Hi Mitch
I saw your post searching around. It's a very time consuming, tedious job. I have been asked by others already and I've turned them down. Time is not on my side right now.
1-It would involve wrapping the channel first with a .035 sycamore veneer,
2-The veneered channel will have to get sanded and or cut so it's smooth
3- Measure the dept of the channel to see what's needed to make it flush on the cue.
4-Measure the hardwood veneer and weigh that number into your equation.
5-The wood veneer must sit higher than the channel so the wrap section can be tapered to match the cue and allow for finish.
This is not a job for contact cement, If you oooooops :yikes::crying:, you get to start over at the beginning.