Photo by Ellen Ferrera
Want a Durbin custom made pool cue? Get in line; there is a two year waiting list.

•June 20, 2018•

By Ellen Ferrera
for the News Progress

Few people know that about two miles north of Sullivan on Market Street in an unremarkable farm building Mike Durbin is crafting exquisite Durbin Custom Cues for professional pool players all over the U.S.
When a repair on his favorite pool cue didn’t meet Durbin’s exacting standards, he decided in 1995 that he could do better – and he has.
” We handcraft cues primarily for professional players,” Mike began. “Our cues start at $800, and the sky is the limit.”
The most expensive one he has made has emeralds and diamonds inlaid, and the customer provided all the exotic materials. It is valued at $12,000.
Because the cues are made only for professional players they are prized as collector’s items when a rare one comes up for sale.
From the selection of wood to the ebony and ivory on the shafts, Durbin has exacting standards that guide his craft.
He uses white maple wood grown near the snow line in Canada for the superior grain of the wood.     Login or Subscribe to read the rest of this story.