Hi,
Here is a fully cored cue I am building I named "El Rojo Diablo" or "The Red Devil" for Dan a very capable pool player of consequence who likes to fly low under the radar. I have assisted him in the design of this cue but to tell you the truth he has singularly made all decisions concerning every detail of the cue.
I will go so far as to say that he has not used one of my suggestions and is the sole designer of this cue 100% except for one joint detail. Darrin and I had to bend his arm behind his back to get him to drop his joint plan, for that I am happy because I know it will be better and after it's built, it's too late. This design process has been a huge factor of satisfaction to him and he has been at my shop once a week for the last month sweating every single detail. He has even come up with a very creative inlay designs which I am doing the CAD work on today. I figure how cool is that for a player to have a cue from his own creative process. When the customer is happy, I am also happy.
Here are some progress pics of this fancy player in the making. This has been a real labor of love for Dan as well as myself because I can see how passionate and involved he is by going thru this design process.
If you look up Pool Hall Junkie in Webster's Dictionary there will be a picture of Dan, he can't get enough, literaly.
Thanks for looking,
Rick G
Block with your 3 veneer colors chosen:
4 veneered points cut from the block:
V Grooved forearm in the indexed cutting jig:
Point glued in place and clamped for curing of epoxy:
Here is a fully cored cue I am building I named "El Rojo Diablo" or "The Red Devil" for Dan a very capable pool player of consequence who likes to fly low under the radar. I have assisted him in the design of this cue but to tell you the truth he has singularly made all decisions concerning every detail of the cue.
I will go so far as to say that he has not used one of my suggestions and is the sole designer of this cue 100% except for one joint detail. Darrin and I had to bend his arm behind his back to get him to drop his joint plan, for that I am happy because I know it will be better and after it's built, it's too late. This design process has been a huge factor of satisfaction to him and he has been at my shop once a week for the last month sweating every single detail. He has even come up with a very creative inlay designs which I am doing the CAD work on today. I figure how cool is that for a player to have a cue from his own creative process. When the customer is happy, I am also happy.
Here are some progress pics of this fancy player in the making. This has been a real labor of love for Dan as well as myself because I can see how passionate and involved he is by going thru this design process.
If you look up Pool Hall Junkie in Webster's Dictionary there will be a picture of Dan, he can't get enough, literaly.
Thanks for looking,
Rick G
Block with your 3 veneer colors chosen:
4 veneered points cut from the block:
V Grooved forearm in the indexed cutting jig:
Point glued in place and clamped for curing of epoxy:
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