McDermott Modification

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the_general

I love Ivory.
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typical afternoon at the shop... mervin (bebot's son) doing what he does best.

this is a US$1000+ Mcdermott cue made wrapless with ebony handle and 24pcs ivory inlays, as per customer's request.


short video clip:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u81aYqUrGiI



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thanks for looking. :smile:
 
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Intresting use of old hack saw blades. I also like the touch where you, I think, are in the background using a hack saw on something else. Nice work. I always like to see how you work as this is old school and those skills are almost lost.

Jim.
 
Mc2 said:
Intresting use of old hack saw blades. I also like the touch where you, I think, are in the background using a hack saw on something else. Nice work. I always like to see how you work as this is old school and those skills are almost lost.

Jim.
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many thanks for your kind words sir. the one doing the inlays is Mervin (one of Bebot's 2 sons). our team makes use of what is available within our humble means. :o
 
That cue is going to come out real nice Les. Btw, I was just wondering what happened to those cuemakers who called you a liar when you first came out here telling everyone the cues are handmade? I'm wondering what they think now. They owe you an apology. Keep up the good work.
 
JohnPT said:
That cue is going to come out real nice Les. Btw, I was just wondering what happened to those cuemakers who called you a liar when you first came out here telling everyone the cues are handmade? I'm wondering what they think now. They owe you an apology. Keep up the good work.
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hi john, thanks.:o

naaah... it's okay. we already forgot about that and have long forgiven them. besides, those kind of negative vibes are not going to help us anyway if we think about it. just moving on is always the best thing to do. :wink:

for us, we just choose to live a quiet, peaceful life, just doing the best we can despite our obvious limitations. rest assured, we will always try to show how we do things so people will see our team really does the things we say we do.

we owe it to all of you to know the truth behind our creations. no deception. no false claims. :smile:
 
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Very cool!
I'll never throw away a hack saw blade again!

I was looking for something to use for this very purpose- sharpening the corners of my inlay pockets... Using X-Acto knives is OK; however the blades are not chisel ground so that made for some sloppy work in a couple places... Grinding some nice flexible hack saw blades would be just the ticket!

Thanks for the great idea!
 
The_General wrote:

"naaah... it's okay. we already forgot about that and have long forgiven them. besides, those kind of negative vibes are not going to help us anyway if we think about it. just moving on is always the best thing to do.
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Well spoken- good choice :)

really great craftmanship!
 
yup. keeping tab of baseless accusations will just give us wrinkles. haha.

thanks for your kind words. we are not perfect, but we try to be the best we can be. :)
 
the_general said:
hi john, thanks.:o

naaah... it's okay. we already forgot about that and have long forgiven them. besides, those kind of negative vibes are not going to help us anyway if we think about it. just moving on is always the best thing to do. :wink:

for us, we just choose to live a quiet, peaceful life, just doing the best we can despite our obvious limitations. rest assured, we will always try to show how we do things so people will see our team really does the things we say we do.

we owe it to all of you to know the truth behind our creations. no deception. no false claims. :smile:
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Rep to you sir, and great work. Keep it up.

Josh
 
That's an awesome use of sawblades. I have known for years that they are used for making wood carving knives & scrapers & such. But to see one ground as an inlay chisel is really neat. They are high carbon steel, perfect for holding an edge. Simply impressive :) Thanks for sharing
 
qbilder said:
That's an awesome use of sawblades. I have known for years that they are used for making wood carving knives & scrapers & such. But to see one ground as an inlay chisel is really neat. They are high carbon steel, perfect for holding an edge. Simply impressive :) Thanks for sharing
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many, many thanks sir. :embarrassed2: i should also show you all what other use the team has for a concrete nail. :wink: :grin-square: i'll get a pic when i visit the shop.
 
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