GoldCrown said:

I look for place that does motorcycle quality chroming if that is the finish I want. But aren't all GC4's in bronze? Can the pocket castings be high polished?

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Yeah, some were chrome and some are antique bronze like what I have.

heater451 said:

NOTE: The angles are approximations. I think Bob Jewett actually called me out on this in the 2000s--for example, I think the 1/2-ball is actually more like 32-degrees, but I was using the 15-degree steps.

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The 1/2 ball cut really is 30 degrees (ignoring throw).

I like the dual-view idea.

pj
chgo

phinmole said:

Shaft matches rings on butt. Butt is 29 inches, shaft 28 inches. Joint is micarta. Could it be possible shaft ferrule was replaced and lost an inch? Not sure but shaft appears original.

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Maybe send Pics to Jeff at Prather cues in Ok.
The points remind me of some pre-made butts I saw in Tusa back in the day at Mike Betts shop in the Palace,
Mike learned from Verl Horn. Mike and Verl both used Prather cue parts for their cues.

Jimmy_Betmore said:

I'd bet high that the ferrule has been replaced. Look at how clean it is compared to the rest of the cue. No knock meant by that, by the way. I dig the cue.

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We all pretty much gathered that because the joint is micarta. Micarta would have been on the ferrule, and since the op already stated the shaft was shorter and he felt that the person that did the work on the shaft didn't know or have the ability to install a tenon to keep the full length of the shaft

The rings on this shaft collar do not line up. Maybe the shaft came from another cue someone pasted the joint ring on there, not thinking to index the rings