After a few years of doing repairs and wraps I made my first cue in 1992.

My background is machining and rather extensive as 25 plus years as a machinist has left me proficient on all types of conventional and CNC lathes, millers, grinders and other machine shop equipment. I make all my own tooling and fixtures. I invite you to further your assessment of my abilities by inspecting my work.

My passion for pool began when at age 15 a poolroom opened in Ramsey,N.J. New Gold Crowns, new centennial balls, a few poorly executed, badly missed shots and I was in love! I then spent the next few years playing every moment I could find for it. When my homeroom no longer held a challenge for me I began to travel a little and
play in other rooms.

There was lots of great pool talent in northern New Jersey at that time and tough competition was readily available in players like Ray Martin, Jack Calavita, my good friend Pat Fleming(Accustats), Alan Hopkins,Steve Mizerak, Neptune Joe, Tommy Roucco, Toby Sweet and on and on. Now, I'm not going tell you that I play better than any of these people or even as well as most of them. However, with the exceptions of Alan Hopkins and Steve Mizerak, I have managed over the years to win a few games from the rest of them. I've run over a hundred balls on several occasions and won my share of nineball tournaments.

I'm sharing this information with you in the hope of giving you confidence in my ability to assess how a cue should preform.

Thanks for taking the time to read it.