Lengthening a cue that has already been lengthened?

[cueman]

Just wondered if anyone knows, ideally cue makers, if you can lengthen a cue that has already been lengthened before? I'm guessing the answer is yes but I'd like to know what it involves?
The cue in question was previously lengthened by two inches in the butt end, it was respliced about 7 inches from the butt end above the splice and a section put it. Could it be lengthened again in the same area or will it have to be done above the original area?

[jim evans]

hi cueman all you do is drill the butt put a false piece on say 3 ins long by doweling and splice as normal but does depend on the other splices on how it works

[cueman]

Drill the butt where Jim?

[jim evans]

in the bottom where the sd type joint goes,ie what i do is turn a piece of ash or maple with a 10-12mm spiggot on (or tenon if you want) drill into butt glue in and the plane and sand and glue splices on i know it sounds easy talking about it but it int

[cueman]

OK cheers for that Jim. One final question, would this add much weight if any and does it alter the balance?

[jim evans]

only fractions depends on the wood your splicing with, if ebony and it weighs generally the heaviest of splicing woods ,if your adding 2 oz of wood its got to alter slightly

[cueman]

That is my worry, its going to be ebony as it would throw the butt out if anything other than that was used. I'm looking at around 3 inches so that is likely to be a minimum of around 2 oz I reckon and that will push the cue over 19 oz, way too much weight for me. Think I'm gonna have to bite the bullet I think, the cue just won't play the same and having already been lengthened before. Cheers anyway.

[jim evans]

dont forget the core of the butt is going to be a lighter wood ,your taking some of the existing butt off ,just weigh a piece of ebony your considering and prob take half that weight off

[narl]

dont forget the core of the butt is going to be a lighter wood ,your taking some of the existing butt off ,just weigh a piece of ebony your considering and prob take half that weight off

Isn't that referred to as laminating the butt? Building ebony around a lighter wood?

[jaffa.johnson]

Could you not add 4 lower splices?

[jim evans]

thats what we have been discussin

[jaffa.johnson]

My bad, misread things.