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Has anyone seen cue work like this before?

Chopdoc
Double-Dave said:
Being brutally honest, the quality level of the inlay work is more then acceptable for furniture, but not even close to the level needed to get any kind of decent money for a cue.
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This is the point I was stuck on when I first looked.

The work is fancy, but really not precise, even for "hand work". It's crooked, uneven, and messy.

There have been and are cue makers that do intricate "hand" inlays that are precise, darn near perfect, some would say perfect.

The cue displayed looks typical of the work from Morocco in both design and execution.

As for furniture, yes it resembles some furniture work, but certainly not anything approaching the finest work.

It's like your buddy with a classic muscle car that is a nice 10 foot or 20 foot car. Looks great at that distance. This would be a 20 foot car.

I would say I would theoretically give $200 for such a cue (no, I do not want one), and at least half that money is going to the shaft, like $150. That leaves $50 for the butt.

So, it's a cool conversations piece but not likely viable to have some made and sell them.

It just can't compete.
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A reality check on aiming systems of all kinds

BilliardsAbout
JC said:
Place an object ball on the spot. Place the cue ball in the jaws of a pocket in the kitchen. Now move the cue ball forward directly toward the spotted object ball until you can get a comfortable bridge.

This is a half ball shot from maximum distance for such. You know what this is and where to aim it. You know the exact aiming spot is the edge of the object ball. We all know this. The one cut shot no one ever argues isn't 100% objective.

Shoot it 25 times. How many times did you miss? Be honest at least with yourself. Did you miss because you didn't know where to aim? Of course you didn't. You missed because you failed to deliver the cue ball to where you intended it to travel.

If you missed more than 2-3 times you don't need an aiming system, you need practice on your fundamentals. A lot of practice.

When you almost never miss this shot you may be ready to talk about aiming systems. Until then you're wasting your time looking for the magic star dust.

Good luck!
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With respect, why wouldn’t they need an aiming system? Relying solely on the “visible edge” may not be the most effective aiming reference for them individually.
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Practice what I Preach

gregcantrall
My physical therapy requires a more upright stance as the lower back is saying, "GET OFF OF ME! ! I'm done."
Ooops an appropriate party night flashback. 😉
We're still married many many many years later. 🤷‍♂️
So anyway the physical therapy question is, "is it discomfort? Or Pain?"
My last physical therapy regimen came after the motorcycle launching. So I expect this discomfort can be accommodated by changing the morning fitness program.
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Coring on an Engine Lathe

BarenbruggeCues
In 30 plus years I've never built a cue or cored a piece of wood with a lathe that had an outboard chuck on it.
Cut all of the dowels to the same diameter and slip a delrin cap over the back side of the long pieces of wood that will slide in not to loose, not to tight and core away. Short pieces no worries if you have a good chuck. Mine are all cored and bored at 1.375 diameter.

Most important is the core drill setup, RPM, feed speed and air pressure to evac chips. Then there's the whole other set up for catching all those chips so you don't spend half a day cleaning those chips up.
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Practice what I Preach

gregcantrall
Ah the Morning therapy., both physical and mental.
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A test (er uh challenge) I have not visited in a while.
The Blinders Challenge
Gotta tip my hat to the TV series, Peaky Blinders.
😉
Situation of the baseball cap to allow view to exceed the cueball by a few inches.
HAY! I made it. 🤷‍♂️ 😉
Watching Shaun Murphy has me not peeking on the result until I hear it fall.
Kinda exhilarating when it falls.

🤷‍♂️
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