Help me decide the wrap!

Chopdoc said:
Genuine Cortland is the best right off the spool, but certainly there is a great deal to say about how a wrap is finished. This is true of both linen and leather.

The McDermott E-K1 that I refinished the wrap on took a bit of work and some different products, but the end result is really great. It ends up being a cross between a great linen and fine leather feel. I dig it. Looks cool and feels great. It was already trashed, so I wasn't worried about screwing it up.

The wrap on this McDermott I just got is perfect and really well finished. So I am proposing to potentially screw up a really nicely done wrap. LOL!

It's not a Bushka, so am I really worried about screwing it up? No, not really.

Heck, if I screw it up I might even try my black hemp wrap on it before considering sending it to have a real cue maker do it "right".

I don't have a lathe, but I am patient and can "wind string". LOL!
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Yep, you actually don't need a lathe to wrap a cue and finish it. It takes patience and elbow grease.
 
Chopdoc said:
Male kangaroos have a forked penis and females have three vaginas. Not sure why that matters but it has to somehow.
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I new a guy that had a Horse Penis Wrap, and he was also a real jack off, he said it made his cue hit stiffer!!!!!🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

I am not joking, I don’t know what he was thinking!🤔
 
WildWing said:
No, just sticky noises. Leather glove against very tacky grips. You can hear it a half mile away. Good grip though. Not sure that would be desirable on a cue, although the finishing determines that.
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Sounds like my Schott Perfecto. LOL!

Mine is from the mid 1980's. Wears like iron. Horse hide.

Here's one.

 
Chopdoc said:
There have been a lot of cool suggestions but that's where I started on it. Black. It's not a traditional cue, and I got it to fit into the group I am building.

Still, I am considering different perspectives on the matter. This is really fun!

I love to see what people think on this matter.

Sure, I could have just bought one custom instead of the group. But to me, this is part of the artistry of collecting. A theme. Creating a group of cues that didn't exist together before.
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Nice touch Doc.
 
WildWing said:
It could be fun. Actually I turned a McDermott D-17 into the typical one that looked like Cortland wrap. Takes patience. Bleach with water, very slowly, not drenched, but lightly go over it with the AC or heat going, so it would dry. Over and over. Then, depending on the wrap either burnish with a glass rod, or very fine sandpaper and wax paper. Different techniques for different wraps. I could turn your hemp cord into Cortland.
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Wha????
 
WildWing said:
If you have patience and skill, you can turn a regular white with green strand wrap into looking like Cortland. Both patience and skill. One without the other doesn't cut it.
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When I sold my cue making shop, I still had a half pound of Courtland, #9 Irish linen that was White with Green Speck. Back, in the day, I sold some here on the forum to cue makers doing restoration / refinishing valuable cues. But, I agree that the discontinued Blue Mountain green speck Irish linen could be waxed and to look like Courtland.
 
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manwon said:
When I sold my cue making shop, I still had a half pound of Courtland, #9 Irish linen that was White with Green Speck. Back, in the day, I sold some here on the forum to cue makers doing restoration / refinishing valuable cues. But, I agree that the discontinued Blue Mountain green speck Irish linen could be waxed and to look like Courtland.
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It still did not replicate the proper spec pattern. Those who know it well can tell immediately. But certainly it's likely the feel and to a lesser extent general appearance could be replicated.
 
manwon said:
When I sold my cue making shop, I still had a half pound of Courtland, #9 Irish linen that was White with Green Speck. Back, in the day, I sold some here on the forum to cue makers doing restoration / refinishing valuable cues. But, I agree that the discontinued Blue Mountain green speck Irish linen could be waxed and to look like Courtland.
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It's Cortland, not Courtland. And yes, the Blue Mountain light green spec linen was a very good match for someone wanting the look and feel of Cortland. As far a wax goes, it wears off in no time. After that, it's up to your hands to give it that right feel.
 
Chopdoc said:
It still did not replicate the proper spec pattern. Those who know it well can tell immediately. But certainly it's likely the feel and to a lesser extent general appearance could be replicated.
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I was charging $150 for real Courtland #9 Irish linen installed on cue. Most people would settle for a generic brand of green speck linen.
 
WildWing said:
It's Cortland, not Courtland. And yes, the Blue Mountain light green spec linen was a very good match for someone wanting the look and feel of Cortland. As far a wax goes, it wears off in no time. After that, it's up to your hands to give it that right feel.
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Thanks for the correction 👍 Cortland #9 was textured and more stiff than any other Irish linen I ever worked with. As far as the wax wearing off, if I wrapped a cue, I would re-wax and press those wraps for free.
 
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