Pool Cue Holders

Pool cue holders or pool cue racks, are mostly made of hardwood and more often than not match the pool table's wood or the decor of the games room or both. Pool cues are made of wood and like any piece of wood will warp if left in a horizontal position. This warping is due to the fact that long after any tree (be it hardwood or otherwise) has been harvested for wood, it will always bend toward the sun. So to keep pool cues from warping, you must keep them upright.

Most pool cue holders consist of a top portion and a bottom portion. The top portion has holes drilled through it so that the top of each pool cue protrudes through a hole. This basically prevents the cue from moving from side to side. The bottom has holes that are only drilled half through and sanded into a cradle, which holds the bottom portion of the cues. The pool cue rack is usually mounted to the wall, but can be built into a freestanding side table.

Regardless of what kind you decide to purchase, the cue rack, like most pool table accessories, has two purposes. One is to be cosmetically pleasing to enhance your decor, and the other is to serve an important function.