Jason Owen - Cue Guru Cues

[mythman69]

Some cues I have made lately, bit of cue pornage for you guys....

cue pornage

not for sale

[JasonOwen]

Hard to appreciate the cocobolo one, looks much brighter in the hand.

Both cues are custom orders im afraid and so not for sale.

[JasonOwen]

Cue 129
Ebony butt, ash shaft, 4 lower tulip splice with 4 lower cocobolo splices and a small front splice of a red burr (The red burr was a small piece that came from TW in a box of offcuts he gave me and not entirely sure what it is, lovely figure tho)

[JasonOwen]

Cue 102
Ebony butt, ash shaft, 4 thuya burr splices with 4 lower dark macassar ebony splices.

[JasonOwen]

Some cues I have made lately, bit of cue pornage for you guys....

[Steve_Tuck]

His cues look fantastic, it really makes you want to buy one, but i love my own cue and would just be buying one to look at and drool over lol, and thats not healthy. Good luck when it arrives Steve, are you not playing at all until it arrives ?.

itsnoteasy: See post #476... that should fill you in about my predicament...

[itsnoteasy]

His cues look fantastic, it really makes you want to buy one, but i love my own cue and would just be buying one to look at and drool over lol, and thats not healthy. Good luck when it arrives Steve, are you not playing at all until it arrives ?.

[Steve_Tuck]

Yep, Cue Guru cues #025, #035 & #037 are all very similar in design with variations in the choice of splice wood and colours.

In my view, less is more. This simple design is a classic. It's eye-catching and timeless.

I think the red of the Kingwood, the black of the ebony and the white of the maple against the back-ground of an ebony butt will be a striking combination.

[hotpot]

I,ve also ordered one off Jason .

[Steve_Tuck]

The 5 months delivery time was one of the factors which drew me to Jason in the first place and made me stick with it in finalising the spec.

By comparison, for a one piece, high end, handmade cue, Parris was 10-12 months, Coutts was 2 years!!!

Jason's photo portfolio online is a real ace card, a key selling point... you can see the quality and the honesty in his craftsmanship and as he's relatively new, I'd like to give him the chance to make my cue... so when eventually (if not already) he is mentioned up there alongside the very best English cuemakers, I can say, I've got on of his cues...

[billabong]

A couple of weeks ago I took delivery of a new pair of Snooker Specs

sounds like a very nice combo
what specs are you going with?

LOL, probably the ones his optician prescribed.

Nice choice Steve, similar design also to #25, but different wood ?

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[Neil Taperell]

20 weeks .....is that all ...........7 months now and waiting .

Must say all the cues I've seen of Jason's look very nice and seem to be finished to a high standard .

[Steve_Tuck]

Yeah, I've just got to forget about it now, put it out of my mind and wait for Jason to call to tell me it's ready.

[DeanH]

thanks for that info.
I bet you just cannot wait...
cheers

[Steve_Tuck]

After having a discussion about offsetting the grain arrows by 90 degrees from the flat / badge & splice / veneers, decided to go orthodox with all at 12 o'clock and then re-educate myself in terms of orientating my grip. My spec is:

Ash Shaft - 6-9 even arrows as available.
Butt: Ebony
Splice: Kingwood
1st Veneer: Ebony
2nd Veneer: Maple

Veneer thicknesses and layout to be based on Cue # 037
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Othodox Orientation (Revised):
Grain Arrows: 12 o'clock
Flat & Badge: 12 o'clock
Splice & Veneers: 12 o'clock

Length: 58.5 in
Tip Diam: 9.75 mm
Butt Diam: 30 mm
Weight: 18.5 oz

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