International Cuemakers Association - Hall of Fame
www.internationalcuemakers.com, 16 Mar 2008 [cached]
Paul Huebler: Inducted 2010
Paul has been involved in the billiard industry for decades. He has been a pool room owner and the national sales representative for the famous A. His experience in the billiard industry led him to found Huebler Industries in 1974 in Linn, Missouri. Huebler rapidly b
ecame one of the better known American-made cue brands. Although Paul's company might be considered a mid-size production cue manufacturer, he also had what was known as The Custom Shop. Many of the cues coming out of the Custom Shop rivaled other higher-end custom cues and are highly sought after by collectors. Paul always favored V-Points and even made his own Full Splice blanks for his hustler style cues. Another feature that made Huebler Cues unique was the nylon insert in the shafts. Paul loved chess and you will find chess pieces and crosses as themes in many of his cues. Huebler was also one of the first to manufacture Jump/Break cues. semissourian.com: Article
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Paul Huebler, a white-bearded rural entrepreneur descended from German woodworkers, has made an international name for himself with his namesake pool cues and carrying cases. In nearly 30 years of operation, Huebler Industries has built a reputation for standing behind what Huebler calls "the straightest handcrafted cues on the market," which sell for anywhere from $54 to thousands of dollars. Huebler has been the national president of a major billiards trade organization, and pool players as far away as Germany, Japan, Russia and Australia have used cues produced in his understated wood shop.
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Now in his mid-70s, Huebler knew it would be hard to keep his business going without some young blood.He's selling the business to two 20-something Howard County machinists and their family, who are determined to become adept entrepreneurs and craftsmen in their own right. Many of the experiences in the first half of Huebler's life helped set the stage for a career in the pool cue business. Huebler developed a knack for woodworking as a youngster in the tiny northern Osage County community of Chamois.His father and grandfather were cabinetmakers. In the 1950s, Huebler operated his own eatery and pool hall in Chamois.There he met Harold Schmidt, an owner of the famous St. Louis-based pool-table maker A.E. The two became friends, and Schmidt told Huebler he would like to put him on the road selling his pool equipment.A back injury forced Huebler to close his pool hall, and he went to work for Schmidt in 1958. After building a loyal client base in Midwestern pool halls, Huebler surprised the Schmidts in 1965 when he told them he was going to be a Catholic missionary in the South Pacific island of Papua, New Guinea.While supervising natives for five years in a lumber mill, he learned about different types of exotic wood. Huebler came back to the United States in 1970 and immediately began working for the Schmidts again.He returned to a changed industry, Harold Schmidt wrote in a brief biography of Huebler."While he was away, the movie The Hustler had regenerated billiard play, and it seemed that every player had to have a two-piece cue exactly like the one Minnesota Fats used to lick Fast Eddy." Building on his life experiences, Huebler left the Schmidts in 1973 to start Huebler Industries.The Schmidt family helped him secure a loan and was among his first customers. "It was pretty difficult to get off the ground the first three years," Huebler said."I think what kept us going is that the fact that anyone could make just good stuff, but we're striving for quality." Huebler is passionate about straight sticks.The only pool table in his building sits in the production area.It's not used to play pool; Huebler rolls each stick on the table to judge its straightness, making sure all the points are precisely even before it goes out the door. While straightness is important, Huebler also has developed an attention to detail beyond reproach.He designed and built many of the machines in his plant and uses the finest woods and materials he can.The sticks are made from a combination of Canadian maple and other types of imported woods."If you understand wood, that's half the battle here," he said. Huebler and his staff of five can inlay any cues with precious metals, gems or ivory -- even pieces of prehistoric mammoth tusk.The most expensive cue, inlayed with semiprecious stones, cost a client in Hawaii $18,000.
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Through his eventual rise in the industry, Huebler was elected in 1982 by his billiard peers as president of the Billiards Congress of America, a Colorado Springs, Colo.-based trade association.He served in the position until 1985. The Bentley brothers know they have some tough shoes to fill."He's a trooper for sure," Jeremy said of Huebler. Paul Huebler Biography
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PAUL HUEBLER CUSTOM CUES
Maker of pool cues from 1974 to present in Linn, Missouri. Paul Huebler comes from a family with a history of woodworking. Paul's grandfather was a cabinet maker in the Linn, Missouri area. The youngest of eight children, Paul had an interest in billiards. Unfortunately, a serious auto accident at a young age kept him from becoming a player. However, it did not stop him from owning a room and sponsoring numerous tournaments. Paul worked for the A.E. Schmidt Company, a manufacturer of billiard supplies in St. Louis, and became the national sales representative. He saw a market for quality cues, and started Huebler Industries in his home town of Linn, Missouri in the 1970s. Huebler cues are usually marked on the butt cap. Those cues that are not marked are easily identifiable by a nyloninsert in the shaft, which the joint screw threads into. Although several other cue manufacturers have switched to inlaid points, Huebler cues are still spliced. As Paul Huebler loves the game of chess, chess pieces have been common inlay themes. Various cross configurations are also common. Paul is proud that Huebler Industries makes all of the components that go into their cues. They even make the full splices for their hustler cues instead of just adding a joint to an existing one-piece, which allows them to offer these cues in rosewood or ebony. Now that Paul is in his late seventies he has slowed down production of Huebler cues. He sells only on his website and through established Huebler dealers. Paul is proud of the work of the cuemakers he has on his staff, many of whom have been working for him for many years. Paul still offers custom cues, and he personally overseas their construction. Huebler cues continues to sponsor the Valley National Youth Eight ball Tournament, which he has done for over fifteen years. Huebler also sells a line of custom cases that range in price from $85 to $424.50. Huebler Industries, Inc. -- About Us
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Huebler Industries, Inc. was founded by Paul E. Huebler in 1973 in Linn, Missouri...
Paul with his young employee and his son, who was just out of high school, learned their craft in the school of hard knocks.Paul was the driving force and the young men, through their work ethic, developed into master craftsmen.There have been many innovations over the years and today because of Paul's vision and drive and the men's quest for perfection; Huebler cues are regarded as the best constructed production cues in the world market today. It was with dogged determination to produce only high quality products that has resulted in the Huebler Cues' high regard within the industry.Paul has never compromised his belief in using only the finest natural exotic wood products in making his cues, and regardless of monetary loss there has never been a 'second' that has ever gone out the factory's doors.The waste products are burned on the old family homestead. Paul exhibits great vision in developing his company by never compromising his belief in Quality, Value, and Service.Probably the best understanding of Huebler Cues comes from Paul's belief that he doesn't want to put a cue in everybody's hands, (volume), he want to put a great cue in some peoples hand's (quality).This truly Christian man also has developed a family atmosphere within his organization.Paul has a strong loyalty to his employees and has helped many of them through troubled times. The secret to the great playability of a Huebler Cue basically lies within the construction methods and the quality of the materials.The cues are made with the utmost care and the methods of construction are consistent. The goal of every cuemaker has been to make a two-piece cue hit like a one-piece (solid).Huebler Cues consistently hit like a one-piece cue because of their solid construction methods and the big secret (the nylon insert in the shaft of the cue). Huebler Enlargement
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Paul HueblerCustom Made Pool Cues..
Paul Huebler comes from a family with a history of woodworking.Paul's grandfather was a cabinet maker in the Linn, Missouri area.The youngest of eight children, Paul had an interest in billiards.Unfortunately, a serious auto accident at a young age kept him from becoming a player.However, it did not stop him from owning a room and sponsoring numerous tournaments. Louis, and became the national sales representative.He saw a market for quality cues, and started Huebler Industries in his home town of Linn, Missouri in the 1970s. Huebler cues are usually marked on the butt cap.Those cues that are not marked are easily identifiable by a nylon insert in the shaft, which the joint screw threads into.Although several other cue manufacturers have switched to inlaid points, Huebler cues are still spliced.As Paul Huebler loves the game of chess, chess pieces have been common inlay themes.Various cross configurations are also common.Paul is proud that Huebler Industries makes all of the components that go into their cues.They even make the full splices for their hustler cues instead of just adding a joint to an existing one-piece, which allows them to offer these cues in rosewood or ebony. Now that Paul is in his late seventies he has slowed down production of Huebler cues.He sells only on his website and through established Huebler dealers.Paul is proud of the work of the cuemakers he has on his staff, many of whom have been working for him for many years.Paul still offers custom cues, and he personally overseas their construction.Huebler cues continues to sponsor the Valley National Youth Eight ball Tournament, which he has done for over fifteen years.
