I play and break whit 27 oz cue.

Has no clue what torrified maple is......takes 3 days to be done profesionally at a low temp. Done at high temp. for 10-12hrs is a very cheap imitation. He's an idiot trying to get donations. should learn what your talking about first.

looks like tns cues doesnt exist anymore for that reindexing set up

there is another element to the timing piece that most do not talk or think about, each person has a rhythmic timing to their stroke as well, you can use a Metronome to help build that in to your game, a friend of mine brought this to me and it helps

Thanks. This the best explanation of breaking I have ever been given. I will try to put what you explained to see if I can break better.

Chris great video Can you do a video building material like ferrule joint collar pins pro/con

Nice video and I want to thank you for sharing it I’m wanting to make cues one day

enjoyed the g code

Great stuff on covering a loose grip. 👍

Not to be disrespectful or negative, and appreciate you taking the time to post content. I think a majority of people who are coming to your channel are for the cue building, repairs etc (anything related to building or repairing cues. There are millions of instructional for pool players. I just don't see this being type of content viewers and fans will be coming to "The Cue Makers Guild" to see timing is the god given talent part and separates pros from amateurs. How many lathes do you have and what's your primary lathe for doing everyday common task like tips, ferrules, joint work,. Pins, and shaft cleaning?

Perfect. I found out a year ago and improved massively. Lot a time had been saved if someone had taught it that way. There is a vid from about last year where Neil Robertson (Snooker) said, as kids they always had a mirror to find 90 degree…..;

Good info..now take time to practice that...thanks 🤗

I find that hand/eye coordination is the biggest thing for me to keep under control and I think for most people. I, as I have seen most amateurs doing is moving our eyes back and forth from cue ball to object ball on every stroke. When I started using fewer and shorter pre strokes and only looking at cue ball once, maybe twice and the rest of the time looking at the point of contact on the object ball, my shot making went way up. It does not feel natural at first, but before long I found it is no problem to do so and I am now much more at ease and relaxed while pocketing the ball. Since our hand will go where our eyes are looking and the cue as an extension of our hand, the cue ball will go where we are looking. Keep looking at the object ball and the advice on this very good video and your game will improve greatly in no time at all. Oh and bringing the cue back very slow on final backstroke with a slight hesitation before the follow through stroke, goes a long ways toward keeping the cue on line.

This is my favorite channel on KZfaq. I look forward everyday to new and useful content. Thank you and please keep it coming

If you buy the QCut from MVP Cues he will send you a video on how to use it

The checkbox for final joint diameter in cue cut is so you can produce the Final Cut on a shaft with an oversized tip ( > than taper settings default ) and still preserve the correct final joint diameter

Is there a chance you could make a video explaining how to cut shafts on manual machinery?

Great job. Thanks for showing detail of software and CNC setup and not sugar coating. It takes a significant investment in tooling, time, materials and a long learning curve to make an acceptable cue. You can use butts that didn't work out for sliding glass door handles, cart handles, custom grille tools, etc. Ask me how I know:)

You doing a good job keep it up

we should all be donating a bit. is it only PayPal?.. just curious

i have a custom carbon fiber shaft that is the same weight as my wood shaft. is that strange? the balance point is in the exact same place with either shaft. wasn't cheap.. but i def like the carbon better.. i've had to get used to tho

Just thanks....I have an omd and ugly 17oz cue and buy a verry nice 3 piece cue..beutifull but I cant break as I do with my old one ..a d now understad why the new one is 20.5 oz..thanks 😁

I play with one of Ed's cue's and the hit is great. Love his work. Thanks Ed.

The closer the grain (lines) is in a shaft - the older the tree was. Back in the 40's, 50's, 60's, and 70's you were still able to find 100 year old trees that had the tight grain patterns. Not so much anymore - hence, here comes laminated shafts, which are flat (some were pie shaped) pieces of wood glued together. Wood with 14 thru 18 grains per inch are almost impossible to find - because a tree has to be 100 years old to have a grain that tight. All maple shafts have a low and high deflection areas. It depends on where the spline is at - that is if it is at the 12 oclock or 3 oclock position. 12 o'clock is high deflection and 3 o'clock is low deflection (also for drawing). Not many people know about this. By the way - the spline is those 'half circles' on the shaft running the length of the shaft. You gotta look close to see the spline. example: the Meucci red dot shaft was a low deflection shaft if the red dot was at the 12 o'clock position. Interesting stuff.

Why all the and of sardines ?

I don't play well enough to deserve that. 😂 Is that a Keilwood shaft?

6 to 8 months! i have to change my elk master tips out about every 8 weeks

Very good information

Dr Dave has videos on this showing softer tips don't create more spin. And Shane van Boeing loves using a hard tip. I think he switched back to a medium though. I went from a soft to a medium and I can draw just as much with it. I might step up to a medium-hard next time.

Where does one procure the machine lathe and other cue making tools? I'm about a year away from building out my shop and I want to check the feasibility of making cues. Thanks for your time.

Actually my HOW hard tip did start mushroom

Nice info thanks ..

I really appreciate your Honesty and your character.. U top notch on my list thanks for the info and I'm going to start doing conversion cues starting off

Thanks for the insight on cue tips.

Thank you. Knew most but not. Well done !

Thank you for sharing and posting.

Second comment some billiard supply places like my local one suggest not to use a hard tip on there own carbon fiber shafts

Can a hard tip be used on a carbon fiber shaft

i'm old school i still use le pro tips. they work for me and i cannot justify 25 or 30 bucks for a tip. its all marketing magic

WHAT'S YOUR E-MAIL I would like to share something as an 82 year old retired cuemaker

You have restored my confidence in your legitimacy. Now it's time to get back to making cues and enjoying the process. Have a great day 😊

When you say the shaft has more deflection you mean the shaft deflects less, causing the cue ball to deflect more, right? It's a very confusing way to talk about the phenomenon.

Great advice based on personal experience. Great responsibility and expectations when undertaking a custom cue order.

Great advice, and good on you for doing something few people today do: taking responsibility!

i hope a lot of people hear what you had the chance to say, cudo's

I see players wiping the chalk off the tip at the end of play. Any benefits to doing this?

Another great video. I use a Zan medium/hard hybrid tip. I’m assuming they make this by compressing the outside of the tip more than the middle of the tip. You mentioned the oil in the tip. If I buy a box of tips, will the oil evaporate from the last tip in the box before I use it? I guess at $30/tip on Amazon I’ll be switching to another brand. When I first started using them in 2020 they only cost about $20/tip as I remember. Since I’m relearning everything after not playing regularly for 50 years switching tips again won’t be a big deal. I would like to know if there’s any problems with single piece tips on the Revo’s? I have change my own Revo tips with no problems. Actually, I had the Victory tip and cushion pop off and roll down into the bar box shortly after I got my Revo shaft. Since then I’ve changed my own tips with no problems.

Why don't snooker player have a carbon cue?

Thanks for the information Chris. What’s your preference on tip choice?

Noticed a moth zooming in front of your camera a few times. I also have a moth that's always photo-bombing my videos. I share your pain.