Giuli Cues Construction Methods& Options
We try to follow traditional cue building techniques from the great cue makers that have come before us. We use high quality woods and materials in all of our cue builds.
Quality & Consistency are key, playability is second to nothing, followed by design. We view our cues as playable art that will play well and hold their value for years to come.
Cue Options
Cue Building
The rear of the cue (Handle Area)
All of our pool cue butts are maple cored This process helps to maintain straightness over time and consistency.
While helping with balance point placement and weight.
( we do not use metal pins in our butt joining process)
Joint Pin
There are countless joint pins on the market and every cue maker has a specific pin that they prefer to use on their cues.
We prefer a modified 3/8 x 10 pin on our cues although we do offer a 5/16 x 14 pin option if you prefer.
We prefer to use a larger pin than most cue makers because we feel it offers a superior hit. The threaded connection we offer on our cues offers better feel and response than the quick release joints and smaller pins used by other makers.
Joint Collars
We use a variety of high quality materials each offering their own specific set of positive qualities to your Cue..
*All of our Joints are flat faced *
Stainless steel ( Above)
Stainless steel joints offer a stout(Stiff) hit which is very powerful and consistent.
SYN-V - ( right)
Synthetic ivory is used on a lot of our cues.
White in color, similair traits to Ivory
* Ivory- we currently do no not offer ivory*
Phenalic- Black ( left)
We used this on some shooting cues and almost all of our breaking cues.
*All of our Joint collars have black with a white trim ring*
Forearms
We offer quite a few exotic wood options with or without points.
Points
We do a variety of point styles
Traditional vintage style sharp points(Spliced)
CNC points
Floating points
We can build cues with 4 , 5, 6, or 8 points.
We offer a multitude of veneer color options to meet your style needs
Veneers
The thin decorative & colorful wood
outlining the main point wood pies
Numerous color options are available
Handle
(Grip Options)
We offer a few handle options
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Wrapless ( Hardwood ),
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Irish Linen
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Leather
Rings
Rings and Ring work have the ability to transform the look of a pool cue .
Accent Rings Types
Silver * Brass * Stone*
Colorful Veneer
Acrylic * Phenalic
The sky is the limit with rings, the layout and color combinations give you unlimited design possibilities
Custom Ring work
A hand crafted cue can become a true work of art with unique ring work.
Imagination has no limits!
We offer a wide variety of inlay materials and designs.
The most common we use are various exotic woods, Mother of pearl, turqiouse and malachite.
Rear
(Some examples above)
Butt cap:
Most of our butt caps are either white or black. They vary in thickness and style.
(helps protect the cue from breakage over time)
Rubber Bumpers:
We use a threaded rubber bumper on the butt of all our cues. This helps protect from cracking and breakages. Mostly from Misuse.
We use plain solid black bumpers as well as bumpers with the "Giuli Custom Cues" logo
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Shafts
Traditional Maple:
Our standard maple shafts go through a pretty extensive selection process which generally takes around 2 years before making it into a cue. we use straight grained maple and turn it down over time checking for defects and twisting as we go. To ensure you get the best possible straight shooting shaft we can offer
Kielwood Shafts:
Roasted maple. Low deflection shaft upgrade we offer.