Cue making diary

[JasonOwen]

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

Jim, I imagine I will build up a stock pile of odds and sods. Seem to be getting a few bits here and there, not cheap tho is it.

[jim evans]

cue woods

ive just spent prob 300 quids in last month alone jason

[Stupree]

I applaud you for doing this and keeping a blog for posterity and to share your experiences. I am going to attempt turning a few shafts but I won't be willingly sharing my shocking efforts!!

Keep it up mate

[jim evans]

butts

a couple of my recent butts not yet finished,the designes you come up with jason are they just gonna happen or have you some idea what your after

[jim evans]

butt design

have you any idea of what yours will be or are you gonna make them up as you go along like me lol

[JasonOwen]

have you any idea of what yours will be or are you gonna make them up as you go along like me lol

At this stage I really want to build some confidence and would like to just get 'very good' at plain butts with maybe a front splice.

That said I am amassing a variety of bits and pieces.

[JasonOwen]

Jim, You just using Araldite for glue?

[nostawmail]

jason have you tried woodwiseuk.com for exotic woods they have jet black ebony aswell, i dont know if you can get it cheaper but there prices seem ok

[jim evans]

cue making

ime still experimenting with glues jason ivetried 3-4 different types or trade names ive had bits fly off in lathe with some of them the harder more dense woods take a bit of glueing sometimes,use a polyurathane sometimes but use a different one on the veneers cos the polyurathanes too messy

[Acrowot]

Wouldn't have thought that Araldite was any good for that job.. Also, you can get better epoxies than Araldite.
:snooker:

[JasonOwen]

If you think, once its all stuck down, all finished and the cue is being used, then the glue hasnt got to do much of a job other than hold it together. Its not like its supporting any huge weight or has any resistance being applied on it.
Think its got to be strong enough to hold the splices on while being worked and be very thin so it doesnt show.
Araldite was one glue that a pretty well known cue maker said he uses.

[JasonOwen]

Done a bit more this week, coming along...

[fredkite]

Is blog 3 supposed to be empty? You tease

[perpetualboredom]

Done a bit more this week, coming along...

Pics Jason!

[JasonOwen]

Is blog 3 supposed to be empty? You tease

Yep, just set the page up ready for next weeks instalment.