JC
Coos Cues
Although I'm still a beginning cue maker with plenty to learn I feel like I have my process' down fairly well having now built well over 100 cues. I built a cue for a local friend about 4 years ago and the finish peeled on it badly. It was one of my fairly early cues so I got it back and refinished it about a year and a half ago and now it did it again.
It's a cocobolo forearm cue with a chatke viga handle and I used Chris' cue coat on it both times. I have built quite a few cues now using cocobolo and cue coat with zero other problems that I'm aware of. A few even for local players that I get a chance to inspect regularly to see how they are aging.
My friend isn't even blaming me because he admits he's hard on his cues but he has some other cues although beat up some look nothing like this. It's like the epoxy never made a bond with the wood underneath and is lifting in large areas.
Could it be something with this individual piece of cocobolo? Although it's peeling on the handle some too.
I have it back and am going to finish it again for him at no cost for the second time, just don't want my cues out there looking shabby like this. But I'm afraid it might happen again if I don't do something different. Any ideas or similar experience wold be appreciated.
Thanks,
JC
It's a cocobolo forearm cue with a chatke viga handle and I used Chris' cue coat on it both times. I have built quite a few cues now using cocobolo and cue coat with zero other problems that I'm aware of. A few even for local players that I get a chance to inspect regularly to see how they are aging.
My friend isn't even blaming me because he admits he's hard on his cues but he has some other cues although beat up some look nothing like this. It's like the epoxy never made a bond with the wood underneath and is lifting in large areas.
Could it be something with this individual piece of cocobolo? Although it's peeling on the handle some too.
I have it back and am going to finish it again for him at no cost for the second time, just don't want my cues out there looking shabby like this. But I'm afraid it might happen again if I don't do something different. Any ideas or similar experience wold be appreciated.
Thanks,
JC