Craftsman cues/finishes

[itx]

What's the quality like on Craftsman cues made by David Brown?

Also what are the finishes like on these cues?

[hotpot]

The ones ive seen are excellent and well finished .

[itx]

I'm just wondering how smooth the finishes are on the cues.

[hotpot]

Craftsman use a wax rather than oil but to be fair the ones i,ve felt have an excellent smooth finish .

[DWOT]

My old Craftsman was as smooth as you like, esp when given a quick rub with a microfibre cloth, wonder if Jim has ever had it out of it's case?

[Bigmeek]

Quality is good. I didn't like the wax finish and took it off. I felt the finish made my hand sweat.

[jaffa.johnson]

The finish is smooth but its not as good as just plain old raw linseed oil.

Craftsman dont just use one oil or wax. They use a combination of oils and their wax.

Different cues have different oils / finishes and they test different things all the time.

I spoke to Dave about his finishes and when I ordered my maple cue from them, I asked for him to finish it will raw linseed oil instead and he did.

But I am sure it still had wax and another oil on it to go with linseed oil.

Either way, its a different finish but still really smooth.

Make your own mind up whether you like it.

As for the cues, the ones I have had are top quality.

[CueAce]

One of my cues is an oil finished Craftsman and it is fantastic. Their pro-ash shafts are well worth a look too if you want to be choosey about the grain pattern.

[Asi]

Quality is good. I didn't like the wax finish and took it off. I felt the finish made my hand sweat.

Same with my Craftsman Olivewood cue. Didn't like the wax finish, so re-finished the cue with raw linseed oil and bleached linseed oil - about 8 layers in total until the shaft soaked the amount of oil it needed. Final layer - Craftsman wax. Now it feels great and even the grain is darker.

As for the cue, the one I have is very good quality.

[jrc750]

Lol slightly confused me there Asi ! You didn't like the Craftsman's wax finish, so you took it off and replaced it with Craftsman's wax ............??????

[Theguywithaplan]

I'm not a fan of the finish on their cues....

[Asi]

Lol slightly confused me there Asi ! You didn't like the Craftsman's wax finish, so you took it off and replaced it with Craftsman's wax ............??????

Added the oil. before it had no oil at all. made a huge impact on the finish and feel

[sprogbasket]

The finish is smooth but its not as good as just plain old raw linseed oil.

Craftsman dont just use one oil or wax. They use a combination of oils and their wax.

Different cues have different oils / finishes and they test different things all the time.

I spoke to Dave about his finishes and when I ordered my maple cue from them, I asked for him to finish it will raw linseed oil instead and he did.

But I am sure it still had wax and another oil on it to go with linseed oil.
Either way, its a different finish but still really smooth.

Make your own mind up whether you like it.

I personally will never do business with them again.

I for one will never do business with then again.

As for the cues, the ones I have had are top quality.

I have previoucly posted negative feedback re Craftsman cues and had others disagree - one of whom was Jaffa - yet here he clearly states he asked for one type of finish which was agreed and was then sent something else ?

That was my point and original criticism - when I dealt with them they did not provide the service that had been clearly communicated and requested of them - that in my opinion is pretty poor and uacceptable. Furthermore when I contacted to outline my personal dissatisfaction I was given b very short shrift.

I will leave it with you to make up your own minds but please be aware of potential issues.

I will not be using them again.

[jaffa.johnson]

I have previoucly posted negative feedback re Craftsman cues and had others disagree - one of whom was Jaffa - yet here he clearly states he asked for one type of finish which was agreed and was then sent something else ?

That was my point and original criticism - when I dealt with them they did not provide the service that had been clearly communicated and requested of them - that in my opinion is pretty poor and uacceptable. Furthermore when I contacted to outline my personal dissatisfaction I was given b very short shrift.

I will leave it with you to make up your own minds but please be aware of potential issues.

I will not be using them again.

Sprogbasket,

Why have you added 2 lines to my original post as part of your quote.

I never said

"I personally will never do business with them again.

I for one will never do business with then again."

Everyone else, please check my post as sprogbasket is somewhat discrediting craftsmans when I think there are abosolutely fantastic cues.

I just gave my thoughts on the finish.

As for their service, this is also brilliantly. Honest, sound advice.

[sprogbasket]

Sincere apologies jaffa = those lines were intended to go on the end of my comment not your quote, bad editing by me.

I am not discrediting Craftsman cues merely balancing the books - as a customer of theirs I feel their service left quite a bit to be desired .

I have no opinion on their cues but I certainly do have an opinion on the service they provide. ... which I have made clear.