My workshop

[DeanH]

Sold the brittania black ash on ebay last week, got a message from the buyer that it arrived bent and damaged (shaft) so I asked for pictures of the damaged shaft and the plastic tube it was sent in in order to claim from Yodel as it was insured. He told me he was ill at the moment and would send pics later. I asked if the tube was in any way damaged or whether the shaft had come out of the tube and been damaged that way, he said no damage to the tube and package was intact when it arrived.
Now I'm not a physics major but I can't see how a perfectly straight shaft can get bent and damaged while securely retained in a plastic tube that remains undamaged in transit

Received a message from him today that he's given it to a cue shop near him that will attempt a repair, if not successful then he'll put it down to experience and not send it back.
What do members think ? was he trying it on ? I state on my listings 'no returns' unless of course it gets damaged in transit which is always covered by insurance. I sent another cue the same week through Yodel and it arrived OK, buyer was pleased.
I did have to accept a return once before as the ferrule as measured by the buyer was 0.1 of a millimeter out from my description in the listing, I think he squeezed the calipers just hard enough for that to happen, ebay took his side so I gave him no feedback.

I think the recipient is trying it on.
Any legit person would have pictures to back up their story.
You could ask him for the "repair" shop to send pictures.
I bet you dont hear any more from this person and of course you have put him on your naughty list

[vmax]

Sold the brittania black ash on ebay last week, got a message from the buyer that it arrived bent and damaged (shaft) so I asked for pictures of the damaged shaft and the plastic tube it was sent in in order to claim from Yodel as it was insured. He told me he was ill at the moment and would send pics later. I asked if the tube was in any way damaged or whether the shaft had come out of the tube and been damaged that way, he said no damage to the tube and package was intact when it arrived.
Now I'm not a physics major but I can't see how a perfectly straight shaft can get bent and damaged while securely retained in a plastic tube that remains undamaged in transit

Received a message from him today that he's given it to a cue shop near him that will attempt a repair, if not successful then he'll put it down to experience and not send it back.
What do members think ? was he trying it on ? I state on my listings 'no returns' unless of course it gets damaged in transit which is always covered by insurance. I sent another cue the same week through Yodel and it arrived OK, buyer was pleased.
I did have to accept a return once before as the ferrule as measured by the buyer was 0.1 of a millimeter out from my description in the listing, I think he squeezed the calipers just hard enough for that to happen, ebay took his side so I gave him no feedback.

[vmax]

What you've done to that Britannia cue looks really cool. I saw it on ebay today and am really struggling to not buy it! How does it play? The other problem is that I also really like the look of the J Ashcroft and don't get me started on the pearwood - they're a bit pricey for me at the moment though!

On all my ebay listings I clearly state ' don't message me with offers or asking for alterations as all such messages will be ignored, if the cue doesn't suit you then buy one that does '

The J. Ashcroft sold yesterday and the buyer then messages me after he's bought it asking me to take it down to 9.5mm tip, it's an 11mm tip as mentioned in the description. He messaged me before on the listing of one of my pearwood cues, that all have 10mm tips, asking me if the difference from 9.5mm is a big jump, I said very little difference between 9.5 and 10 so then he goes and buys the 11mm Ashcroft

I said no to the alteration as the cue was weighted and balanced to suit the cue as it is and I wasn't party to doing work that I wouldn't be paid for, also he could cancel the sale if he wanted, heard nothing back so posted it this morning.
The customer is always right or you get what you pay for ?

[vmax]

Cool! Although it appears the string spacing at the nut is a bit off, and the high E being closer to the fret edges ? Or maybe it's temporary in the pics
Built myself a '65 strat copy a month ago, in sonic blue, lefty.

Nut isn't actually fixed in that pic, it's a brass nut with individual adjustable risers and you can see that some strings aren't lying in the slots, truss rod cover isn't fixed either (no screws). I gave to my mate to fix the nut and set the string height, intonation etc as he's a guitar nerd and very anal about the neck.

[vmax]

What you've done to that Britannia cue looks really cool. I saw it on ebay today and am really struggling to not buy it! How does it play? The other problem is that I also really like the look of the J Ashcroft and don't get me started on the pearwood - they're a bit pricey for me at the moment though!

I haven't tried the black ash, it's too light and too short for me, the Ashcroft plays great and if it was longer I'd use it myself as I like a bigger tip. The pearwood cues are priced as they are because the wood is so expensive and I need to allow for ebay's cut which is considerable, a private deal on the forum outside of ebay would make them cheaper. When you've got ten posts pm me if you're still interested.

[strobbekoen]

My latest guitar kit, a Les Paul senior, only a single bridge pick up like the more well known Les Paul junior but unlike the junior it has a carved top like a standard. Not the best quality kit to be fair but I did my best with it. Had to make a scratch plate myself, glued neck, wrap around bridge, bought a brass adjustable nut to replace the plastic one it came with, neck has splashes of glue on the fingerboard so I'm giving to my mate to set the intonation, string height and overall finish on the neck, something he's good at as he's a guitar nerd.

Cool! Although it appears the string spacing at the nut is a bit off, and the high E being closer to the fret edges ? Or maybe it's temporary in the pics
Built myself a '65 strat copy a month ago, in sonic blue, lefty.

[Frankthered]

What you've done to that Britannia cue looks really cool. I saw it on ebay today and am really struggling to not buy it! How does it play? The other problem is that I also really like the look of the J Ashcroft and don't get me started on the pearwood - they're a bit pricey for me at the moment though!

[vmax]

9 ball cue now winging its way to hawaii, thanks Randall

[vmax]

Snooker style pearwood 9 ball/chinese 8 ball cue,

59.75 inches long, 19.5 oz's, 19.25 inch balance point, 30mm diameter butt, 12mm diameter buffalo horn ferrule, pearwood shaft split at 3/4, brass vacuum joint, wenge butt with bocote decorative splices on maple veneers, mini butt.
Just dipping my toe into another market, don't know if this cue ticks all the 9 ball/chinese 8 ball boxes but it might catch someones eye and if it does and I get good feedback then all's good.

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[vmax]

Well this is what I've done with it.
Planed off the hardwood machine splices up to the tips then glued on some ash and took it back to round with the hand planes. Removed a section for a decorative splice and glued on a slip of ebony backed with a maple veneer and took it back to round again.
Covered the ebony/maple splice with masking tape and dyed the whole thing black with indian ink. After it had dried rubbed it down with 240 grade paper which removed quite a bit of the dye so and then dyed it again, when dried rubbed it down with 2500 grade paper and applied some white colouring oil, waited ten minutes and then removed the excess.
Sadly it didn't take as the grain had already been filled with the black ink so difference between the splices and the shaft couldn't really be seen so I decided to 3/4 split it, used an old centre joint that I had lying around and hid the joint within the shaft wood. Finished it with three coats of danish oil.
It's 57 1/2 inches long, weighs 16.6 oz's and the balance point is bang on the joint at 18 inches. Will add a badge tomorow.

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[vmax]

I rather enjoyed customising the Ashcroft one piece machine spliced maple so thought I'd have another go but the price of old cues is a bit steep considering how bad some of them are underneath so I looked at a new one from Britannia cues. Only thirty three quid including postage so I got one, what a sorry excuse for a cue it is, butt not jointed on straight, bent shaft, big hole filled on the joint, very poorly weighted and must have a big slug of metal in it as it weighs 22.8 oz's and last but not least a 'hand made' badge on it. I'm sure someone at the factory must have picked it up a some stage but that's the only hand that's been in contact with this.

Anyway I sanded off the laquer and kept it in the workshop for a couple of weeks where the damp atmosphere during this latest bout of 'global warming' has produced 150% more rain in july over the average and it's absorbed some moisture and straightened itself out. Now it's ready for customisation. I'm thinking a photo negative cue, black shaft with white grainfiller and whitewood butt, probably beech as I have a few offcuts hanging around. I've now retired, last day of work was yesterday so plenty of time on my hands as of now.

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[j6uk]

I've just 3/4 split the cue and added a little more weight, mate of mine is interested in it as he likes a bigger tip. Will you be covering the machine spices with hand spices on yours ?

No Steve, I’m a fan of the old long sharp spice look.
And I’ve found a choice shaft machine splice can play the same as a one piece if weighted properly..

[vmax]

Old maples are always enjoyable to work on, especially when you find a good piece.. I’m currently working on two machine spliced cues, one being similar to yours, it being an old Joe Davis Club cue in Maple & Rosewood.

I've just 3/4 split the cue and added a little more weight, mate of mine is interested in it as he likes a bigger tip. Will you be covering the machine spices with hand spices on yours ?

[j6uk]

Yes I did Jason, very little of the original hardwood butt left after I'd finished the second two splices, about six to eight inches but the join to the maple was very solid and all is good underneath.

Old maples are always enjoyable to work on, especially when you find a good piece.. I’m currently working on two machine spliced cues, one being similar to yours, it being an old Joe Davis Club cue in Maple & Rosewood.

[vmax]

My latest guitar kit, a Les Paul senior, only a single bridge pick up like the more well known Les Paul junior but unlike the junior it has a carved top like a standard. Not the best quality kit to be fair but I did my best with it. Had to make a scratch plate myself, glued neck, wrap around bridge, bought a brass adjustable nut to replace the plastic one it came with, neck has splashes of glue on the fingerboard so I'm giving to my mate to set the intonation, string height and overall finish on the neck, something he's good at as he's a guitar nerd.

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