My workshop

[vmax]

A couple more pics, can't upload anymore for some reason or other I've reached my byte allowance

[DeanH]

don't blame the tools - steadier hand

[vmax]

My latest
60 inch ash 3/4 with full bolivian rosewood butt, 30.5mm diameter butt, 9.9mm brass ferrule, balanced at 17.5 inches, 19 0z's, 160mm tigerwood mini butt.
This is a real beauty, very straight grained shaft, lovely balance to it, very similar to my own playing cue.
Had a knock with it on sunday night and it felt so right I'm very tempted to keep it myself. Took lots of pics but only one came out unblurred, need a new camera or a steadier hand, will take a few more soon and upload asap.

[vmax]

won 4 and then lost 3 --- tells you something
beech shaft, very smooth?

beech - easy to work with?

very nice looking, like that old cue that came with two alternating wood for the butt.

To be fair he picked his game up and all frames were quite close. Beech very easy to work with, planes well with very little tear out, glues well after dampening the bare joint surfaces with a moist cloth, and sands super smooth.
Those of you who like maple will like beech, those of you who like a stiffer shaft will also like beech, naturally a shade darker in colour and as it's more dense than ash or maple it's not reliant on grain characteristics for playability. I planed this one down to 3mm oversize last autumn and left it to settle until last week, stayed straight as a die all the while.

[mrbluejay]

I take it Beech is quite stiff then?

[DeanH]

won 4 and then lost 3 --- tells you something
beech shaft, very smooth?

beech - easy to work with?

very nice looking, like that old cue that came with two alternating wood for the butt.

[vmax]

Just finished this one yesterday and played with it tonight.
One piece beech shaft with two long wenge and two short iroko butt splices, six inch beech mini butt, 59 inches long, 30mm diameter butt, 9.8mm brass ferrule, balanced at 18 inches and 16.75 oz's in weight.
Very light cue compared to my 20 oz ash but it has a lot of power thanks to the beech shaft, lovely balance to it, TS Long Ba tip on it as good as always. I played very well with it, beat my mate first four frames, then switched to my own cue and lost the next three

[vmax]

Looks good, you happy with it? How's it play?

It really doesn't suit me at all, too short, too light and that round butt is off putting as I'd never played with one before, feels a tad light on the bridge hand despite the forward balance of 20 inches but I guess that's the difference between my own 20 oz cue and this one.

[j6uk]

Just finished this one yesterday, 3/4 split ash shaft with wenge butt and a lacewood splice on maple and wenge veneers. 58.75 inches long, 18 ounces, 9.8mm brass ferrule, 30mm diameter round butt, 20 inch balance point with an armargo armago 6 inch mini butt.
Played with it tonight, made a 32 first poke, bit light for me but played nicely despite the fact it's a round butt and I had to look to see if I was holding it in the same place every time.
Some people like round butt cues, I don't, but it will suit someone I guess.

Looks good, you happy with it? How's it play?

[vmax]

what wood is the mini?

mini is amargo amargo, like a light brown wenge, very nasty dust.

[DeanH]

not heard of lacewood, looks familiar but cant put my finger on what it looks like
very nice though.

what wood is the mini?

[vmax]

Just finished this one yesterday, 3/4 split ash shaft with wenge butt and a lacewood splice on maple and wenge veneers. 58.75 inches long, 18 ounces, 9.8mm brass ferrule, 30mm diameter round butt, 20 inch balance point with an armargo armago 6 inch mini butt.
Played with it tonight, made a 32 first poke, bit light for me but played nicely despite the fact it's a round butt and I had to look to see if I was holding it in the same place every time.
Some people like round butt cues, I don't, but it will suit someone I guess.

[Shockerz]

Sorry for late reply shockz, because it's wet, on the shelf handy and anything wet will do, no other reason.

lol.

Good job the toilets not too far away then if you use anything that's handy.................did make me laugh though!

[vmax]

Why white spirit vmax, not heard of that.

Sorry for late reply shockz, because it's wet, on the shelf handy and anything wet will do, no other reason.

[Ninja.cues]

Are the hard Arkansas stones any use for sharpening ?

I use one in my work for taking any small burrs or raised areas off of damaged hardened steel surfaces
( prior to calibrating digital calipers, etc. . . ).

They are really good, friend use to have one and used it a few times myself.
Always wanted to get one after but only ended up getting a small pocket one from a car boot as the new ones where in cheap.