Cue making diary

[old school]

You are aware that timber becomes " spalted" due to the presence of fungi,arent you.Nice grain patterns for turning and cabinet making,but possibly only good for front splices on cues only.A chap called Graham sold a cue on e-bay a while ago that had butt splices of spalted beech and was made at Craftsman.Apologies to all for dropping into " geek" mode for a while.I will go back to sleep now.

[ADR147]

lol - yes i am aware!

[old school]

And now you arent bored anymore,glad to be of service old chap,anytime you need cheering up,let me know zzzzzzzzz.

[sanman]

Yep, hadnt quite sussed the adding weight back then. Have now.
Its probably the hardest part to work out where and how to weight a cue.

I think I could help you out with that

[JasonOwen]

I think I could help you out with that

Please feel free to PM me, I have been adding weight successfully but would be interested in any additional info?

[jim evans]

hi jason i drill about 8-9 in down the butt and add weight if its well forward of your hand i think it works well,if you find anymor out let me know

[trigger666]

Yep, hadnt quite sussed the adding weight back then. Have now.
Its probably the hardest part to work out where and how to weight a cue.

i ha simular prob yesterday got the cue drilled and ready to add some weight when i weighed it only came to 12 oz which in my small experience is quite light ???
the max weight i was able to add was 3 1/2 oz totalling 15.5oz a little frustrating but none the less it plays pretty well prob best for pool tho .....
you learn something new every time !!!!

[jim evans]

hi trig what size hole was drilled and how deep didyou have drilled thanks jim

[trigger666]

it was 10mm buddy and about 7in long i shaped some lead about 6in long with an inch dowel at the bottom ... unfotunatly ive not got the tools or space at the minute !!! so everything is a bit of a battle !!!!

[perpetualboredom]

I have thought if you were making a cue you'd weight it after planing the first two splices (or even the last two)? Hole through the shaft - stick some weight material in and then glue splices? Then you can choose your balance point easier than drilling up through the bottom??

[trigger666]

your more than likely right but with only hand tools to my disposal ive found that the easiest way is drilling the butt !!!

[JasonOwen]

You can add weight after doing the 1st 2 splices, drill holes, add weights and then put on the last 2 splices. But its hard at this stage to know what the final cue will weigh and thus add the right amount of weight is hard for any accuracy.
I tend to do this with a few ounces and then also drill up into the butt to add weight to get close to the final weight, allowing for a butt joint and final sanding.
Adding weight is straight forward, its getting the balance thats hard.

[JasonOwen]

Without a lathe its neigh impossible to drill up into the butt. You think if you dont get it centrally drilled then you will end up with a biased weight, like an acuerate cue.

[trevs1]

Without a lathe its neigh impossible to drill up into the butt. You think if you dont get it centrally drilled then you will end up with a biased weight, like an acuerate cue.

Do you mean Gravity Cue Jason.?

[JasonOwen]

Do you mean Gravity Cue Jason.?

Yes that's it