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Michael, It's always a pleasure to read your knowledgeable replies that contribute to add value to a post.

Thanks for your reply. However Hightower has very limited choices. And I'm still curious on where the cuemakers from the 60's got their veneers.

Where did Spain, Balabushka, Szamboti, Meucci, Paradise, Palmer, Viking, Joss, National, etc. get their veneer stock from back in the early days of cue building? And did they dye their own veneer? Also where else besides Prather, Atlas, Cue Veneers can wood veneers be found for cue building? It...

Let me be more specific, has anyone used it on the finish of a forearm of a cue (not the shaft).

Has anyone tried Auto Liquid Ceramic Coatings on their cues? If so, how were the results?

I saw Crane and Mizerak play a friendly exhibition 150 race of straight pool back around 1975-76 time period. Crane won it and I still have the chalk cube they used as a souvenir.

I'll do it myself, thank you. Then sell the secret and make millions...haha.

Just cut one apart and examine it. Done of guessing.

I need to ship a cue ball that was autographed with a permanent 'Sharpie' pen. I'm wondering if extra protection is required to protect the signature from abrasion during transit .My thought is to cover the signature with plastic food wrap. That way it will cover the signature and won't move on...

Amboyna Burl and Asian Ironwood Burl Amboyna Burl on top,,Asian Ironwood Burl below

Palmer's Ebony Points Palmer's Ebony Points

Black Wrap Hi, can you post before or at least after photos of the wrap?

The length of the wrap is approx. 12 inches long. The depth of the channel is normally .025 inches deep. After wrapping you may want to practice pressing the wrap.

A safe way to removed the threaded pin from the shaft is to install 2 nuts that properly fit on the threaded pin. Screw them on the pin so that they 'lock up' together and leave a space between the shaft and the first nut. Then with using a wrench turn the first nut counter clockwise. This will...