Craftsmanship is a fine art. Found among the gifted
artisans in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin are the finest wood-makers in America.
Through decades of cue building experience, McDermott utilizes a process that
includes over 150 separate operations in the construction of each cue. All
shafts are made from the finest Kiln-dried, Hand Selected, North American Hard
Rock maple and turned 11 times. All forearm and butts are handcrafted from the
most unusual, and finest, woods from around the world. The wood is aged for up
to two years and is machined three separate times to ensure straightness.
McDermott pool cues are made in the U.S.A.
Wood:
McDermott Hand Selects only the finest woods from around the globe
(North America, South America, Central America, West Africa). The wood
is aged for 18 to 24 months by alternately storing and machining each
piece three times allowing the maximum amount of moisture to escape,
thus ensuring absolute straightness.
Shaft:
Our North American Hard Rock maple shafts are Hand Selected for
straightness of grain, optimum moisture content, and white color. Each
shaft is machined, bored, and CNC-thread cut to achieve perfect
consistency and concentricity and then turned 11 times to ensure
straightness and a “true roll.”
Joint:
McDermott's signature wood-to-wood joint provides consistent surface
contact throughout the cue, thus delivering maximum feel, and the most
solid hit in the industry.
Construction: McDermott’s
“Tri-Core” butt construction promotes straightness over the life of
the cue. Inlays and rings are precision milled to within .001” and
Hand Glued to ensure the perfect fit.
Tip:
McDermott cues feature Medium Hard Triangle tips made from special
Water Buffalo, Chrome Tanned leather. These specially treated tips
provide the ultimate in cue ball control and require less reshaping
than most standard tips.
Collar:
McDermott
utilizes our exclusive Impact Control Ring, which is made from a
Polymer Matrix Composite that was originally developed by NASA.
Ferrule:
Our Fine Weave Linen-based Ivorine 3 ferrules are both Hand-glued
and Hand-screwed onto a wood tenon, resulting in direct contact
between the shaft and tip, which maximizes feedback at the point of
contact.
Pin:
Heavy gauge stainless steel
joint pin with rolled threads for strength prolongs thread life and
is rust-resistant.
Wrap:
Our Genuine Imported Irish
linen wrap is tightly wound, double-pressed, and polished for a
perfect fit and smooth feel, thus protecting the cue from the
elements and absorbing hand moisture for a “Sure Grip.”
Finish:
McDermott cues are
Hand-stained with our exclusive imported European “Organic-Pigment”
stain, which is made from the finest pigments in the world.
McDermott stain is clearly superior to the synthetic stains
generally used in the industry, and is notable for its uniform
saturation of the wood and exacting consistency of color. The cues
are completed with five coats of Ultra High-luster urethane, which
make each McDermott cue extremely scratch-resistant. Uniform
Hand-application results in the clearest finish in the industry.
Bumper:
Our
patented McDermott Soft Durometer Polymer Composite bumper gives
maximum protection to your cue and is double-bonded by an
interchangeable weight bolt system, allowing the fine tuning of the
balance point and weight.
