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Cornerman said:

This an 8-yr old thread, and this was answered pretty much immediately back then.

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Some new folks like me (I've only been on the forums since 2017) have only just read these threads.

4 hours sounds excessive. Maybe if he's building up the wrap groove, that does take a lot of time.
But generally prepping the cue, marking out and cutting the wrap doesn't take much time if you have the right tools.
If he's using contact cement, that obviously needs to dry and that's a two stage operation, one for applying the wrap and again when you have cut the seam.

I think the best advice is to watch a few videos on YouTube about basic lathe operations.
Sounds like you are new to this and even though the cue lathes don't have that much power, it can still hurt you..

garczar said:

ADAM-Japan makes more than just Musashi. The Kenbu line( as well as the Hayakawa line) is Japanese too and super nice: https://adam-ny.com/product/kenbu/ This outfit in NYC is the official dealer in the US for Japan ADAM stuff.

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You made me go back abd look at my notes. Since my head injury 7 years ago I jumble a lot of things up. Names are the toughest thing. Concepts are intact. Same for my professional work, but thankfully that relies more on conceptual modeling than remembering the name of a thing or person.

Even still, you have always had these details down better than me.

garczar said:

More than 2 and less than 6 were made. Cruise and Newman were given one as well as certain production staff members. IIRC Newman's was sold at a charity auction. No clue about the others.

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As I remember it, Janes refused to further replicate the exact cue, so all those available on the market have those inlays that were not on the movie cues.

I remember the auction happened, but I have never heard of any of the other movie cues cropping up.

Thanks for all your replies! I added a couple of close ups of the joint. I suppose depending on where you start counting, I see between 6 and 7 threads in 1/2 inch.