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Beautiful! Not a standard model in any of the catalogs from the late-teens/thru 20's that i have ever seen. It is reminiscent of some of the work on their custom tables; a few examples of which are in this special catalog...

(Above refers to my post #48 about Triangle Billiards in Endicott, NY closing. - Not so.) Finally made it over there to get my second covid shot couple weekends ago. Practiced for a couple hours after noon on saturday. Observations: (confirmed by my wife :) ) restroom still as immaculate as...

Thanks! AFA the wood, generally something around 320 min, but occasionally 400 papers, or 320/500 Norton softtouch contour sponges if obvious scratches can be seen. There's a good chance that in hard, fine grained wood, you will still see 320 grit scratches if there is any stain/dye/of...

Nice! The numbers were to keep all the same parts with the same table. However, the complete serial number may be able to be referenced to the actual origins and purchaser if there is a database (I don't know specifically) It is rare, exceedingly rare, that stains were used on these or any...

That strikes me as ironic, & funny. (Not that it is necessarily a bad idea) "Real" wood is carbon based fibers (cellulose) held together with phenolics (lignin) I understand the benefits of engineering substances. Synthesized "phenolics" offer many improvements and strength characteristics...

"cheapest" solution would be to fab solid, but quick-detach, bracketry to hold a digital caliper. Many of us use them on machines like widebelt sanders, and milling machine quills. The reason for digital version is you can set "0" at any point. then your travel is incremented from that. I've...

Actually, "denatured" is Ethyl/ Ethanol doctored at the factory with a slug of Methanol & sometimes other aromatic hydrocarbons so alkies don't buy it to drink and avoid the Fed & state taxes on liquor. (Methanol will make you blind, among other potential debilitations). Ethanol/ Denatured is...

Must depend on the marker. Early signed one i made a couple years ago. Then realized it was my best player, and kept using it. You can sort of still see the signature, turned the right way in the right light. Signature is up near joint, doesn't get any real contact, but it's about gone all by...

Jeff - I;ve been busy, but not on pool cues. :( This winter bought new boots, hopped back on my old skis, and started back up after a 12 year lapse. From beginning of Feb through last Friday my focus was on what ski area had seniors rates or the best snow that day. :) Often down at Elk, not...

Per my post #16 above, the other issue i was trying to remember is that on the one bolted to a mill quill, "zero" has become ever more difficult to re-set. Takes a skinny screw driver poked & prodded deep into the button to eventually do the trick. One of the real advantages of having this...

In case it was not registered, cues in my post #157 are both 6 point FS. Ebony, bloodwood. I think it is a sneaky way to make "sneakies" because most people don't see it. Even takes some a bit of time to get when shown. OTOH they were also my first attempt at adding intentional decoration at...

I'm an old guy, tend to like old systems. Or at least be open to what worked about them for a few hundred years before modern chemistry. Old finishes and "patina" work for me. Even in high end furniture, finishes have gravitated toward epoxy/polyurethanes/polyester. Something i read once...

Mentioned in the past, i used to make tooling and parts for a guy who built a few tables/year on the side for sale. Also my regrets that i did not pay much close attention: "If there's ever a need for that, John will be around":( Anyway, one of the times he was trying to show me something & i...

Hee, hee. Too sensitive. It never bothered me when people copied my work. Basically a "try and catch me if you can". If my good ideas are easy enough to copy, they weren't that special to me after all. People have been doing those intarsia banding and purfling style shifts for centuries. A...

That's been essentially my favorite, so far. In fact, have one screwed to the quill on one of my mills, for accurate down-feed increments and position. However, 2 of mine have had issues with the battery holder. tends to pop-out or need shimmed or taped at some point, or it stops making...

You might post your general location. Could be an AZB'r same area thinks he is in the same situation. :) Longshot, but i've been surprised how many AZB'rs are within 1/2 to 1hr of me, and i'm in the boonies of a primarily agricultural location. OTOH unlike some of us, not that many check every...

Joey in observing your comments, you often have an interesting or ironic way with words. Said with some appreciation, too. I assumed you were asking straight faced about my typo, for getting a diamond, singular. So i answered it with a straight face as well. A diamond dresser for conventional...

Joey commented: Think i've seen 2 carat single stones for under $25 within the past year. Norton branded single 2 carat stones are around $100 depending.. There's at least one vendor on ebay claiming single stone 5 carat for $69.99 on the end of stick, but it looks small to my eye. Norton...

Nice over-view of the variables and stack tolerances starting with bearings in a spindle and working outward to the tool tip. And the fact that with a cheap spindle, none is fully controllable after the tool is changed. Sometimes not even when it is in use. There's equipment here to make and...

I have. Well, all but "the same stock" part. New/other stock. I agree, cutting on all 3 or 4 or close to it is probably "better". Since they are present and accounted for anyway. The book "Chisels on a Wheel" addresses the effect and the discrepancies can be tiny, yet have observable results...