j6 cue stories

[j6uk]

the one on the right looks healthy the other two look slow growers let us know how they hit

will do, but what do you mean slow growers golfer?

[golferson123]

I dont think ash has two growth cycles a year so the tight grain suggests not much growth although it could come from the tree outer as growth slows with age the broad rings are rapid growth indicating good healthy timber

[j6uk]

I dont think ash has two growth cycles a year so the tight grain suggests not much growth although it could come from the tree outer as growth slows with age the broad rings are rapid growth indicating good healthy timber

okay but theyre all off the same log, so are you saying that the outer and inner has differing groth an health/quallity?

[golferson123]

Yes its started with rapid growth and then slowed down just like me��quality wise i dont really know ,i'm not saying they wont play well just commenting on the grain

[j6uk]

i hear you, but your saying that the more open grain is healthier, stronger and some how more say reliable? cus the close grain ones feel like there just as lively and the ones that have moved have been the mid grain, not that i think that means much

Yes its started with rapid growth and then slowed down just like me��quality wise i dont really know ,i'm not saying they wont play well just commenting on the grain

[golferson123]

just my own preference really, I like broad grain ,percentage wise I've found they play better but others may disagree.and I just like the idea of the initial young growth as opposed to the outer growth as its slowing down,and I have found that the broad grain is slightly less pingy,these are my own observations so don't take them as true facts

[j6uk]

the next is a cue thats been hanging aroun for a few years. it was the best club cue in the house, an now its getting the full treatment

[j6uk]

a cue has fallen long live the cue!
this cue was the second cue from post 365


so after doing the final taper i saw an ant hole appear, i filled it with a wood an glue mix but after finishing an playing with the cue i found it 'okay in the balls but on mid-ong range shots it was kicking/throwing due to this defect hole

the good thing is..


the ferrules alreay gone on the next butterfly

[j6uk]

..anyway theres other cues to be getting on with.
heres a couple of club classics i put a bit of time into today. there both a8pool cues that have been extended. one iv turned into a snooker cue 'an i think its gonna hit, the other i extended a couple of inches with a snooker cue butt taper at 30mm. plus with a 2mm low cut black break cue ferrule to give it that brass ping




i willbe taking them both out on the table at some point

[j6uk]

this one will be ready for the green tomorrow

[Neil Taperell]

Nice work again Jas , love reading this thread when you update it .

[Pilgs]

Just read this thread from 1st post to last, lovely work. Must be so satisfying playing with a cue that you have made yourself. Wish I had the time, equipment, skill and talent lol

[j6uk]

Just read this thread from 1st post to last, lovely work. Must be so satisfying playing with a cue that you have made yourself. Wish I had the time: managing time is key whatever you do, and think long term. iv get faster better as each year has passes , equipment: you be surprise what you can o with very little, skill and talent lol: find your passion man

i started with changing tips, now im all-in

[Pilgs]

You make a very good point, very well
well

[j6uk]

You make a very good point, very well
well

i hope so, well its working for me right now so given a chance i will dish it out.. even with my 2yrs old boy, id rather sit own an get involed 100% for 30 min then be given it bits and picese in an out, hold on' an all that.. so if iv got a hour i'll nip over an o a ferrule an cut a couple of splices, it works.