Wow, that's painful to see.....I would just have Skip do the work and build another forearm.
A small Tragedy, part II..
- Thread starter Petros Andrikop
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The only person that should be touching this cue is Skip.. any repair, regardless of how good, is still not worth it. (no offense to Rat) Skip can make a new forearm and then it's still a Skip.
JV
JV
While I agree with you, in part, I do have some input. I am a cue maker, as well as a repairman. If this cue was made by me and sent back to me, I would cut it up and start new. It is waaaay easier to build a new cue from scratch than it is to cut this forearm off and replace it with a new one.
If that is how they work the insurance, I would now ship fully insured (same company)inside the states.. stomp the hell out of the box when you get it at the dest... and make a claim.
They are definitely NOT veeners. You will find no seams at all. Additionally, odds are pretty high that those are exotic hardwoods being used, with their natural colors.....purpleheart, ebony, maple. Can't remember the exotic he uses for the orange color....JV would know better.
Skip uses a process similar to that of recuts...think a point within a point within a point, etc.
Lisa