Good cue makers and prices

[RGCirencester]

Jokingly Chatlag and I discussed the "IKEA" cue. Plywood shaft to give you perfect straight grain and equal chevrons, Pine butt and MDF splice. Couple of bits of dowel and a little packet of PVA and all sorted

Put me down for 2!!! In self build

[brendan147]

i'd like to be Caterham

Little guy in his workshop in the garden

Caterham = exotic woods

[brendan147]

Jokingly Chatlag and I discussed the "IKEA" cue. Plywood shaft to give you perfect straight grain and equal chevrons, Pine butt and MDF splice. Couple of bits of dowel and a little packet of PVA and all sorted

"IKEA" cue? Would love to know more about this mate....

[Dan27]

woooooooooooosh!!!!!!!!!!

[cantpotforshíte]

"IKEA" cue? Would love to know more about this mate....

Ikea cues are the best that you can buy, Brendan .. keep a look out for them on Ebay. They're worth their weight in MDF. And good luck.

[Dan27]

Ikea cues are the best that you can buy, Brendan .. keep a look out for them on Ebay. They're worth their weight in MDF. And good luck.

Especially the "Lack" series.

[brendan147]

Ikea cues are the best that you can buy, Brendan .. keep a look out for them on Ebay. They're worth their weight in MDF. And good luck.

Eeeyyaaayyy....I never heard IKEA cue, but IKEA semi-finish home furnitures are very well-known worldwide. Hmmm....I am not into e-bay stuff most of the time. Will try it though...

Thanks....

[brendan147]

Anyone here ever believe a very good quality of custom hand made cue can be completed within 2 weeks?

[trigger666]

yes !!! two weeks would be plenty to build the cue but its finshing the cue that takes the time - oiling/sanding/drying time/oiling/sanding/drying time ect...
from what ive learned i would say that 3/4 weeks is a more practical timescale , to achieve the best finish ????? without having to rush anything imo

[longball]

Would anyone have a contact number for Tony Ions and if so could they pass it on,i would realy appreciate it.
thanks

[ADR147]

Would anyone have a contact number for Tony Ions and if so could they pass it on,i would realy appreciate it.
thanks

i would have his number.

[brendan147]

yes !!! two weeks would be plenty to build the cue but its finshing the cue that takes the time - oiling/sanding/drying time/oiling/sanding/drying time ect...
from what ive learned i would say that 3/4 weeks is a more practical timescale , to achieve the best finish ????? without having to rush anything imo

Unclevit from Thailand still playing a 10years old cue which is finished within 6hours. This is an amazing fact I got from him.

[longball]

i would have his number.

Nice one mate,if you could send it on to me at
jamesmulqueen at hotmail dot com that would be great.
many thanks

[trigger666]

Unclevit from Thailand still playing a 10years old cue which is finished within 6hours. This is an amazing fact I got from him.

cant see it being possible not starting at 0800 with your timber blanks then you have cut/plane the splice glue one side (wait to dry) then splice second side glue and wait to dry then turn the whole cue down,
drill and weight cue and add sd joint (which would be nightmare if glue was still green),
still you have to fit ferrule sand -oil-(oiling alone can take a few days) and then your final sand/wax all by 1400 ????!!!
im not trying to pick an argument but 6hrs start to finish in one day i just cant see it ????!!!!
maybe 6hrs labour in total but not in the same day ???
please somebody correct me if im wrong but its sounds ridiculous imho ?? : confused:

[lk8]

cant see it being possible not starting at 0800 with your timber blanks then you have cut/plane the splice glue one side (wait to dry) then splice second side glue and wait to dry then turn the whole cue down,
drill and weight cue and add sd joint (which would be nightmare if glue was still green),
still you have to fit ferrule sand -oil-(oiling alone can take a few days) and then your final sand/wax all by 1400 ????!!!
im not trying to pick an argument but 6hrs start to finish in one day i just cant see it ????!!!!
maybe 6hrs labour in total but not in the same day ???
please somebody correct me if im wrong but its sounds ridiculous imho ?? : confused:

i know a friend who got 3 custom made 3/4 joint cues (4x splice & veneer), done and ready within few hours, (includes fitting middle & end joints, splicings etc.etc.) but I think the shaft was pre-prepared, but the splicings were terrible to say the least... so it's very possible...