4 Pt, 4 Veneer Full Splice Blank On Ebay

Fullsplice said:
There are several reasons why I build my finished cues differently than the cue making blanks. First I think there should be something that sets them apart from each other. Otherwise any cuemaker could call and buy a blank and finish it with no discernable difference between what they build and I build. My other concern was that as popular as fullsplices have become recently I didn't want to become a full time "blank maker". My finished cues take precidence and that is something that I know my customers appreciate.

Another reason the blanks are spliced differently is to make it easier and faster both for me and the other guy to make and turn to finish size. If you order a blank from me it is ready to turn to finish size when it arrives. The points are even and the centers are true which takes the guess work out of it for a lot of people. I found out quickly when I started offering these that you end up dealing with a lot of people with a wide array of skill levels so the easier it is for them the easier it ends up being for me. I had a guy send one back because the points were "screwed up", like what was described earlier in this post. I simply turned it to finish size and sent it back. I just try to make it easy and to do that there are some sacrifices (squared off bottom, more narrow points).

In contrast my finished cues are like the Titlist in design. The points are longer but as wide and the veneers meet at the bottom of the splice and come to a point. The blanks cause some confusion because people see them and think all of my cues are like that and that's simply not true.

Mark
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Sir,

Thank you for the information. Quite interesting.
 
Fullsplice said:
In contrast my finished cues are like the Titlist in design. The points are longer but as wide and the veneers meet at the bottom of the splice and come to a point. The blanks cause some confusion because people see them and think all of my cues are like that and that's simply not true.

Mark
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I had noticed that looking over your site. I just thought that you used that blunt handle splice on the cues that had a wrap, because I saw a lot of cues with the traditional splice.

You do some really neat work there. I think it's getting better and better. Need to get your name out there a little more, Mark...

Chris
 
Chris thanks for your kind words. I appreciate it.

Machines used. I knew that question would come up. I use a different army of machinery for each style of blank. A combination of metal working and wood working machines.

Mark
 
Fullsplice said:
Chris thanks for your kind words. I appreciate it.

Machines used. I knew that question would come up. I use a different army of machinery for each style of blank. A combination of metal working and wood working machines.

Mark
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i was just wondering if you were doing it the old way, table saw and band saw.
 
Fullsplice said:
The cue making blanks that I make are made differently than the finished fullsplice cues that go out of my shop. The blanks are squared off at the bottom and there is more space between the points due to the way in which they are constructed. They have an oversize taper and the points do sharpen when it is turned.

The finished fullsplices that I make are similar to the Titlists. The points are wide and the veneers meet at the bottom of the splice. The picture and explanation attached to this from my website only explains the blanks not the construction of my finished fullsplice cues.

Thanks,

Mark
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Mark,
Very nice cues you make...

Joe
 
merylane said:
i was just wondering if you were doing it the old way, table saw and band saw.
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Hey Merylane, I just happen to have both a table saw and a bandsaw,what else do I need to get started?
 
classiccues said:
Mark,
Very nice cues you make...

Joe
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Joe,

Thank you for the compliment.

Merylane,

I am doing things the old way...sort of but with a few new twists to make things a little better.

Thanks,

Mark
 
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