WengePete

JoeyInCali

Maker of Joey Bautista Cues

Silver Member

• Apr 29, 2019

• #1

Blank was supplied by the customer.
Not an easy wood to work with.
But, the bastard hits pretty sporty.
The shaft is not a flat laminated kind.
That is a real 1-piece super tight grain monster.
I'd put that against your $20,000 cue's shaft.
Old school tan phenolic collars.

Oil finish.

 

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Last edited: Apr 29, 2019

nj82tj

The dude abides.

Silver Member

• Apr 30, 2019

• #2

Great looking cue! Perfect pin choice too (IMO) and I really dig the maple piece on the butt end. Nice.

 

PDX

AzB Silver Member

Silver Member

• Apr 30, 2019

• #3

Your shaft wood always looks spectacular.

Would you use the good stuff on cues that you don’t make?

 

cueman

AzB Gold Member

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Silver Member

• Apr 30, 2019

• #4

Nice looking cue. Don't we all wish nature would provide all the tight grain clean maple we could ever use?
I wonder if there would even be a LD shaft craze if nature had provided it.

 

JoeyInCali

Maker of Joey Bautista Cues

Silver Member

• Apr 30, 2019

• #5

PDX said:

Your shaft wood always looks spectacular.

Would you use the good stuff on cues that you don’t make?

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I would if people paid accordingly.
Not even carbon fiber price.

 

Bishop

AzB Silver Member

Silver Member

• Apr 30, 2019

• #6

Really like how they turned out. If you don't mind me asking, what finish did you use? I've used a number of different finishes in lieu of clear. Danish oil and woodturners finish have worked pretty good for me on a few cues. Always curious what others are using.

 

JoeyInCali

Maker of Joey Bautista Cues

Silver Member

• Apr 30, 2019

• #7

Bishop said:

Really like how they turned out. If you don't mind me asking, what finish did you use? I've used a number of different finishes in lieu of clear. Danish oil and woodturners finish have worked pretty good for me on a few cues. Always curious what others are using.

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Wenge is very pitty.
So, before that last pass ( .005" ) , I coated it with epoxy.
Woodturner's finish then wax.

 

Bishop

AzB Silver Member

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• Apr 30, 2019

• #8

JoeyInCali said:

Wenge is very pitty.
So, before that last pass ( .005" ) , I coated it with epoxy.
Woodturner's finish then wax.

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Thanks for the tip. I think I'll go that route next time. I had run into a lot of pitting with a black palm handle cue I made for my Dad. I left it open grain and just hit it with few coats of woodturners and its held up nicely.