This cue making lark ain't easy - my attempts

[billabong]

Thanks Gaz



Cheers



Well if i'm planing off thick I use a normal vice and rotate the cue by 22.5 deg so that you an octagonal form and when it comes to the rounding part I use one hand to hold and rotate and then the other to plane.

Do you use the Mike technique, or a hand plane ?

[itsnoteasy]

Nice Rogi, can't beat that plain ebony butt.

[billabong]

Nice Rogi, can't beat that plain ebony butt.

I dunno, ebony with a touch of snakewood does it more for me. .

You're not wrong though, nice looking cue.

Is the customer a member on here Adam ?

[Leo]

Must be hard to hard to make any sort of decent money in cue making

[Ethanat]

Nice, very elegant.

[RogiBear]

Do you use the Mike technique, or a hand plane ?

No electric planes, I use 3 hand planes small block plane (103), a low angle jack (62) and a jack plane (5)

Nice Rogi, can't beat that plain ebony butt.

I dunno, ebony with a touch of snakewood does it more for me. .

You're not wrong though, nice looking cue.

Is the customer a member on here Adam ?

I also prefer an additional splice, but plain ebony is classic plus the customer is always right.

Indirectly no the customer is not a member

[jasonhill123]

Hello there,
Nice progress with the cue making.

I am personally thinking about starting to make cues myself. I am 27 and a regular pool player.

Just wondered if you have any tips on selecting Ash shaft wood?
I will be looking to go to the local timber merchants soon.

As for getting the “Arrows” on the timber with the black grain, how is this achieved?
Any tips are much appreciated.

Many thanks in advance…
Jas

[sharkster63]

Thanks Gaz



Cheers



Well if i'm planing off thick I use a normal vice and rotate the cue by 22.5 deg so that you an octagonal form and when it comes to the rounding part I use one hand to hold and rotate and then the other to plane.

Thanks, I might try it some day. I like your work.

[RogiBear]

Haven't posted on here for a while as I had some personal issues stopping me making the cues. Anyway heres a pic of one I started quite some time ago and recently finished - bar the weight and joint.
I also trialled a new finishing technique for the butt to give it a nicer sheen and its definitely worked imo.

Fairly complex one for me with 12 splices, lovely figuring in the Amboyna and I tried something a little different with the Amboyna end cap.

[jono*]

Definately a cue that will turn heads. Nice work

[justf]

Lovely work rogi. Looks superb mate. U got talent!!!lol

[Wayne G]

Really impressive work(of art).

[fredkite]

Very nice Adam. What's the name of the wood used on the veneer?

[lesedwards]

That is awesome, I keep talking about taking an attempt at one. This just pushes me that much more, I have to source out the wood.

[RogiBear]

Definately a cue that will turn heads. Nice work

Lovely work rogi. Looks superb mate. U got talent!!!lol

Really impressive work(of art).

Thank you very much guys!!!

Very nice Adam. What's the name of the wood used on the veneer?

Depends on which one you think the veneer is. When I showed a few of my friends the other day they presumed the thicker figured wood under the amboyna was a veneer but I actually spliced thin so that it didn't show through the butt ( i wanted more amboyna to show) any way that is actually spalted curly maple. The thin veneers highlighting the sides are red dyed maple and thin quilted maple.

That is awesome, I keep talking about taking an attempt at one. This just pushes me that much more, I have to source out the wood.

Go for it Les, make sure your plane is well tuned!!!!