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I have always preferred shaft wood that is of the honey color over the white stuff but that is a personal preference. I am not a very high level player either. I have cut down a few hundred maple rounds and one thing I have learned is stressed wood will warp from the first cut. Relaxed, stress...

Anyone have any of the green veneered points predator full splice butts that were available a few years ago? Have a client that wants a cue made form one. Willee

"A nickle is a nickle and a dime is a dime ... I'd sing another chorus but I haven't got the time" Or so goes an old song. Pool cues are like beer and it takes a fair amount of time to try different things to see what suits your taste the best. Dont be afraid to try new things but when you find...

The feedback energy starts at the tip when it contacts the Q-ball. The feel and feedback energy then travels thru and is modified by the shaft as it travels back toward the joint and your hand. The energy your butt hand feels travels thru the butt to get there so YES the butt of the cue does...

Keep in mind ... the lathe is just the down payment to a seemingly never ending list of add-on's, accessory's and supplies. The Hightower is a very quiet lathe to operate and is fully capable to make a cue should you get the urge to do more than repair. Chris has a very well respect reputation...

Didnt some cue makers use brass plumbing screws for joint pins?

Decided I am not quite ready to give up cuemaking. Will keep the equipment for a while longer.

Here is the secret ... a tight wrap with no gaps, some Shaft Sealer, and 600 grit sand paper ... need I say more?

I think you should put glue on both the tip and the ferrule not just the ferrule. Give it a few seconds to penetrate into the leather before joining it to the ferrule.

If you factor in the total cost (all the extra bits and pieces) of getting a full size lathe into your shop and set up for cue making you will find the cost well over $4000. The Porper B is what it is and for the money will ... in the hands of a skilled craftsman ... make nice pool cues. There...

I understand you can not buy a new Porper B Lathe right now. If a fella had one of the late models in very good condition with accessory's ... in other words a complete cue lathe setup ... would $4000 be out of line to ask?

Laguna tools "swift" looks good. https://lagunatools.com/

I tend to agree with you regarding high end cues ... however Ryan has built a name recognition and following for his RAT CUE brand at their price points. He would be foolish to abandon that which he has worked so hard to achieve. Perhaps a new limited edition of high end cues with a different name.

Mullers loss. You will do well on your own as you have built a reputation and a following.

Directly answering your question ... I would expect no less than .001 repeatably on all 3 axis.

If cue makers had kept everything secret like they did before the days of cue making books and dvd's ... how many of you would be cue makers today? Should the makers of cue equipment stop telling their customers how to use them? If you have secret sources and want them kept that way its simple...

I think it would just be a matter of changing the angle of the cut to the center line of the wood. I would assume the jig allows the angle to be adjusted to your preference. Greater angle = shorter points Less angle = Longer points

Justis cue case maker are you here?

Thanks Mike ... Been a while since I did a uni-lock pin and insert. Still have a note sheet on how big and how deep the hole in the shaft for the insert. Its a great joint pin system but I like the simple old 3/8 - 10 pin for my cues.

Just ordered all three for my Kendal e-book reader. The day I stop trying to learn more about my favorite sport and how to improve my skill will be my last day on this earth. Thanks for offering the knowledge at a reasonable price. Willee