j6 cue stories

[Shockerz]

weight of a wood splice

rosewood

Love the look of the rosewood.

You look like you're flying with cue making, must be a good feeling...........well done mate.

[j6uk]

What are you looking to achieve by taking them on the table at this stage without splicing etc?

to see if they hit well before investing more time and money

balance point ?

noise and feel+ as many say its all in the shaft

sry overlooked your posts,
well i like to hit a fews balls after iv weighted them so as to build a picture in my mind about the cue and how it plays in relation to its specs. then i'd work into the cue to help it play to its optimum

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[Shockerz]

sry overlooked your posts,
well i like to hit a fews balls after iv weighted them so as to build a picture in my mind about the cue and how it plays in relation to its specs. then i'd work into the cue to help it play to its optimum

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Does each cue change much when you add the splices? As regards playability that is?

[j6uk]

not that much, a bit of feel maybe. unless your adding length, weight or taking a lot of meat out of the cue.. its really to get to know the hit before the finishing process

[Shockerz]

not that much, a bit of feel maybe. unless your adding length, weight or taking a lot of meat out of the cue.. its really to get to know the hit before the finishing process

Yeah I just wondered as regards the splicing. Looking at say ebony, the wood chart says 50% heavier than ash.

Sounds like a good idea though. I'll bet you can't wait to get to the table with all those cues. I guess that's the high's and low's when you get one that hit's like a dog but looks good or vica versa.

[j6uk]

this is one of my first cues and one i wasnt happy with till now

https://youtu.be/uTd1X3i71tc

[golferson123]

i know its hard to judge how a piece of wood will play but that shaft looks perfect

[DeanH]

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how do you do that?

delete a post so quickly after posting it?

[j6uk]

did you see the video? yes its a nice hitter, though the shaft aint picture perfect. its a player at 58.25/9/28/17bp/17.3oz

i know its hard to judge how a piece of wood will play but that shaft looks perfect

[j6uk]

this brown ash is the next to be worked on, should be ready by the end of the week

[j6uk]

https://www.youtube.com/embed/d9b_c5UMQnc

took this cue back down the workshop today for a referrule. i saw it was just over 58"and i thought if it came down by 10mm and took a bit more out of the last 15" of the shart i could put a bit more of a sting in its tale.
so the cues now just under 58 at 1465mm and with a nice traditional 9.2x10mm long ferrule, one of a few i picked up from osbourn. he said they were the same ferrules he put on the cue he made for ronnies a few years back..

[j6uk]

this cue from post #576 is almost ready to go

brown ash & golden merbau with bloodwood, rosewood and two white ash veneers front splice
58
9.2
28.5
17bp
17.7oz

a hitter, and the best cue iv made to date

[Shockerz]

Looks like you're getting a head of steam up now mate with cue making.

Nice pics again.

[j6uk]

just two more before crimbo then its time for more shaft work

[Shockerz]

just two more before crimbo then its time for more shaft work

No rest for the wicked then mate.

Liked your cueing in the video as well. Good length pause and then right through, nice and positive.