Kevin DeRoo cue maker

[Kevin DeRoo]

Thanks for the welcoming guys
Is that a Singapore flag Johnny ?

[hotpot]

Welcome to the forum mucka .

[johnny114805]

Kevin DeRoo cue maker

welcome Kevin, love your cue all the way.

[Kevin DeRoo]

I would like to hear Kevin's thoughts as well. His radially laminated shafts sound interesting but I'm naturally skeptical.

That's funny I've answered this post twice now but the information does't come up.
Kevin

[deant1982]

How come it says he has zero posts still?

Any posts made in the introductions thread don't count towards your post total.

[poolqjunkie]

I like how your cues play, welcome to the forum. ;-)

[Kevin DeRoo]

Hi Kevin. I'm glad to see you interacting! Look forward to hearing more about your life story, what made you start. I heard through the grapevine it was because you weren't happy with a cue you had at the time and decided to make one yourself and were already doing cue repairs at the time?

Yes there were several factors ;at that time I was a woodworker producing architecturally designed cabinetry and doing antique
replica work , which was nice but I was still looking for more. Also ,Yes you are right ,I wasn"t happy with my cue and decided to make a cue for myself. So it all came together that way and my business slowly grew by word of mouth .
Thanks
Kevin

[Kevin DeRoo]

Hi Ken
The advantages of a laminated shaft;
Well , we will start with a natural piece of wood -It grows with a grain - layer upon layer as the tree ages.
Now this natural piece of shaftwood has an unequal strength -it is more flexible bending with the grain and stiffer
bending across the grain . If a shaft has been radially laminated the strength of the shaft has been equalized in all
directions. because the grain in the shaftwood has been manipulated to do that. Please go to our laminated shaft web page
at www.deroocues.com to see pictures.
The result is a very consistent hit quality and the cue ball response is the same as a regular shaft that has similar density
and taper.
Unique to our laminated shaft is that the shaftwood also has a bookmatched grain which equalizes the natural wood tension.
Regarding deflection ;Our laminated shafts generally have no deflection with a cueball to object ball separation of 4 feet
at medium power (even with extreme siding ) . Something that needs to be mentioned here is the importance of the ferrule
material type.What is commonly known in north America as a "Fiber" ferrule - has very good characteristics in reducing
cue ball deflection compared to metal ferrules because of its hardness being more similar to the shaftwood endgrain.
Although our first laminated shaft was built in 1990 it wasn"t really perfected untill about 8 years ago.
Because of the age of Marco Fu's cue , he uses a regular shaft.
Hope this helps.
Kevin

[thelongbomber]

Hi Kevin. I'm glad to see you interacting! Look forward to hearing more about your life story, what made you start. I heard through the grapevine it was because you weren't happy with a cue you had at the time and decided to make one yourself and were already doing cue repairs at the time?

[FerruleFox]

Hi Kevin,

It's nice to see another fine cue maker on the forum. I've got a question for you regarding the maple shafts you use. What are the advantages of using laminated maple shafts compared to normal maple shafts? Does it give a more consistent hit?, lower deflection??? I see Marco Fu using one of your cues and by judging what I've seen from TV, the cue looks/feels quite stiff and Fu has to hit it a bit harder to get the necessary reaction especially on screw shots?

My understanding is a low deflection cue will help when potting balls and with playing side but might get less responsiveness and reaction. I'm not sure if it's Fu's technique of the attributes of the cue. I hope you can expand on my thoughts?


Ken

I would like to hear Kevin's thoughts as well. His radially laminated shafts sound interesting but I'm naturally skeptical.

[Kevin DeRoo]

Hey , That's great
Thanks
Kevin

[snookerbum]

hi kevin from ottawa ontario love your cue very reliable ..thanx

[Kevin DeRoo]

Very nice website Kevin . I've met Marco Fu a couple of times , he practices near to where i live in a couple of clubs .
Must look at his cue next time he is practising .

Great , say hi for me

[Kevin DeRoo]

Hi and welcome Kevin. Hope you like tsf.

Yes this is kind of exciting
Lots of information.
I haven't typed this much in a long time
Kevin

[narl]

How come it says he has zero posts still?