Cue making diary

[JasonOwen]

Some of you might be interested, Im having a go at cue making and have started a blog charting my experiences. Thought that instead of talking to myself in the workshop, I would share it with you guys.

Its ongoing and welcome any help / advice / tips.

http://thecueguru.weebly.com/cue-making-blog.html

[jim evans]

cue making

so the young man in firefrets post is you i thought you would have been older ,lol

[jrc750]

Hi Jason, seeing as its your very first go at this i'm just wondering why are you making several at once ???
Is it to sell a few to recoup the costs of making the one/ones you keep for yourself ??
Are you going to put some of your spare Antique cue badges on them lol

[JasonOwen]

The plan was to start by making a half dozen with the hope that I get one good one at the end.
But if I end up with a few cues turning out well then it would be good to sell them so I can then invest in some machinery. Plus the wood, especially for the butts, isnt cheap so would help with buying more of this for the next batch.

[jaffa.johnson]

Good luck with it all.

I will keep reading the blog to see how its going,

Is the aim to have one of your cues as your playing cue?

[damienlch]

hi jason... that's a very nice read... i'll be looking forward to seeing photos of the finished cues.

good luck!!

[Acrowot]

Very nice Jason. Keep up with the good work and hope that all goes well for you.

Thanks for sharing.
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[NewbridgeJob]

This is just what i've been looking for for years, it'll be great to see how they come on as i've always fancied trying this myself. Glad you've took the time out to post all of this for us so thanks very much

If they turn out well then i'll definitely think about buying one from you

[nevets]

Please keep up the blog Jason, this is fascinating stuff.

[JasonOwen]

Thanks for the support, I am giving 1 solid day a week to it so progress will be steady but slow.
Picked up some Pau Rosa wood today and some ebony veneers from a local wood turner.
Cost £20 so costs are starting to mount up.

[fredkite]

That's a really interesting read, best of luck with it.

[mazur]

Very Nice! More pictures please!

[JasonOwen]

I will keep adding pics as I go along.
This coming week I have to taper round the other 5/6 shafts so not too much will happen to report on.
Then splicing begins...

[jim evans]

cue blog

wait while you get realy hooked youll be buying wood as if it going out of fashion lol,i must have 600 pounds worth or more now so get ready

[rbp1991]

Wow awesome read, iv always loved cues and would someday like to get into cuemaking as a hobby, whgen I'm older, just wondering is it difficult to get an even and gradual taper in the shaft, as I imagine it would be? Keep up the good work!
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