What's New

02/19/06 Update -- All of the specs for the new Kenny Murrell cues have now been updated. Thanks for your patience!

02/12/06 Update -- Gee, did I REALLY say that the site that would be updated in the middle of November 2005???? Once again, my optimism about website updates has gotten the better of me :-O and I apologize to everyone who has patiently waited for me to upload new cues. Fortunately, I have finally found some spare time to upload many of the new cues that I have in inventory at this time, AND there will be more to come. I've just uploaded the pictures of the new Kenny Murrell cues (sorry, no specs. yet), and Tim Prince's Bio. I will also be posting all of the new Kenny Murrell cue specs as well as pictures and specs of the cues identified below as quickly as I can (no more OPTIMISTIC PROMISES!)

11/04/05 Update -- I will be updating the website in the next week or so with quite a few new cues from Kenny Murrell, "Uncle Larry" Mohr, and Leonard Lares. I will also be adding another cue maker to my Featured Cue Makers list. Tim Prince (Prince Cues) of Glendale Heights, IL will be joining the Wolfbite Family of custom cue makers, so keep your eyes peeled for his Bio and some of his cues as soon as the site is updated.

09/11/05 Update -- All the specifications for the new cues in the cue gallery have been completed, so check them out, and thanks for your patience and understanding...my typing skills are slowing down in my old age :-)

09/04/05 Update -- Lots of new cues by Kenny Murrell, Leonard Lares, "Uncle Larry" Mohr, and even one by Bill Webb! I still need to add some of the details over the next couple of days to go along with all of the new pictures, but for now you can enjoy all the eye candy. All the cue details should be uploaded by 09/09/05.

08/09/05 Update -- Just a quick update to let everyone know that I will be adding many new cues from Kenneth Murrell and Leonard Lares (Shannon Custom Cues) and maybe one or two other "surprises" by the end of August. Thanks for your patience and for your continued support.

07/15/05 Update -- Just a quick update to let everyone know that for the LAST TWO WEEKS of JULY, every cue listed in my CURRENT INVENTORY and every ENGLES CUE CASE will be reduced by 10%, so if you've been thinking about one of these cues or cases but were just a little short on dough, here's your chance. The special pricing ends on AUGUST 1st, so act before it's too late!

04/25/05 Update -- Well, the updates are FINALLY DONE and I'm very pleased to announce the addition of a New Cue Maker to the Wolfbite Family...Leonard Lares, who is the owner and SOLE EMPLOYEE of Shannon Custom Cues. Please check out his Bio by clicking HERE.

There are also lots of additions to the Current Cue Gallery...2 Brand new cues from Jackson Tan and the guys at Viattorre, 2 new mid-range cues from Kenny Murrell, 2 Brand new Shannon cues (one of which has been placed in my personal arsenal), 1 more new cue from "Uncle Larry" and....drum-roll please...2 high-end pre-owned Kenny Murrell cues that were owned by a cue collector who is a good friend of mine who FINALLY decided to part with them after a little arm twisting :-) These cues are absolutely beautiful and you need to check them out!

Remember, I will include FREE shipping (US customers only) on all cues sold in April and May. International buyers will receive a $21.00 USD discount on their International shipping charges during the same timeframe just to keep it fair.

04/21/05 Update -- Well, another 30 days have gone by and I'm STILL apologizing for not updating the website! The good news is that I have EVEN MORE cues to put up on the site (including some brand new Viattorre cues!)....Mark your Calendars....the site WILL BE UPDATED by 04/26/05! As my way of "begging everyone's forgiveness" I will include FREE shipping (US customers only) on all cues sold in April and May. International buyers will receive a $21.00 USD discount on their International shipping charges for the same timeframe just to keep it fair. Get ready for MAY MADNESS!

03/21/05 Update -- I apologize to all of my returning visitors...I still have not had a chance to update my current cue gallery with the latest additions. The good news is that I will be adding 3 new mid-range Kenneth Murrell cues and 2 new Shannon cues along with the new "Uncle Larry" cue by the end of the month. If you are unfamiliar with Shannon cues, you will also be able to "meet the cue maker" in the Featured Cue Makers section of the website ALSO at the end of the month. It looks like the 3 new Viattorre cues will be delayed until sometime in April. Jackson Tan and the guys have been WAY BUSY lately and their waiting period has stretched out to around 12 months!....Good thing I've had my order in for a while :-) As a side note, I'm also working on several more "pool cue articles" that I hope to publish on the site in the next 30 - 45 days or so, so keep your eyes peeled, and thanks for your patience AND your business!

03/06/05 Update -- Greetings from Illinois! No, I haven't "lost my mind" and moved away from Northern CA, but I have been spending lots of time working with Kenny Murrell in his shop here in Swansea IL. He is almost finished with several really sweet new cues (including a new cue for my Personal Arsenal!) that I hope to have up on the website shortly. I have also just received a beautiful new cue from "Uncle Larry" Mohr as well which will be uploaded into the Inventory just as soon as I get back to the Bay Area. Keep your eyes peeled for more cues on the site around March 12th!

02/17/05 Update -- A good friend of mine asked me to take some photos and to verify the condition of his Ron Haley cue. The cue is SO NICE that I offered to post it on my site for him. It will be here for a LIMITED TIME ONLY and if you want to check it out, just click HERE -- ENJOY!

02/07/05 Update -- Five Kenneth Murrell cues have been added to the Current Cue Gallery...one day earlier than I had predicted! I have also moved all of the cues sold over the past few weeks to the Archive Cue Gallery just in case you want to see the ones "that got away" :-)

02/03/05 Update -- Five Kenneth Murrell cues will be uploaded to the Current Cue Gallery on 02/08/05 INCLUDING Kenny's personal playing cue....if you're curious what kind of cue a cue maker keeps for himself to shoot with, keep your eyes glued to the site and find out! I twisted Kenny's arm to part with his personal cue....I convinced him that he's just too busy making cues to play pool anymore :-)

01/29/05 UPDATE -- By popular request, I've added lots of new information about Tip Replacement to the Tip Maintenance and Replacement section.

01/19/05 MAJOR UPDATE -- I've moved all of the recently sold cues over to the Archive Cue Gallery, and replaced them in the Current Cue Gallery with lots of new ones. I've also created new pictures for every cue in the Current Cue Gallery. Each picture was taken initially with a 5 Megapixel camera using daylight corrected (5000 degree K) studio lights which gives the reader "true colors". The pictures are then reduced in size to make them easier to view. You will notice that some of the pictures appear lighter or darker than "normal". I have done this purposely to capture detail that I want my the reader to see. I'm also using some new compression SW that optimizes the pictures better so that people with slow connections won't have to wait quite so long the detailed photos to download.

I've also added a new measurement to the spec sheet of each of the cue in the Current Cue Gallery. I now check the diameter of the Cue Butt at 9 inches above the bottom of the Butt Cap. The reason for the extra measurement is simple....most cue makers taper the butts on their cues differently from each other (they can also vary from cue-to-cue made by the same cue maker). Some people like playing with "thin" cues and some prefer "thicker" ones, so to aid people who care about such things, I've added the diameter of the handle in the spot that usually sits in the middle of my grip hand. You may normally grip your cue in a different place than I do, but you'll get a feel (pardon the pun) for the thickness of each cue by comparing the relative cross sectional dimensions of the ones that you're interested in.

I've also updated virtually every page on the site to improve the format and readability of the information as well as make it easier to figure out how to order products from the site. I have still chosen not to put a "shopping cart" on the site since I prefer to work one/one with my customers to ensure that I provide the personalized service people have come to expect from me. Like many of the craftsman I work with, Wolfbite Cue Solutions is a "one-man shop" and I do everything myself (website development, photography, article writing, cue testing, cue measurements, shipping and receiving, you name it....I even find time to shoot pool!).

I've added two new product lines for this update...."Uncle Larry" Custom Cues, and Engles Custom Cue Cases. Please check them out as you wander around the site.

I've begun writing cue articles again (FINALLY!), and I've added the beginnings of a Tip Maintenance and Repair section as well as updated the information in the Tip Selection and Shaft and Ferrule Maintenance sections. I will continue writing more new articles over the next several months so keep watching for them.

After you've finished checking out all of the updates, please send me an email at big.john.rea@wolfbite.com and let me know what you think about the site...both good AND bad!