Originally Posted by jeffduke (Post 502)

it might not mean that though. as long as there is some wood to wood contact at the joint somewhere, its a wood to wood connection to me. BUT, my favorite kind of cues ALL use the standard 3/8x10 pin directly into wooden threads in the shaft, and let me tell ya' its really much more resilient than you'd think. I've used these cues for YEARS and never have had one strip out on me, or foul in any way...who's the cuemaker you speak of? some guys do this joint well, but others need a little help...fortunately my cuemaker does them VERY well, so the more cues I try the more I WANT to stick with his cues! you get more "feel" from a wood to wood connection than into a solid s/s joint in my opinion...but you'll have to decide that for yourself. hope this helps and answers your ??