Inside Jacoby's Workshop: How a Custom Cue Gets Built

Jacoby Custom Cues has been building cues in Wisconsin for decades, and the process hasn't gotten faster — just more precise. We spent a day in the shop to see how a custom cue actually gets made.

The Wood

Everything starts with the wood. Jacoby keeps a stock of aged curly maple, cocobolo, ebony and bocote — some billets have been drying for years before they become forearms.

The Build

A Jacoby cue takes weeks, not hours. The forearm is turned, points are cut and inlaid by hand, the wrap is fitted, and the finish is built up in thin coats and wet-sanded between each one.

The Fit

The joint work is where custom cues separate from production. Jacoby's 3/8×10 modified joint is machined to tolerances most factories can't match; the result is a cue that feels like one piece of wood.

Ordering One

Wait times run 6–12 months depending on options. Base customs start around $800; elaborate inlay work pushes well past $2,000. See the Jacoby brand page for coverage, or our Edge Hybrid spec entry for their production line.