I know this is off topic... i am a bartender and all the pool players come in on monday's.. i hear them bragging about their pool sticks , and how much they paid for them, which is a lot more than every rod i built (for friends and family) not a buisness. They are very proud of the "thread wraps" on their handles.. and i am sure that i can do better artistic work than the stuff they have.... a halo wrap would be no problem, as well as an simple open wrap. A closed wrap seems imtimiaditing , as i don't have a proper spacing tool.
30 bucks seems to a great investment at this time.. My question is ... have you guys done a wrap on a pool stick and where is a good place to get a bland stick. no disrespect to our wonderful sponsers, but do you guy's sell them? I see a great market here for rodbuilders. There seems to be plenty of tacky/ugly wraps on pool sticks that go for $500+ ... I plan on trying out some stuff on some old cues in the meantime.. advice or expirences would be very much apreciated.

pardon the spelling.

A lot of the price of a pool que is in the quality of the stick itself and the wooden inlays. You would need to start off with a good stick to get any kind of money for them.

Freddwhy (Rapt-Ryte)

I wrapped a "pool stick" to look like a fishing rod for a freind, a while back. I used a cheapo cue from a local "mart" store. I did a tip wrap & a guide wrap plus some fancy work on the grip end to look like a reel seat & hand grip. It looked cool and worked satisfactory. Later I tried making a pool cue from a pair of rod blanks both cues were one peice one white the other black , I used stand up blanks 50 - 80 Lb.class the smaller white one weighs in at 12 oz. the larger black one @ 22oz. They both look cool and work accordingly lots of offers have been made to buy them, but for now they are priceless ! Look for old cues at yard sales and close-outs, get some and play around ! Have fun ! Larry

I couldn't agree more.....

"There is a principle which is a bar against all information,which is proof against all arguments and which cannot fail to keep a man in everlasting ignorance--that principle is contempt prior to investigation."
- Herbert Spencer

for a start, you needn't try tp go with any nylon thread. it is passe'. irish linen is the accepted thread and really it is the only preferred wrap material as far as thread goes. leather is a step up. we pool players are pretty much (how can i not use the word anal) particular about our cues. i have used a nylon "d" thread years ago for a pool room owner, he just wanted a cheap wrap to turn the stick. nothing less than irish linen for me though or leather. maybe cuttyhunk or silk line for some older cues to preserve authenticity.
i do like the varieties of wrap you mentioned. it maybe time for halo and tiger wraps to show up.