]

Thanks Trev

What I do is all my own work, mainly exclusivley by hand and to very exacting standards.

I do not advertise what I do, nor do I 'big it up' in a Wooldridge style, especially by making derogatory comments about other makers work.
If anyone asks me questions about cues, I'll answer completely honestly and give advice which is primarily in the interest of the player.

With regard to the post above, I'd just like to clear some points up.

ALL my timber, especially that for the shafts, is hand selected by myself.
It's a painstaking, time consuming and laborious job, looking through many many boards of ash or maple to select only the very best materials for shafts.
Even after that process, some can be slightly defective when converted to the round shaft, which is then discarded. This whole process costs time and money.

Also, the sourcing of many exotic timbers is rapidly becoming ever more difficult, with prices rising at an alarming rate. This is particularly true of ebony, which has seen substantial price increases over the past 2 - 3 years and is pretty much an essential for quality work.

So to be more accurate, no, I don't get any materials from the Far East.
In fact, the timber for shafts comes from the New England part of the U.S.A. and the Ebony from West Africa (now at least) but never from the Far East.
Thinking of it, I don't think I use any timber from the Far East.

So, speaking for myself alone anyway. I can positively say that I go to fair lengths to produce what I feel is a product that will match 'ANYTHING' that 'ANYONE' else can build.

I do this myself, all of it, and as I've said, almost exclusively by hand.

hi trev its tim from pembroke just a word of thanks for repairing my pro-butt( i hope you remember me ha! ha!) i picked it up off you the night jimmy was in morriston it is as superb as when new a great job much appreciated. you dont need to big it up as you say coz your work speaks for itself. and for all you other guys out there trev has worked on my cue a couple of times i had it shortened and re-ferruled and had resplice near the joint(very dodgy place) and in my opinion there is nooone better and i am privaliged to get his service. keep it up trev. thanks again. hope i dont need anymore repair but if i do noone else will touch my cue.

[Belloz22]

hi, was you abd trevs both at morriston for the jimmy white exhibition, what did you think of it? i found him a bit arrogant and ergent to leave...

[TIMO147]

jimmy at marks

i was at morriston to see jimmy i found him ok but he was keen to leave dont think trev was there coz i went straight from trevs to the club and i left him at his house. did you come far to see him

[Belloz22]

no, i live in swansea, i have been to a few exhibitions at morriston, good nights-steve davis was good - very funny, dominic dale was funny when he played jimmy white

do you play there often?

does trevor white have a table where you can try his cues out?

[TIMO147]

from pembroke

no dont go there much just know m,ark owner from mutual friends i dont think trev got table. any chance you keep an eye up your way for 8x4 slate bed snooker table for me this place is like bowels of hell nothing here n table hard to find cheers tim

[Belloz22]

yeah i will keep an eye out, best bet though is too look through the internet put fc snooker into google, and they sell tables, but otherwise try ebay

what do you think of your trvor white cue, i am seriously considering buying one, feel free to write a review in the Cues forum, under my thread

[snookersaint]

Ive just got a wooldridge cue its amazing, had the same problem with my parris . Cant get on with it, Go for the wooldridge cue they are great

[zog147]

Trevor WHite

Im in contact with him now, beacuse hes making me a cue at the moment he a real genuine chap.

His cues well the quality is outstanding and at a very good price thumbs up