The only thing that struck me unusual was splicing top and bottom and then sides after but that could be Andy's usual method.
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Originally Posted by perpetualboredom View PostAll these posts to prove what we already know:
Anyone valuing an item more based based purely on where its made, are:
inherantly racist,
stupid,
deserving of being fleeced
congrats.
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Originally Posted by crispian jones View Postthe reason i ask andy is because as you know a cue is spliced traditionally using a hand plane, without drawing a diagram for the less expirienced here, that would mean plaining in a straight line from point A to point B where as the thai cues will have there splices put on using machinery that involves the splices being added in a convext way, so i geuss that i would need get out my plane and ruin this perticular cue to show whether it is or is not a thai cue ?
this would mean ruining the whole cue, a waiste of my time and efforts to prove realy, but if needed then that is what i will do !
the cue is in the workshop now see, but trutrhfuly it is the last thing i want to do to it
Cris, it's not 'that' tricky to get splices done like this, with a slight concave appearance, even with a plane.
To do this using a plane, it depends on how the cue is fixed in order to make the cuts for the splices. If a cue is held in a good solid grip for almost the entire length of the butt, (like a large vice, or a pair of vices running next to each other), then pressure can be applied to cue in order to flex it at the butt slightly. Planing it once the cue is flexed in this way creates this sort of concave effect to the faces being planed once any pressure is released from the vice or holding mechanism.Last edited by trevs1; 26 July 2013, 09:27 PM.
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Originally Posted by luke-h View Posti just looked at the picture again and for the life of me i dont understand....care to enlighten me? please
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there is basicaly a way of proving without doubt if a cue is a thai cue or not, but sorry to tell you this guys it involves planing out a whole splice of the origional ebony, something that is difficult to replace perfectly because of the way they are put together !
i am willing, at a cost to myself to chop up this cue, and show the results with a diagram to explain what im saying, but realy that would put me to an even lower low that i am already
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Originally Posted by RogiBear View PostIf you look closely under the badge you can just about see two vertical lines. These are joins between the top splice and the adjoining side splices. From my point of view I would only use this method if I were adding additional splices to the top and not for a plain butt.
It has to be said though, that nearly all the cues I've seen done this way are from abroad. It seems to be their way of going about it
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Originally Posted by trevs1 View PostAs I posted earlier though, that in itself is no indication of anything, as anyone can do it that way.
It has to be said though, that nearly all the cues I've seen done this way are from abroad. It seems to be their way of going about it
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