PERADON - CUES OF QUALITY Founded in 1885 Peradon are the world’s oldest cue manufacturing company who were responsible for the introduction and manufacture of the handspliced cue, setting the standards for others to follow. Our cues have been used by the game’s greatest players and continue to be used by high-ranking professionals. Probably the game’s most famous player, Joe Davis, also favoured a Peradon cue and gave the company sole rights to use his name. Peradon cues are made in England using unrivalled historical knowledge and skills Jointed cues are then cut at the appropriate position and a brass joint is carefully to produce cues that have the desired ‘feel’ that distinguishes our quality cues from fitted taking great care to ensure that the grain of the shaft timber lines up either the rest. We use the traditional cue making techniques developed by our company side of the joint. This shows that the cue is made from one piece of shaft timber, with the advantages of some modern techniques. The utmost care and attention to which is imperative to the performance of the cue, because it ensures that the detail throughout manufacture ensures that the standards of quality we maintain timber is consistent in strength throughout the length of the cue. are unbeaten by any other manufacturer in the world. The joint positions provide different styles of cue. Two piece cues have the joint Our company purchases more timber than any other English cue manufacturer fitted in the centre whilst ¾ jointed cues are available with the joint located 12", enabling us to select a higher quality of Ash or Maple for the production of the shaft. 14" or 16" from the butt and will accept an optional extension. Most cues now also Having been cut to an oversize square the shaft timbers are left to settle for a period feature butt end joints where an extension may be screwed directly into the end of before the craftsman shapes this to an accurately dimensioned cue blank. Further the butt. All jointed Peradon cues feature solid brass ‘Quick Action’ joints, which selection processes then grade the cues for machine, or handspliced cues and ensure release within a maximum of 1½ turns. that only the finest timbers with the correct strength and straightness are used. Numerous sanding and finishing processes are then undertaken to achieve a unique The butt timber is then spliced onto the shaft, there are two methods of splicing, ‘silk smooth’ finish prior to the fitting of the brass ferrule and Elk Master tip. either by machine or by hand. The two methods being very different and producing cues of different appearances. Machine Splicing is less expensive than hand splicing but is a very effective way of adding the hardwood butt timber to the shaft. The butt timber is cut to provide four points, which are glued into four slots machined into the shaft timber. The finished cue has a distinctive four point pattern where the butt meets the shaft. Handsplicing is the traditional method developed by Peradon for splicing the butt timber to the shaft. The shaft, which at this stage is an oversize cylindrical taper, has two flats planed on opposite sides of the butt end. The Hardwood butt timber, usually Ebony, is glued to these flats. The cue is then rotated through 90 0 and two further flats are planed and two more pieces of butt timber glued in place. The cue is then shaped to produce the distinctive four rounded point pattern where the butt meets the shaft. The appearance of the cues can be further enhanced with additional splices of Peradon’s large range of exotic timbers and colourful veneers. 3 O N E All cues are fitted with female butt end joints to Fitted with 9½ to 10mm P accept optional Peradon extensions I Elk Master tips E on page 13 C E P E R A D O N S N O O K E R C U E S ONE PIECE PERADON SNOOKER CUES Our collection of one piece, full size (58"), English made ash snooker cues all fitted with 1 9 /2 to 10mm Elk Master tips. All cues have a female butt end joint to accept optional extensions. S1331 EDWARDIAN - Ebony Butt S1201 JOE DAVIS - Ebony Butt S1231 LAZER - Featuring our composition hand spliced Ebonex butt for superior playing characteristics. S1361 ROYAL - Hand spliced Ebony Butt S1331 S1201 S1231 S1361 S1391 S1371 S1391 CHILTERN - Hand spliced Ebony and Zebrano Butt S1371 JOE DAVIS 600 - Hand spliced Ebony Butt SNOOKER For more information and images see our website: www.peradon.co.uk CUES MADE IN UK 4 T W O P I Fitted with solid brass ‘Quick E C Action’ joints in the centre of E the cue. P E R A D O N S N O O K E R C U E S TWO PIECE PERADON SNOOKER CUES Our collection of two piece full size (58"), English made ash snooker cues all fitted with 9½ to 10mm Elk Master tips. All cues have a female butt end joint to accept optional extensions. S0010 CLASSIC - with Bubinga front splice S0010 S1132 S1142 S1332 S1132 ISLINGTON - with Ebony front splice S1142 CROWN - Rosewood Butt S1332 EDWARDIAN - Ebony Butt SNOOKER For more information and images see our website: www.peradon.co.uk CUES MADE IN UK 5 T W O P I All cues are fitted with female butt end joints to E accept optional Peradon extensions C E on page 13 P E R A D O N S N O Fitted with 9½ to 10mm O Elk Master tips K E R C U E S S1202 JOE DAVIS - Ebony Butt S1202 S1222 S1232 S1362 S1222 ASCOT - Ebony and Kingwood buttt S1232 LAZER - Featuring our composition hand spliced Ebonex butt for superior playing characteristics S1362 ROYAL - Hand spliced Ebony butt SNOOKER For more information and images see our website: www.peradon.co.uk CUES MADE IN UK 6 T H R E E Q U All cues are fitted with female butt end joints to A accept optional Peradon extensions R on page 13 T E R J O I N T E D P E R A D O N S N O O K E R C U E S THREE QUARTER JOINTED PERADON SNOOKER CUES Our collection of three quarter jointed, full size (58 "), English made ash snooker cues with 9½ to 10mm Elk Master tips. All fitted with three quarter ‘Quick Action’ joints and butt end joints to accept optional extentions. S1143 CROWN - Rosewood Butt, jointed 12 " from end of butt. S1333 EDWARDIAN - Ebony Butt, jointed 12 " from end of butt. S1203 JOE DAVIS - Ebony Butt, jointed 12 " from end of butt. S1143 S1333 S1203 S1353 S1206 S1353 CENTURY - Ebony Butt, jointed 12 " from end of butt. S1206 STAFFORD - Ebony Butt, jointed 12 " from end of butt. SNOOKER For more information and images see our website: www.peradon.co.uk CUES MADE IN UK 7 T H R E E Fitted with 9½ to 10mm Q Elk Master tips U A R T E R J O I N T E Fitted with solid brass ‘Quick Action’ joints, with D the female section in the shaft so extensions may be fitted to either the shaft or P the butt end joint. E R A D O N S N O O K E R C U E S S1223 ASCOT - Ebony and Kingwood Butt, jointed 12" from end of butt. S1233 LAZER - Featuring our composition hand spliced Ebonex butt for superior playing characteristics, jointed 14" from end of butt. S1236 CARLISLE - Featuring our composition hand spliced Ebonex butt S1223 S1233 S1236 S1360 for superior playing characteristics with Bubinga front splice. Jointed 14 " from end of butt. S1360 ROYAL - Hand spliced Ebony butt, jointed 12 " from end of butt. SNOOKER For more information and images see our website: www.peradon.co.uk CUES MADE IN UK 8 T H R E E Q All cues are fitted with female butt end joints to U accept optional Peradon extensions A on page 13 R T E R J O I N T E D P E R A D O N S N O O K E R C U E S S1386 SALISBURY - Hand spliced Ebony and Cocobolo butt, jointed 12 " from end of butt. S1355 PRO CUE - Hand spliced Ebony butt, jointed 16 " from end of butt. S1386 S1355 S1389 S1390 S1389 EDEN - Hand spiced Ebony butt, jointed 16 " from end of butt. S1390 CHILTERN - Hand spliced Ebony and Zebrano butt, jointed 16 " from end of butt. SNOOKER For more information and images see our website: www.peradon.co.uk CUES MADE IN UK 9 T H R E E Fitted with solid brass ‘Quick Action’ joints, with the female section in the shaft so extensions Q may be fitted to either the shaft or U the butt end joint. A R T E R J O I N T E D P E R A D O N S N O O K E R C U E S S1364 PRINCE - Hand spliced Ebony and Thuya Burr butt, jointed 12 " from end of butt. S1393 KING - Hand spiced Ebony and Olivewood butt, jointed 16 " from end of butt. S1364 S1393 S1395 S1396 S1395 YORK - Hand spliced Ebony butt, jointed 16 " from end of butt. S1396 SUFFOLK - Hand spliced Ebony and Thuya Burr butt, jointed 16 " from end of butt. SNOOKER For more information and images see our website: www.peradon.co.uk CUES MADE IN UK 10 T H R E E Fitted with solid brass ‘Quick Action’ joints, with Q the female section in the shaft so extensions U may be fitted to either the shaft or the butt end joint.