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I thought I would write a little summary of what I’ve been up to lately. As some have seen my signature has updated alot and thought it would be nice to show people what i have done.
I’ve always loved cues, I can’t explain it but 1 is never enough as many may understand. But one thing I had wanted to do was actually make a cue.
Now considering the fact I’m from the generation where schools no longer allowed you to do woodwork or metalwork, you had to think how to do it....stupid in my eyes but that’s the national curriculum for you at times. But when I get a bee in my bonnet I don’t let things go.
Mike Wooldridge contacted me about sorting some graphic issues on his website, which was when I got saying I’d love to make a cue. That is where Mike offered as payment a shaft with rosewood splices, not the best ash and not the best splices as it was a tester for another technique which did not work out and was due to be binned but I leapt at the chance as I could at least have a go without forking out a fortune on something which I could fall flat on my face at. Luckily my father is a carver and a whittler so I have dabbled with wood briefly but not for over 17 years ago, but I looked at the prospect as a challenge. I know it would not be perfect, I know it might end in failure. But without trying I would never know what I could do. So Mike sent me the cue, few pieces of Rosewood and veneer and named the cue “Frankenstein” due to its ugliness and that’s was to be its name.
So I received the cue last week and started straight away with a few pointers of how to go about doing various things (Don’t ask me or Mike please, we would have to kill you lol). Below is a little photo journal of how far I am up to now. As you can see it’s not the simplest of cues and I wanted to get a benchmark of what I could do.
All comments, be it positive or negative are welcome by anyone as feedback is always good to have. And remember it’s my 1st cue so it won’t be up to master cue makers standards
Many thanks to:
Mike Wooldridge – For giving me this chance to make a cue and put up with my questions and my mistakes.
Witney Antique Restorations - For supplying me with whatever extra woods or veneers I needed.
ADR147 – Supplying me with ferrel’s and advice at good prices, for all your cue needs http://stores.ebay.co.uk/ADR147-Snoo...-pool-Supplies.
Wity – For supplying me with 4 tube cases and feedback.
My old man – Supplying stuff when I did not have it and driving 20 miles to bring it to me.
Kathy (My other half) – For putting up with the mess I made in the past week and supporting me.
Frankenstein has entered the building.
Light sanding.
Sides planed ready to be spliced.
Side splices clamped and glued.
Side Splices planed and rough sanded down.
Top splices already glued and shaped and top single splice being glued.
Top splice rough sanded and shaped.
And that is where I am upto now. Would be good to hear from others who have had a go.
I’ve always loved cues, I can’t explain it but 1 is never enough as many may understand. But one thing I had wanted to do was actually make a cue.
Now considering the fact I’m from the generation where schools no longer allowed you to do woodwork or metalwork, you had to think how to do it....stupid in my eyes but that’s the national curriculum for you at times. But when I get a bee in my bonnet I don’t let things go.
Mike Wooldridge contacted me about sorting some graphic issues on his website, which was when I got saying I’d love to make a cue. That is where Mike offered as payment a shaft with rosewood splices, not the best ash and not the best splices as it was a tester for another technique which did not work out and was due to be binned but I leapt at the chance as I could at least have a go without forking out a fortune on something which I could fall flat on my face at. Luckily my father is a carver and a whittler so I have dabbled with wood briefly but not for over 17 years ago, but I looked at the prospect as a challenge. I know it would not be perfect, I know it might end in failure. But without trying I would never know what I could do. So Mike sent me the cue, few pieces of Rosewood and veneer and named the cue “Frankenstein” due to its ugliness and that’s was to be its name.
So I received the cue last week and started straight away with a few pointers of how to go about doing various things (Don’t ask me or Mike please, we would have to kill you lol). Below is a little photo journal of how far I am up to now. As you can see it’s not the simplest of cues and I wanted to get a benchmark of what I could do.
All comments, be it positive or negative are welcome by anyone as feedback is always good to have. And remember it’s my 1st cue so it won’t be up to master cue makers standards
Many thanks to:
Mike Wooldridge – For giving me this chance to make a cue and put up with my questions and my mistakes.
Witney Antique Restorations - For supplying me with whatever extra woods or veneers I needed.
ADR147 – Supplying me with ferrel’s and advice at good prices, for all your cue needs http://stores.ebay.co.uk/ADR147-Snoo...-pool-Supplies.
Wity – For supplying me with 4 tube cases and feedback.
My old man – Supplying stuff when I did not have it and driving 20 miles to bring it to me.
Kathy (My other half) – For putting up with the mess I made in the past week and supporting me.
Frankenstein has entered the building.
Light sanding.
Sides planed ready to be spliced.
Side splices clamped and glued.
Side Splices planed and rough sanded down.
Top splices already glued and shaped and top single splice being glued.
Top splice rough sanded and shaped.
And that is where I am upto now. Would be good to hear from others who have had a go.
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