PETE TONKIN......Snakewood

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tikkler

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This cue was built with snakewood and ivory. The forearms and butt sleeves are ebony. The inlays are .999 silver and red coral.

The cue has a unique construction. It is a three point cue with bridged veneers and butterfly's. This means the points are spaced 120 degrees from each other. So the bridges had to be built from arcs that were held in a fixture in the fourth axis to index and cut the miters on them. The pockets for the bridges were cut with a rotary tool path with the fourth axis.

Pete Tonkin


Okay, so thats how Pete describes this bad boy....here it is


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I never, ever saw a bridged three pointer. Is that a first?

I never, ever saw a three pointer with butterflies. Is that a first?

I dig the old three point Vikings actually.

That thing is amazing. Definitely not simple to get those bridges that tidy I think. I mean...I don't make cues but it's apparent what is needed to accomplish that.

Very nice. :)
 
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Chopdoc said:
I never, ever saw a bridged three pointer. Is that a first?

I never, ever saw a three pointer with butterflies. Is that a first?

I dig the old three point Vikings actually.

That thing is amazing. Definitely not simple to get those bridges that tidy I think. I mean...I don't make cues but it's apparent what is needed to accomplish that.

Very nice. :)
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two great questions......anyone know the answers?
 
I hope we can find an answer to those questions. This may be a landmark cue.

Even if it is not it is an amasing cue. There are so many things going on there.

If we set aside the three point matters and just consider the inlays...

It is well known that ebony is a great wood to put inlays in because it is forgiving. The maker can fill gaps imperceptibly in ebony. With the inlays done in "white material" in this cue there is no room for errors.

Sure, it's CNC. I won't get into that argument but will say that I have a high admiration for those that still do it "by hand", but even with CNC there is a very high level of skill involved in such perfection of inlays. Doing it in anything white really would show off any imperfections. One bad cut would stand out.

Also, getting points even is enough of a task I imagine, adding butterflies to that and getting everything even is a serious matter.


This is an amazing execution.


I really do wonder if there might be a "first" here.


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Chopdoc said:
I never, ever saw a bridged three pointer. Is that a first?

I never, ever saw a three pointer with butterflies. Is that a first?

I dig the old three point Vikings actually.

That thing is amazing. Definitely not simple to get those bridges that tidy I think. I mean...I don't make cues but it's apparent what is needed to accomplish that.

Very nice. :)
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I talked with Jamie Wernsman early in the construction of the Snakewood & Ivory pair and he said that Ron Haley had done a three point cue with bridges but he has never seen one done with butterflys.
 
tikkler said:
This cue was built with snakewood and ivory. The forearms and butt sleeves are ebony. The inlays are .999 silver and red coral.

The cue has a unique construction. It is a three point cue with bridged veneers and butterfly's. This means the points are spaced 120 degrees from each other. So the bridges had to be built from arcs that were held in a fixture in the fourth axis to index and cut the miters on them. The pockets for the bridges were cut with a rotary tool path with the fourth axis.

Pete Tonkin


Okay, so thats how Pete describes this bad boy....here it is
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It's a very nice cue. Beautiful work...

I hope that someday I'll be able to make a cue of a level of difficulty like that...

Wow!!!
 
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Pete Tonkin said:
I talked with Jamie Wernsman early in the construction of the Snakewood & Ivory pair and he said that Ron Haley had done a three point cue with bridges but he has never seen one done with butterflys.
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Thanks so much for responding on that.

I think we can say say least that bridged three pointers would be exceedingly unusual.

As for doing it with butterflies, unless somebody can come up with evidence of another, it is looking like we may have a first of a kind here.

You made a beautiful cue. Someday I will be lucky enough to own something like that. In the mean time it is wonderful that they are shared here and we are fortunate to get input from the makers such as yourself.

Thanks again- :)





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