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Billiard Cue
What's in a Cue
You'd be surprise for a long piece of
wood they come up with a name for every part of a
billiard cue. So, it's not just a piece of wood after
all, it's a buddy...a best friend =). By the way,
this is for a two-piece billiard cue, which what you
would normally get anyway.
Bumper - The piece of rubber screwed on the
end of the butt.
Butt Plate - a.k.a butt cap, protection and
decoration, this where you mostly see the cue logo.
Butt Sleeve- the small area between the wrap and
the butt plate. Mostly used for decoration.
In fact, you'll find this small area to be the most
decorated part. The picture on the left shows the
bumper, butt plate, sleeve, and couple of ring works.
Handle - The area between butt sleeve and forearm.
It's often covered by a wrap.
Wrap - Material that covers the whole handle
area for better grip. It's mostly either Irish
linen or leather.
Forearm - The whole area between the handle and
the shaft. You'll find this area highly decorated as
well.
Ring Work- Used for decoration and
protection. You'll find this at five different
locations, the first one is on the shaft side, second
one is next to the joint collar. third one is between the
handle and the forearm. fourth one is between the butt
sleeve and the handle, and fifth one is between the
butt plate and the butt sleeve.
Joint Collar- Mainly for protection, but sometime
use for decoration as well. Comes in different
material...stainless, ivory, plastic, etc.
Sometimes some billiard cues don't have ones.
Joint Pin - the screw .
Shaft - The tapered end of a billiard cue, on which
you'd find the tip. It's mostly, left
undecorated.
Ferrule - The white, protective material before the
tip .
Pad- Material between the tip and ferrule. It
protects the ferrule from high impact.
Tip - The end of a billiard cue with which the ball
get in contact...mostly made up of leather material.
Inlays - Well...this is not really a part of a
billiard cue but you would normally find it even on a
lower-end cues. This is the materials that they
embed on the wood for solely decorative purposes.
Overlays - Opposite of inlays, these are the
cost-effective method of designing a cue. So, if
you see a billiard cue with an intricate design but
cheap... you know it has overlays for design.
Points - Like inlays solely decoration. These
are the long, stretch triangles, or prong shape (with some twist
sometimes) surrounding the forearm
area.
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