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Absolutely possible and relatively common. I've done probably a dozen of these over the past 2 months. As DeeDeeCues mentions above, it becomes a PITA, but still doable, if the cue is warped. Leather thicknesses vary greatly so sometimes you need to cut a deeper wrap channel, sometimes you...

In my experience, there is actually quite a difference between some of the CF shafts in the way they feel, sound, and perform. I currently own Predator Revos, Meucci Carbon Pro, Mezz Ignite, and Jacoby Black and I've had a McDermott Defy in the past and I can tell you that they vary greatly...

I noticed that too, the center ball shots were hitting different spots on the target. I would think tip variances would also have some impact on the spin shots. A larger data set and having the same tips on all shafts might present a more reliable picture, or maybe it just confirms this small set.

I didn't think I'd like the look with green/white linen but I really like it on that cue! Nice job.

Yes, cocobolo, black phenolic, copper, copper, stiched phenolic, copper, copper, black phenolic, ebony. I doubled up on the copper because i couldn't find rings thicker than .031 and wanted thicker. I bought a copper plate to cut/turn some thick rings but decided to move that portion of my...

Selling my Meucci 97-21B set in great condition, with two shafts. Butt, as currently weighted, is 29" and 15.2 oz. I can adjust this weight before shipping +/- an ounce or so. Shaft 1 is a Meucci "The Pro" low deflection wood shaft, 29", 12.5mm, 3.5oz, with a Kamui Black Clear SS tip on it...

Sheldon, that part I didn't know. Good tip, thanks!! The forum is titled "Ask the Cuemaker", thus the question. I appreciate the feedback. Dave, agreed. For me, I have found that narrow rings, especially metal ones, when stacked, will occasionally show a slight glue line from time to time...

I'm just wrapping up a butt that is primarily dark. Lots of black ebony, cocobolo, and copper. I'm considering using a black pigment in my epoxy. Good idea or bad??

These are the Aramith Tournament Black balls with the "TV" colors? Condition? Case included?

Hmm, interesting thought, I could do that easily, especially since i use stepped cores anyway, I could change diameters at the "joint". Another project! Thanks Joey, you consistently add to my to-do list! :)

For those buying the Lite-Systems lights, which model did you choose?

Juma comes in colors that look nice. For example, here are a couple JPs I made from Grey Snake Juma. IMO, I think it would make a great looking ferulle on a CF shaft. Maybe I'll spin one up and try it.

It's much whiter than the pictures show but it takes a super sharp tool to turn anything respectable for a finish, at least to this rookie. I haven't put it on anything yet, just a few JPs, until I knew what it was. I suppose I could thread one up as a ferrule and see how it hits.

The one on the left is very hard.

I've been buying AAA dowels locally with very little runout, no sugar marks, etc. I'm using those for cores. Don't care about the price ($15-$20 each) For shafts, I've bought mine from Chris. My only bad experience lately was an experiment using birch, which was very challenging and despite...

I figured as much, will do that, wasn't home to take them.

I recently purchased a box of random diameter and length rods from someone exiting the business. While the wood ones and phenolics are fairly easy to identify, I also have some very hard and smooth solid black and solid white 12" long rods from 1"-2" in diameter. No discernable patterns...

I'm typically making 30" finished lengths on butts and prefer a little extra material to face off. Also, I can chuck up the overhang when gluing up my butt which gives me a little more room to work around the threaded butt cap and joint sleeve to get them tight. Also keeps epoxy away from my...

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Carbon Fiber Revo splits in half from hitting a chair?? I don't think so. And, brand new Revo's are well under $600..