Masonh Arrived - More pics!!

Masonh Arrived!!

Mr Postman finally arrived with the USPS delivery tube last Thursday. Couldn't resist taking a peek even though I was in office!!

It is an absolute knockout. The birdseye and koa were equally sick, but both looked perfect together. Finishing was flawless, and I love how the tan phenolic joint/butt cap blend in nicely with the woods. Shafts felt great and had tight grain lines - this could be a monster player.

Tried the cue later that evening and was pleasantly surprised - and those who know me should know that I am very fussy and particular about shaft hit/stiffness/feel etc. Stiff hitting cue with a nice sweet feel even though there is no ivory. And I got used to the deflection just after one try. What was most impressive was that both shafts hit/feel/deflect similarly.

In fact, this cue hits so G.O.O.D. that I am gonna retire my Blue Grass and Haley for now.

Check out the pix:

MasonH - Birdseye and Curly koa

Gigantic birdseye with curly koa. We'll let the woods do the talking!!

Keep a lookout for more pics. Will also post a review when it arrives.

Singapore Cue Exhibition 2009 Pictures Uploaded!

Finally we have managed to upload all photos for Singapore Cue Exhibition 2009 online with the help of our photographer(Westin Chong) for the exhibition.

Here is the link to the slideshow: http://picasaweb.google.com/sgcues/CueExhibition2009#slideshow

Do take your time watching the slideshow as there are more than 250 pictures! :)

All thanks to Westin, who dedicated his time and equipment to take the photos for Singapore Cue Exhibition 2009, thus enabling us to share the photos with all of you.

A big thank you to those who attended SCE'09

Excitement and anticipation filled the air as the beauties were being introduced one by one. For a moment, the pool hall turned into a fashion arena with all the blinding camera flashes and ‘drooling’ men. This, as one of us correctly put it, was simply ‘cue porn’.

The first Singapore Cue Exhibition drew interests from 15 cue enthusiasts and exhibitors. More than 30 custom cues were on display, representing the work of 27 different cue makers – including Szamboti, Hercek, Haley, Schick, Scruggs, Omen, Edwin Reyes, and many more.

A very big thank you to all the participants and exhibitors. We really appreciate your presence, and hope everyone enjoyed the session as much as we did.

We will like to thank the sponsors:

- John Barton(http://www.jbcases.com) for sponsoring the UltraPad as one of the door gifts for SCE 2009. All additional thanks to John for spending his additional efforts to help to customise the leather burnisher for SCE 2009

- Royston Chow, (the distributor of the Magic Ball Rack) for providing the Magic Ball Rack as one of the door gifts.

Pictures from the exhibition will be posted soon, and we’ll let them do the talking instead. Enjoy.

Singapore Cue Exhibition 2009

SG Cues presents the first ever Singapore Cue Exhibition in Singapore!

Event : Singapore Cue Exhibition 2009
Date : 27 December 2009 (Sunday)
Time : 1.30pm to 5.30pm
Venue : Icez Pool, Level 2 Hougang Superbowl
Address : 50 Hougang Avenue 1

The exhibition would include cues from Pete Ohman, Richard Harris, Joel Hercek, Bill Schick, Ron Haley, Keith Josey, Paul F Drexler, Ed Prewitt, Chris Byrne, Chad Carter and many more recognised cue makers!

All invited guests and exhibitors will get door gifts! :)

Stay tuned for post-event updates and pictures!

Introduction to SG Cues

SG Cues was set up by 2 amateur pool players from Singapore, who share a common interest and passion in appreciating fine cues.

SG Cues aim to:
1. Bring together fellow cue enthusiasts in a close-knitted community and raise the profile of custom cues in Singapore;

2. Share knowledge and information on custom cues, cuemakers as well as other pool-related products; and

3. Share pictures of custom cues and other pool-related collectibles which are currently in Singapore and around the world.

We would be updating this page with details and photos of custom cues in Singapore. At the same time, we would also post pictures of fine cues from around the world.
Also, given the rising popularity of custom cases, we would be creating a separate section for them.

Note: Permissions for pictures to be posted on this blog have been obtained from the respective owners.