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Take an 18" gun drill and drill from Each end of the blank while holding the cue between the back chuck (or back spindle collet) and the main chuck. Install and glue center dowel. Rick

I guess by your post you are asking to be sued. Some people follow through with action. Sometimes discretion in the better part of valor. You might be smart to delete your post Dave. Law suits are not cheap. Especially if they are long and drawn out and are out of state. Rick

Hi, Just have a piece of leather scived to the thickness you require. JMO, Rick

Six minute travel speed on 30" dowel for hogging, intermediate or final taper pass. Slow travel speed / less shock to the wood. Then dial in your lathe RPM until you get the best results. Start a 130 RPM and go up till you find Goldielocks. Set very light tail stock pressure. JMO, Rick

Pete, Sorry to hear you were ill and I hope your recovery is complete. Sounds like you received some grace. Be grateful! BTW, Awesome Cue. :thumbup:

Hi, I have not read the entire paper. Question: Can ivory merchants still sell us material over a state line. I think I know the answer. Rick

Take six minutes travel passes. @ .010 and play with your lathe rotation speed. Slower travel put less shock or stress on the wood. Start with 150 rpm and go up or down from there till you find the goldielocks setting combo. Slower is better but you need to experiment. Also set the...

Sharing opinions is what it is all about. Don't get me wrong I really like Black Boars Jamie. However, I wonder what would be the outcome if you put 10 top collectors in a room with a BB and a Leon cue with Loupes and were told to make a objective evaluation. That would be interesting.

If you want me to preach Joey, I will oblige: Do unto others as they do unto you. When God's grace is shown to you, be grateful. Enough Preaching! Rick

Love the Baby Crock Martin. Will get some on my next order. Thanks for sharing, Rick

Leon, Show Jamie the site with the standard design features that are 100s and 1000s of years old. That may shine some light on this discussion. We know these are not vectorized geometries and you have to physically draw them on your Cad and there is no tracing or anything like that. I for...

What is the TRO on your chuck? Did you bore the hole before threading or just use a drill?

Yes, the desirability is the key but you have to have the balls to demand the kind of prices that Tony gets. Rome is never built in a day. He puts a price on his time and culls the potential customers. Tony has paid his dues for his elite status. Those who see the value pay the price. The...

Great points 9ballking, However, I have seen Notched Diamonds on a ukulele built in the 1800s. If you examine artisan work and designs from eastern, western and native cultures, I would bet you could not find any elements on cues that were not hundreds or thousands of years old. "The game...

Sweet! Very nice designs.:thumbup:

Thanks Guys, I usually bookend the butt sleeve with matching rings. The 8 tiny diamonds where done just to be a little asymmetrical in the sleeve area. The stitch rings are bookended now on the front and back of the cue only as we did not want rings on either side of the wrap. Rick

Here is Dino Mark's new Esoteric cue. We spent some time working on this design until he thought we got it right. I Like It! Curly Maple Forearm, Ebony Points & Butt Sleeve - Green - Blue - Red - Black 4 Point Veneers Butt Sleeve Boxes and All Inlays are Ivory. Silver Bars with silver dot...

Between this Hercek cue and the other Art Deco cue by Manzino we are seeing the finest in execution by two of the greatest CMs on the planet. Very Cool!! JMO, Rick

These cues are very clean in their fit and finish and a great start. Congrats to you MM. Rick