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About Me.

My journey in pool began in the late 90's, early 2000's when I bought a local pool room.   I wasn't very good at the game to be honest, but I enjoyed the craftsmanship of the pool cues.  The pro shop became my focus, the lathe intrigued me.  The entire experience really touched on my carpentry roots. This is where my quest to offer players the best quality cues at a great price was born.

 I learned then, that quality cues are also playable art. 

I've done some trade shows over the years and  have always had an internet presence.  I was very fortunate to create friendships beyond the business with some of the all time greats.  Unfortunately, since those early days,  some of them have moved on, some have passed on and other retired.   I was left with one choice, and that was to create my own cues with the same passion of the greats that have come before me.   

Experience:

Deja Cue Billiards

Ecuestore.com

Russ Espiritu custom cues

In the early days I purchased a small pool room in Luzerne, PA.  I focused on running tournaments & having the best pro shop in the area.   There my search began for the highest quality products and the best cue makers. 

That is when I met the man that could help me, Dan Janes.   It wasn't easy, it took  a few years after our initial meeting to get Dan to take me seriously.  He's seen a lot of people come through in his time and I was in my low 20's, eventually he cracked and we not only did business together , we became friends.    He has provided me countless opportunities since those early days.

Thanks to Dan, I have a great relationship with Stephen  Janes, who makes amazing cues in his own right and just doesn't receive enough recognition in my opinion.     

To this day I am still a Joss Cue dealer, going on 25 years now. 

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Also thanks to Dan, I met a few other cue makers that otherwise wouldn't have given me the time of day. 

 Russ Espiritu who made some amazing cues before his retirement a few years ago.   I ran the Espiritu website for around a decade.   I still talk to Russ regularly,  when he's not on the golf course.  

Jim Buss was another great i met at the tail end of his career.

as well as Jack madden 

and Jacoby cues.

All of which provided me with great opportunities thanks to a simple introduction from Dan. 

Carpenters Union

Construction

I have been a carpenter for over 30 years now, I attended the JATC with local carpenters union starting in 2008.    I've built building & done construction projects all over the state of PA and beyond.

However, I come from a family of wood workers and I grew up in and around woodshops for my entire life.    My uncles creative spirit was a huge influence,  I've seen him make and create so many different products over the years, it has inspired me.  

I took a different approach, instead of creating different items I focued on pool cues, combining all my different  experiences into 1 product that I loved.   That one item had enough scope to utilized all my experiences and creative energies and still require more.  Its a journey & there is no finish line.    

I stive to do the best I strive to do the best i can and the customers have spoken out and really appreciate my products.   

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