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    silver veneers

    HI Calvin, :) Disclaimer: I a not a cue maker.. Also, when I talk/type, I mean no disrespect to you or anyone. Please know this.. :) I do not worry about filling the whole depth of the silver wire's groove/slot,/channel when the a-axis slot meets the standard X Y Axis straight slots. Just...
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    A long time ago, many cue makers told not to become too close to the people. I was also told...

    A long time ago, many cue makers told not to become too close to the people. I was also told not to give out free or discounted work. Poor Bill Stroud ....... Now, I understand why the cue makers say that.
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    Worried about Dave Warther..

    Hello , Hi Busbee. Thanks for saying.. I do agree. Amazing.. I just got my box. Was smashed but, O.K. The Time stamp on the label was 11/21, so, he sent it out the next day I ordered it. UPSP Priority Mail. I know USPS has a big back log. I did not know the Tracking number to check. Be safe...
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    Worried about Dave Warther..

    Hello Guys, :) I am worried about Dave Warther. I know Dave for over 15 years. Dave is usually very attentive and efficient. Is Dave O.K. ? I was wondering if anyone had a notice from him, that he will be shut down or on Holiday? This Post is not a complaint, or, "he doesn't reply!!! " kind of...
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    TAD Kohara - Order Out of Chaos

    Hello Forun/Guys.. :) In all my time making Cue Caps, One of the most exciting, was TAD Cues. If you seen photos of TAD's assembly Bench/Table, you'ld see many of TAD's Rings and Butt Sleeves. Of those, there are many design elements of TAD ( Cues) , in a various combinations/assemblies. With...
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    TAD Crown for your friend and mine, Mr. Will Prout

    Hello Az Guys, :) Ralf, those girls look "HOT" ... How come you got a jacket on? :) Chris, Thanks for the assurance. :) Thanks for saying that Will. :) When I first met Will, I was trying to get out of Cue Caps. Will contacted me twice, as, he saw something in my Cue Caps. It was his...
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    TAD Crown for your friend and mine, Mr. Will Prout

    Hello Az Guys.. Hi Chris, Thanks for saying that. Will and the other TAD Collectors do show the world the many artful works of the Late, Great Tad Kohara. We're all thankful.. Thanks Will.. :) Since I'm here... I was curious to see if a thin 8 Sitch Maple Ring would help separate / fill the...
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    Hawaiian Brian's Personal Cue

    Hello HawaiiD, You are right, in that, the "late" Brian had his White Delrin Butt Cap be longer. Guys... Cue is sold.. "Hawaiian" Brian Hashimoto passed away last year ( 2019 ). Link: https://forums.azbilliards.com/threads/hawaiian-brian.496886/#post-6440612 About the Cue's worn condition...
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    TAD Crown for your friend and mine, Mr. Will Prout

    Hello Cue4me, :) Thanks for saying that. Will has a collection that shows the many designs/art works of the Late, Great Tad Kohara. Yes, I do put in a lot of myself into each Cue Cap I make. It's amazing that there is so much to do just to complete a Cue Cap. :) Will, Guys.. :cry: I'm so...
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    TAD Crown for your friend and mine, Mr. Will Prout

    To our dear, and, one of our most loved Az Cue Collector, Mr. Will Prout. :) A simple Crown Cap for a very Serious Collector. Thank you for letting me make a Cue Cap Set for your TAD Cue. I was wondering if there is a name for this TAD Design. :unsure: Guys, that clover at the top was not as...
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    Uniloc Qr

    Uni Loc Hi Chris. :smile: You might be right. Seems you know , or, can across this before. God sent !!!! Thanks. :smile: I have no idea what it is. I just did what I did with what I had. The 3/8" x 10 and 12 did not fit as good as the 11 thread, but, I was only doing " The science of trial...
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    Uniloc Qr

    "Over the Wires" Hi :) Something like "Over the Wires"? Pitch Diameter? Like when they do "Class of fit".. 3/8" x 11 3a Was so long ago... I think Flat tops was 5a? I no like fuss around doing that. Sorry.. Thanks for suggesting. I really do not do the QR in Delrin. I was just fussing...
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    Black Slotted Diamond Inlays

    Clever... Clever!!! :) Love the Cue Maker satire.. :p Any Don Rickles' in the House?.. Hi T.. :) When going out looking for someone to do a cue for you with that kind of Inlay Assemblies, we must/might be aware that there are many ways to achieve that Assembly. Maybe for Cue Makers, Time...
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    Bob Manzino Cue Caps

    Be careful of what you ask for... :) ^^^ LOL :smile: Hi Ray. Thanks. Love you.. :smile: Ray.. :wink: My usual One line Monolog: Since I'm here... WM's Pretty Larry Vigus Full Splice.. These cues must hit good yea.. Thanks WM.. Thanks for posting Ray. and viewing guys. Alton :smile...
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    Uniloc Qr

    Uni-LOC* QR Hi Dave, :) I tried to make those a while back, in Black Delrin. I think I used a 3/8" x 11 TPI Internal Threads in the QR Insert is so short, hard to get a good "feel" to know exact. Could be a 11 1/2 TPI :embarrassed2: I was fussing around the pin with a Thread Pitch gauge...
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    Black Slotted Diamond Inlays

    Thank you Hi , Thanks for posting... :) Will, I sent P.M./Reply My PM page does not show the activity in the Out Going Message page. :confused:
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    Bob Manzino Cue Caps

    Manzino Tops Hi Ken and Brian.. :) Thanks for the compliments and posting. :) Hope you guys and everyone is O.K. Since I'm here... :o Here's a Resin-Ivory color Cue Cap Set. The layout on these tops are my "Commercial/Industrial " Style. Company Name, City/State or State/USA. :smile: I...
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    Black Slotted Diamond Inlays

    Hello Forum/Guys... :) Hi T Ham.. :) You was asking about Black inlays in a White Background.. :) One of the Best.. Dennis Searing.... :) I was looking/admiring GH's Birdseye Dennis Searing Cue. When I got to the Butt Sleeve's Slotted Diamond Inlays, I thought... " This is no ordinary, simple...
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    Bob Manzino Cue Caps

    Hi Jack... :smile: Hi Jack.... :eek: Didn't mean to Hijack your Bob Manzino Post. :o Thank you. You gave me opportunity. How fortunate am I... :smile: It makes me think and plan on how/what has to be done. Challenging is a way to describe it. You use/play with that cue yea.. How's that...
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    Bob Manzino Cue Caps

    Thanks Hi Ray, Thanks for saying that. :) Hope you and everyone is doing O.K. too. :smile: I'm O.K. :smile: Staying home. Trying to keep busy. Trying to be an audiophiliac at age 65. Since I'm here posting... I just finished this set for WM's Sugartree. Eric's Rings takes me a long time to...
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