Designing your cue

[7forlife]

Simple question here.
Did you hand draw your cue? explain it to the guy via a few examples of existing stick maybe in his shop or a book, perhaps take a pic in? or (here's the real question)
Did you use a program to draw it up as best as you can? that's what i really want to know, i'm working on my second cue but wanted to do some drawing for the future.

 

[PocketPooler]

Simple question here.
Did you hand draw your cue? explain it to the guy via a few examples of existing stick maybe in his shop or a book, perhaps take a pic in? or (here's the real question)
Did you use a program to draw it up as best as you can? that's what i really want to know, i'm working on my second cue but wanted to do some drawing for the future.

Use Excel
Create shapes (trapezoid to make taper, triangle for points)
Sesrch internet for wood grain and save picture of wood.
Format wood shapes color as a pic. Use the wood grain and voila!

 

[Bavafongoul]

My last 4 cues.....2 currently nearing completion.......I hand drew my design and also included photos of other cues that used similar rings, inlays, veneers, etc
that I wanted to use for my cue. It was a fun project to hand draw the exact design I wanted to be used.

Matt B.

 

[Halfjack87]

Use Excel
Create shapes (trapezoid to make taper, triangle for points)
Sesrch internet for wood grain and save picture of wood.
Format wood shapes color as a pic. Use the wood grain and voila!

VERY Nice! I was thinking along the same lines myself - may be years before I spend the money, but can't keep myself from thinking about cue designs! I want to play too! :wink:

 

[7forlife]

Use Excel
Create shapes (trapezoid to make taper, triangle for points)
Sesrch internet for wood grain and save picture of wood.
Format wood shapes color as a pic. Use the wood grain and voila!

GTFOH, you did those with excel? Pretty cool. How long did it take? And what made you come up with that as an option?

 

[ceebee]

I use SketchUp... they have some pool cue models in the warehouse, so that you don't start from scratch each time. Fantastic program

 

[PocketPooler]

GTFOH, you did those with excel? Pretty cool. How long did it take? And what made you come up with that as an option?

First time will take you a couple of hours. After that you can whip one out in a half hour or so. Really just depends on your level of detail. Wes Bond at Lucasi had a contest years ago designing their new Hybrid cue. He loved my sketches but the word was i was copying because theu were so good and he couldnt go against the grain with his colleagues.

 

[7forlife]

I use SketchUp... they have some pool cue models in the warehouse, so that you don't start from scratch each time. Fantastic program

Just a bit more info if you don't mind please, it seems interesting but i'm also guessing that you have to know where to go or buy the full version. A pic of something you've done would be nice also if possible.

 

[ceebee]

SketchUP Pro-Model does cost money... SketchUp home model is free. You get it on the Internet.

https://3dwarehouse.sketchup.com/?hl=en

Here is Cue that has been done. (not by me) I lost all of my creations in a computer crash. I still had my BreakRAK booth stuff,

 

[skins]

I use Corel Draw as my "wrap" creator using just about any material textures you can find and then an old program called Renderize Live to wrap them onto cylinders ( bumper, cap, sleeve, handle, forearm and joint), create the background, and even change the lighting and camera angle. The format is relatively easy to work with. It was designed to be run in Windows 95/98. It was renamed to Simply 3d back then too but they sold to another 3d software developer before XP came out so it won't install on anything but Win 98 or 95.

 

[ceebee]

Nice work. Used to, we could design things we couldn't make. But, that is not so much a truism any more.

 

[7forlife]

I use Corel Draw as my "wrap" creator using just about any material textures you can find and then an old program called Renderize Live to wrap them onto cylinders ( bumper, cap, sleeve, handle, forearm and joint), create the background, and even change the lighting and camera angle. The format is relatively easy to work with. It was designed to be run in Windows 95/98. It was renamed to Simply 3d back then too but they sold to another 3d software developer before XP came out so it won't install on anything but Win 98 or 95.

Holy crap, I can't believe those top 3 were done on a computer and the one just before the points at the end, great work.

I did DL SketchUp last night and will try to get around to figuring it out some time today or this week.

Thanks a bunch guys.

p.s.
this has kind of turned into something i would like to see continue, just like showing off ones cues or home room but I'd guess not too many draw up their own cue and such so this won't go on for long.

 

[JC]

Might as well just build the damned thing as draw it up on a computer.

It takes less skill.

JC

 

[Bavafongoul]

It's Really Easy

If you just draw what you want, some cue-makers graciously provide you with a drawing rendition to approve.
The cue-makers I've worked with bent over backwards to accommodate my cue designs and will offer advice.
You will also receive photos of your cue build to confirm the design you want is being built the way you specified.
Nowadays, the bigger challenge is deciding which cue-maker to entrust your cue design and of course, money.


Matt B.

 

[Ken_4fun]

I just copy a picture of a Gus or Balabushka and have it made exactly like the one I have a picture of and tell everyone it is a "tribute".

LOL

Ken