Enigmaticul
Banned
Ok guys I know that I have had a rough time around here with my attitude and what not but today it's a special occasion that needs celebration. Today marks the completion of my First Cue.
So without further ado I will like to officially thank the following people for inspiring me, the knowledge they bestowed on me (for free) and all the support.
Without these people I would have never been able to complete this cue.
Tom Hay - for sending me a free pressure dye teaching me how to use it and his wonderful tips.
Bassel - for his great lathe components that helped me guild this cue
Dan Axman - a Linton,IN cue maker that thought me quite a bit about the old school way of making cues. He is also the one that showed me the first live installation of a radial pin. He helped me taper the cue as well as thought me how to make maintenance arbors, fix stripped wood threads as well as tap different size holes.
Douglas Moore - Bloomington ,IN cue maker that thought me how to finish a cue with super glue, let me borrow stuff that I did not have access to at the time as well as answer any and all my questions about cue building. A great friend and amazing cue maker.
Josh Treadway - Jim Buss's apprentice that thought me quite a bit about tenons in general, types of epoxies and joint work.
Jim Buss - his was the first true cue shop that I have ever visited, way before I had a lathe or knew anything about cues. Because of this man and his passion, openness to talk cues and procedures I got hooked into this hobby. A amazing cue maker and kind person.
Bryan Myung - my best friend that has helped me ever since we have meet and still does to this day. Without his patience, attention to detail and always ca do better attitude I would not have been here today.
Steve Lomax- for the wonderful advice I received from him about stack leather wraps while smoking a cigarette in the horse shoe casino garage. I still remember how I felt sitting in the presence of this great man and cue builder, attempting to hide my nervousness while talking wraps with him. Great guy, I think the best leather wrap installations I have ever seen and wonderful person. His jump cues serve as models for all the jump cues I build.
ALL The AZ Community - this category is for all the people here in az that contributed in one way or another. Thanks to all for your comments and suggestions.
And now the cue
All the work on this cue was done by me with the exception of the radial pin installation in which I participated but did not do it totally on my own and some tapering ( I tapered some, Dan tapered some). All the ring work the wrap, the ca finish and polish were done by me.
Components:
Made from a oak dowel from lowes.
Stabilized with resolute from cue components and turned down over a period of 3 months.
Brass radial pin
Deer antler joint
Black phenolic rings
Cocobolo and maple decorative rings from Dan Trogodan.
Brown phenolic
Stack leather wrap from atlas finished with lemon oil and waxed with carnauba wax.
Permatex superglue finish from Walmart. In the automotive section 4 packs for 1$. Used a total of 4 packs so 16 total tubes for a final coat count of 32 . Step sanding from 400 to 2500 and then rubbing compound and hard wax.
The cue still needs a shaft but I will build it at a later time because I want to use my z2 with it so I might build a shaft later.
Also the cue still needs a weight bolt because its a little to light and a bumper. Next day or so will be ready.
Things I learned in the process
- super glue burns like a ***** when gets stuck to your fingers through a napkin. Plus the fumes are soooo dangerous
- patience is a must and rushing anything will result in a disaster
- quality parts = quality results
- I can never have enough sandpaper.
- own protection is crucial and a 3m respirator with removable cartridges is a must have as well as eye protection
- it hurts so bad when you are not careful and get hit by a aluminum jaw.
- god bless the inventor of rolling papers , without them getting good run outs would be impossible.
And now the pictures
Black phenolic ring
So without further ado I will like to officially thank the following people for inspiring me, the knowledge they bestowed on me (for free) and all the support.
Without these people I would have never been able to complete this cue.
Tom Hay - for sending me a free pressure dye teaching me how to use it and his wonderful tips.
Bassel - for his great lathe components that helped me guild this cue
Dan Axman - a Linton,IN cue maker that thought me quite a bit about the old school way of making cues. He is also the one that showed me the first live installation of a radial pin. He helped me taper the cue as well as thought me how to make maintenance arbors, fix stripped wood threads as well as tap different size holes.
Douglas Moore - Bloomington ,IN cue maker that thought me how to finish a cue with super glue, let me borrow stuff that I did not have access to at the time as well as answer any and all my questions about cue building. A great friend and amazing cue maker.
Josh Treadway - Jim Buss's apprentice that thought me quite a bit about tenons in general, types of epoxies and joint work.
Jim Buss - his was the first true cue shop that I have ever visited, way before I had a lathe or knew anything about cues. Because of this man and his passion, openness to talk cues and procedures I got hooked into this hobby. A amazing cue maker and kind person.
Bryan Myung - my best friend that has helped me ever since we have meet and still does to this day. Without his patience, attention to detail and always ca do better attitude I would not have been here today.
Steve Lomax- for the wonderful advice I received from him about stack leather wraps while smoking a cigarette in the horse shoe casino garage. I still remember how I felt sitting in the presence of this great man and cue builder, attempting to hide my nervousness while talking wraps with him. Great guy, I think the best leather wrap installations I have ever seen and wonderful person. His jump cues serve as models for all the jump cues I build.
ALL The AZ Community - this category is for all the people here in az that contributed in one way or another. Thanks to all for your comments and suggestions.
And now the cue
All the work on this cue was done by me with the exception of the radial pin installation in which I participated but did not do it totally on my own and some tapering ( I tapered some, Dan tapered some). All the ring work the wrap, the ca finish and polish were done by me.
Components:
Made from a oak dowel from lowes.
Stabilized with resolute from cue components and turned down over a period of 3 months.
Brass radial pin
Deer antler joint
Black phenolic rings
Cocobolo and maple decorative rings from Dan Trogodan.
Brown phenolic
Stack leather wrap from atlas finished with lemon oil and waxed with carnauba wax.
Permatex superglue finish from Walmart. In the automotive section 4 packs for 1$. Used a total of 4 packs so 16 total tubes for a final coat count of 32 . Step sanding from 400 to 2500 and then rubbing compound and hard wax.
The cue still needs a shaft but I will build it at a later time because I want to use my z2 with it so I might build a shaft later.
Also the cue still needs a weight bolt because its a little to light and a bumper. Next day or so will be ready.
Things I learned in the process
- super glue burns like a ***** when gets stuck to your fingers through a napkin. Plus the fumes are soooo dangerous
- patience is a must and rushing anything will result in a disaster
- quality parts = quality results
- I can never have enough sandpaper.
- own protection is crucial and a 3m respirator with removable cartridges is a must have as well as eye protection
- it hurts so bad when you are not careful and get hit by a aluminum jaw.
- god bless the inventor of rolling papers , without them getting good run outs would be impossible.
And now the pictures
Black phenolic ring
