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[markz]

I agree with you lads but you not seen the pile with all the mistakes, I wasn't looking for perfection but just to get it something like takes more skill than I had. I was forever messing up shafts by being heavy handed with the plane, I'd get over confident just like my snooker then it would kick me in the balls lol.

I did have a knock with one and made a 40, it was really satisfying knowing I'd made it and managed to pot a few balls. Was only a few already turned reject shafts from Jason Owen and Trevor White. Got couple left and ebony cut so you never know I might give it another go if I'm feeling adventurous lol.

[billabong]

Cheers Shockerz, plenty blood, sweat and tears lol

You do realise that the aim is to make a great playing cue, first and foremost right ?

The perfect alignment of stuff, should be secondary surely when starting out ??

[itsnoteasy]

What's wrong with that?, I think you have been very hard on yourself, better than anything I could do, at least it has a thick and a pointy end lol.
Did you give it a spin on a table Markz?

[markz]

Looks nice to me!

Cheers Shockerz, plenty blood, sweat and tears lol

[Shockerz]

Looks nice to me!

[markz]

Never mind all that Markz, where's the pictures of the cues you made

I gave up after 3, they were getting better but limited space and tools. Decided it was an expensive hobby to be making firewood lol. Still got a turned shaft, ebony cut for splices and few exotics but I'm not good enough. Fair play to the guys on here giving it a good go.

Don't laugh, it's not easy lol

[itsnoteasy]

Never mind all that Markz, where's the pictures of the cues you made

[markz]

What oil are you using - I'd like a TW finish on mine.

I started with a bottle of Mike Wooldridge cue oil but then tried my hand at making cues so got some linseed oil and Danish oil. Came up with the idea of splitting mikes in to 2 bottles and making them up with the linseed and Danish. I'm happy with the job it does but I only apply it in really thin coats, rather build up the finish than drowned the cue in oil.

[mikeyd100]

I agree mate, just nice to have a cue feel smooth and finished, nobody likes an over oiled cue as can get sticky pretty quick. I did send JP my Elite and it came back like shaft had been stripped back and little or no oiling, this cue felt the same but a few light coats later and it's nearly as good as TW finish that he gets. Feels great now.

What oil are you using - I'd like a TW finish on mine.

[markz]

To be fair ,rather slightly under oiled than plastered on, but I suppose it should be bang on really.

I agree mate, just nice to have a cue feel smooth and finished, nobody likes an over oiled cue as can get sticky pretty quick. I did send JP my Elite and it came back like shaft had been stripped back and little or no oiling, this cue felt the same but a few light coats later and it's nearly as good as TW finish that he gets. Feels great now.

[markz]

Hi Markz, good looking cue, I take it that it was an off the peg cue, so you can play until you get the real one, can I ask how much you paid for it....?

Dave

Hi Dave, I did a swap deal with my mate for my spare cue and cash his way. The original buyer ordered it to his spec and took 18 months. Just couldn't get on with it. Think on cue builder it comes out at about 625 for the traditional in the special cue.

[Madbox]

Hi Markz, good looking cue, I take it that it was an off the peg cue, so you can play until you get the real one, can I ask how much you paid for it....?

Dave

[itsnoteasy]

To be fair ,rather slightly under oiled than plastered on, but I suppose it should be bang on really.

[mikeyd100]

Cheers itsnoteasy, it's got a nice enough shaft and it's responsive. Tips of splices all perfect, bottom of splices not far out, they look like 90% of JP cues, they all seem to be at the same level at bottom. Nice piece of ovangkol as well. Only thing I had to do was a few light coats of oil. JP seems to send them out a bit under oiled these days. Maybe be a good question to ask him lol

Get it on the thread lad.... JP why are you skimping on Linseed.

[markz]

That's a very nice looking cue Markz, looks very neat splice work.

Cheers itsnoteasy, it's got a nice enough shaft and it's responsive. Tips of splices all perfect, bottom of splices not far out, they look like 90% of JP cues, they all seem to be at the same level at bottom. Nice piece of ovangkol as well. Only thing I had to do was a few light coats of oil. JP seems to send them out a bit under oiled these days. Maybe be a good question to ask him lol