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Many of the products mentioned are fine but I have settled on Bulls Eye Universal sealer. It is a fully de-waxed, thinned shellac ready to use from the can. You can use it to seal the entire cue and you can put any finish over it. I fill a small bottle full of the sealer then wet a folded...

The browns that have been available in the last 25 years were didn't look good most of the time. None went well with cocobolo or rosewoods. It doesn't take very long to figure out what to do after a few people mention that they like your cue but not the wrap and they buy a cue from someone else.

Twice in 50 years I have seen this problem. I had a customer leave a cue for refinishing recently and I left it on my table saw overnight, the next day the cue was soaked, the saw was stained and there was a puddle where the cue had rested. Nothing else in my shop was even damp and there are...

Joe, Don't give me that shit about the democrats having both houses of congress so they could do what they want. With the partisan politics of today a majority in the senate has to be 60 senators, not 51 and republicans can and do block everything they don't like with a threat of a filibuster...

Scrape it off with a razor blade

I have seen some of the processed wood coming from overseas. A large rough sawn piece of lumber with a small groove or notch chopped into the top of one end transforms it from raw lumber to processed pieces. The recipient can then use this processed piece to mill to the dimensions he actually...

KJ hit it right on the head. Gibson took a shot and lost. To think that Gibson, a long time major user and importer of exotic hardwoods, including the banned Brazilian rosewood, didn't know what they were doing is total bull****. They know all the laws in all the countries they deal with...

Gibson released a statement that they "Were gratified" that the government decided not to follow up with a criminal prosecution. The Madagasgar ebony cost was over $260,000 and Gibson gave it up. No they didn't smuggle anything, they just illegally imported it. Who knew?????

Either everyone here is feigning ignorance or you just think that the damn gubbmint is evil. Gibson pleaded to what they did because they were guilty of smuggling CITES banned hardwoods and this was the best they thought they could do. They don't just use one piece, they use one part of a...

Originally they used stock rod with a nominal 1" ID. You're right about not needing a full length. I've had a 2' piece for 20 years and it is still 2 feet left. I'll make and send you the piece tomorrow or Thursday for $10 including everything I need your address. Let me know.

I'm pretty sure the most natural hit would be straight grained hard maple.

Why do you want curly maple? For the last 25 years I have been rejecting shafts with curls or other visual blemishes(eye catchers). They are typically light weight and they don't play better if they play as well and heavily striped shafts are far more prone to snapping. Good quality regular...

He bought it, he owns it and can do with it what he pleases. Build him another and forget it. He didn't break the cue because he was mad at it, he was mad at himself. Double D was correct, it is up to you.

I made a decent living for 15 years building full time which along with my wife having a good job too got us to the point that we are secure financially. She has lost her short term memory so I have of necessity cut back on work hours but I still work every day and spend a lot of time with her...

I tried the medium and the hard and the difference in feel is noticeable but they both play great. I assume the soft is as advertised.

Buy the Ultra skin and get some for yourself. Probably the medium.

The drama on this post is childish. It is supposed to be about Ultra skin tips. I've known Tom for 20 years and his sincerity is above and beyond reproach, If he takes offense at someones comments it is probably because at some level they were offensive. My response to the comments in...

A cue can shoot perfectly fine as long as it is solid and stable or consistent. If it were to change its behavior between shots it wouldn't work, The fact that it isn't perfectly straight is meaningless. The problem people have with slightly bent cues is in their mind plus the fact that...

It looks like really nice stuff and should make good wrap. Is it old or is it still made? I just looked at some original Balabushka linen under a microscope and except for the color and thickness your strings seem identical, particularly as relates to the twist. The original wrap seems to...

Wow, a carefully selected rock maple shaft, What will they think of next? A price of $185 for a Kamuii tipped finished shaft is cheaper than the LD shafts. Still, to date all I see is a lot of marketing. The sort of which requires careful foot work when walking in open pastures, corrals, and...