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Nice work! The entire veneer set isn't visible in the picture, but from what I can see, the 45 degree miter joint is tight enough that it could be mistaken for a re-mill set. Awesome joint work Mr. Olney! Have a Happy 08 Dennis

Vacuum? not for me. I wouldn't recommend using a vacuum table. Especially if your trying to hold tolerances to a few tenths or less. If you don't have a valve, or perfect seal, you must run the pump until your completely finished. If rubber is a part of the sealing method for the vacuum table...

Patient? I've had a lot of people ask me what I thought about them getting into cue making. What I usually ask them, and say...If your wanting to do it for fun, then dig in, and have fun. If your wanting to do it for a living, in today's world with so many guy's that are doing awesome work...

First Half Joint? P.s. Dennis Searing Is The True Pioneer Of This Joint. There Are Several Others That Use It, But It Is Mr. Searing's Brain Child. There Is Also Alot More To It Than Just Using A Smaller Piece Of Steel For The Joint, But That's A Secret. Thank you Marcus! Rocky was the...

Finally a lathe on ebay that's good for sanding the whole cue at once!! :D Question to seller, Does it have enough power to do linen wraps? :confused:

No left overs. Hi, I have a different point of view, at least not one that I've seen mentioned yet. I think we (The professional cuemaker/repair man) first owe it to the potential repair customer to first consider the value of the item you are being asked to work on. If the item is not...

You Guys got it all wrong!!! The secret to a tight ferrule is a six foot pipe wrench with a HARD ROCK MAPLE handle. The maple handle provides the needed feel for precision tightening. But must stress again HARD ROCK. Ooops... Did I mention straight grain is important too.:D :D Dennis :D

Thank you Shane, I've always believed, and felt that like mentioned before, that the total sum has more to do with the cues energy, and feel. I've done, a lot of experimenting, testing, including flex amount, and timing measurements. What I've found is that quality machining, fitting, and...

Mr. Tucker is right, and to add to it. Tips being equal, the ferrule material, type of and quality of installation will make a bigger difference than the joint. However I do believe the joint can affect the overall energy, and tone of a cue. Bad tip, and ferrule in anyway on a nice cue would be...

Harry is a good friend of mine, Harry used to come down to my shop a few days a week, and helped me do the huge amount of repairs I used to do for the league players in the area. I also helped him do a lot of inlay work in is own cues. Harry is a good guy, and would do anything I could for Him...

Hi, Overkill is a good thing regarding a pc driven cnc. Programs like Mach3 run in windows through the parallel port. XP is best for Mach3 but windows uses a lot of memory, and if your micro stepping, and using fine lead screws your running a lot of data quickly. Art doesn't recommend laptops...

This could be a funny moment, but will Say Harry Richards. Dennis

Sick as this sounds, I don't currently have a cue. When I do, I have two favorites, and with one of them I guess makes me the odd ball post so far. #1 My piloted Stainless 1/2 joint w/ 5/16-14 screw (my last cue) What can I say, I grew up playing with Stainless. :) #2 Threaded Ivory sleeve...

Hi Ryan, Varney is correct, it's a great pen for signing cues, except it's available as small .005" line width. It will say what the line width is on the top of the cap. It's the same pen I use. It's also available in a number of colors. Happy cue making. Dennis

R/T is the first name of two friends, and partners that made those cues. The "R" is Rich Ruthven, and the "T" is Tom Hay. I knew both of them well, and when they where building cues I helped them by answering any questions. and in some cases I would show them first hand, anytime they had trouble...

I'm always experimenting. I'm working on a few things using ivory as the joint. I like ivory over stainless too, but still have more work to do, I want to get a little more out of it, as far as liveliness. I like the flat face, but will always think everything has room for improvement. So for...

Hi Jeff, I like them both, but prefer flat faced. The flat faced ivory joint to me feels a little livelier, and I want the cue to do the work. Dennis

An ivory joint will deffinitely not be as harse as stainless. I personally like ivory ferrules because I like how they feel, look, and stay clean, and that gives me confidence. Where the ivory ferrule comes from within the tusk will also determine how hard or soft it will feel. There are a lot...

Hi Blud, Thank you. I've considered doing the same as you. I do sand north/south, and east/west as you do. My reasoning for not cutting the grooves, is for two reasons. I haven't had any adhereing problems yet the way I do it, and the other reason is that I want the tip to make as much...

Hi Joey, I sand with fresh 320 grit, and I believe you want to sand it enough to reach the leather surface, which shouldn't take much to do. Then what you'll have is a surface that is inpregnated with glue, but not inbetween the two. Dennis