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MitchellThomas

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My latest creation... she wanted a mozaic... the patridge family would be proud lol ... I appreciate any comments - let me know what you think S7300375.jpg

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=) I like them... unique would be an understatement. How long have you been making cues? Also, what types of wood are they made from?
 
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Those are the ugliest cues I have ever seen , you should have no trouble at all selling them for a couple thousand each..
 
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My latest creation... she wanted a mozaic... the patridge family would be proud lol ... I appreciate any comments - let me know what you thinkView attachment 163505



Mitchell I like you style partner, I have built some cues that were similar in design but not executed as well as your's. In my opinion this is thinking outside the box, I mean anyone can duplicated popular designs, but your work here is very traditional and I am certain that many do not understand this.

Designs similar in some aspects to your cues have been built throughout the 18th and the 19th centuries. But what I like most is that you took traditional designs and added your own idea's to them which makes them unique.

I personally love both the cues that you have posted photo's, and your fit and finish look great.

Thanks very much for sharing, I hope to get to your level of building some day myself.
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Well, finally a cue maker figures out what to do with all those 'extra' little pieces of wood lying around the shop. Cool.

I too, love that OliveWood forearm. Nice ring work, too.

But, what are those twisted lines running up the forearm of the other cue?

Also, the butt sleeves appear a bit longer than usual. Do you make all of your cues with this size butt sleeve?

Overall ... Very nice work!
 
Yuck! But I can see the artistry and competence in their construction. They look to be exquisetly done. But seriously NOT my cup of tea for sure.

Mark Shuman
 
I enjoy almost any display of the "craft" applied to a cue's construction. Your mosaic is interesting. I would not have paired such a geometric expression with the random flow of a spault, but I enjoyed looking at your cues.

I was reminded of a custom built by Dave Jacoby. He took a traditional ivory rectangle and broke it into pieces then inlayed the puzzle back together.

Jacoby's method had one thing going for it...subtlety. Your choices excentuate an already radical design. You might consider, in a future project, subduing the appearance by setting off the various shapes by glue lines or opposing grain patterns, rather than material type and color.

Keep pushing the envelope.
 
Not sure, but those forearms don't look like olivewood to me...they look like some type of spalted wood - maple, beech, or tamarind maybe.

- Ghost
 
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