CueSmith.com is an online billiard products retailer, based in Georgia
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Cue Man Billiard Products - Cue Smith cue lathes, inlay machine, supplies and more
Description
Cue Man Billiards was established in 1988 by Chris Hightower in Woodstock, Georgia. Chris had played pool from his childhood and also played regularly in amateur tournaments. This led into him starting a Cue sales and repair business. This is how he picked up the nickname "Cue Man".
In 1988 Chris also started modifying wood lathes into cue repair lathes and thus founded Cue Man Billiards. He set up at most of the pro tournaments in the Atlanta area repairing and selling cues. Then he started building cues also.
In 1989 he opened a pool room also called "Cue Man Billiards." In 1991 he used his cue building knowledge to develop the Cue Smith Lathe and that is when the business really started growing. He found out the draw backs of building cues on wood and metal lathes and tried to eliminate the problems caused by using those. For example he made the Cue Smith bed extend to the left of the headstock to eliminate the hassles wood and metal lathes have holding the cue steady and perfectly in line. He also used a dovetail bed instead of flat ways or rods, so all his special attachments will snap on and off easily and accurately.
