Custom Cue Case For My Son

[lranger]

Thank you, Monica. It's one of those instances where you actually get what you have pictured in your mind. In this case, the look and the colors all came out just like I had pictured in my mind.

I don't know if it comes out in the pictures or not, but when you shine a light on this case, it looks like there is a light inside the case illuminating the tooling areas.

[Windrider30]

I really like that, and cool idea about making a case within a case with the use of the pvc piping!

[wantedleatherworks]

makes me wanna become a pool player. absolutely beautiful workmanship

[lranger]

Thanks Windrider30 and wantedleatherworks.

The innercase can be pulled out, if repairs ever needed to be made, by cutting the stitching around the top of the case. It just slides in and out.

[ENC]

I went to Vegas for the nationals with a friend whose team won the San Diego regional playoffs in A.P.A. APA is basically a national bar pool league. There were some dealers there selling equipment including cue cases. 2x4 cases ( 2 butts 4 shafts) in all black with no tooling were selling for over $700. They didn't look anywhere as nice as the one you made. So yes there is money to be made in cue cases.

The only suggestion I have is to add a pocket that is big enough to put a cue ball in. Cue balls in bars are just a tiny bit smaller than the rest of the balls so the will drop through the return track when you scratch. Many of the players bring their own cue ball so that the target balls don't get lift on contact. It certainly doesn't make any difference in my pool game but some of the top end players I have talked to say it dose for them.

Good luck, your work is fantastic.

Ray

[lranger]

Thank you, Ray, and thanks for that info.

I need to, and would like to improve on the tubes and tube lining. The problem with using pvc tubing is that the available sizes make it extremely hard to line it and still have enough room for the sticks to fit, particularly the butt ends. Plus, all that pvc makes the case somewhat heavy. I don't really know how much of an issue the weight of the case is to people, though, since the case's main purpose is to protect their high cost custom cue sticks. It seems that other cue case makers have gotten away from using the pvc tubing, but I haven't been able to figure out how they make the other type of liners. I'll keep trying.

Edited February 25, 2015 by lranger