Increase butt diameter

[sealer]

Hi Everyone,

How easy is it to increase a but diameter on a one piece plain ebony cue. 4 inch from the butt end it is around 29 mm and I want it at 30.5mm. Adding a splice? How long will the splice have to be to make the transition acceptable? Will it affect anything? Anyone please?

[jack_dougles]

Hi Everyone,

How easy is it to increase a but diameter on a one piece plain ebony cue. 4 inch from the butt end it is around 29 mm and I want it at 30.5mm. Adding a splice? How long will the splice have to be to make the transition acceptable? Will it affect anything? Anyone please?

easiest option is to fatten it with layers of electrician tape, others have done this including myself and will increase butt diameter without effecting weight, other option is to get the but respliced as if lengthening cue, a good cue maker will splice additional wood into cue but by cutting initially a length off cue it can be made same length but with a thicker but, with that amount of thickness it should not really effect the weight and balance
the tape idea is a great starter to make sure you actually need a fatter but

[andy carson]

gaffa tape! job done!