Brunswick 26.5 conversion

[BHQ]

i had every intention of offering a Blue Light Special today
i went to Michaels poolhall lastnite to give it a test drive.
Damnest thing happened.
The cue never made it out of there.
Brunswick 26 & a half conversion just completed.
it's roughly 90 years old , i think they quit building them around 1920.
wasnt the greatest blank, had a couple veneer flaws in it.
so i figured i'd just do one shaft, no joint protectors , no bells & whistles, and price it accordingly.
let a couple guys hit with it, Brian Allen & Larry. 3rd guy, Dave comes over to join the party. he hit with it, said give me a half hour to run to bank & back, be right back.
SOLD
buttcap, joint & ferrule are Tomahawk , sold on here by J2pac

 

[pooldawg8]

Very nice work Brent for 90 yrs old, it sure looks damn good.
Congrats to the new owner. Thanks for sharing the pics

 

[qbilder]

Nice work, Brent. It amazes me to think that when these cues were first being produced, the factories didn't even have electricity.

 

[BHQ]

look at 2nd to last pic
i just saw what i thought was a crack
it's just a hair, cat hair no doubt

 

[Texas Carom Club]

I like it
Looks nice

 

[Texas Carom Club]

Nice work, Brent. It amazes me to think that when these cues were first being produced, the factories didn't even have electricity.

So then what powered the spinning of a lathe

 

[Chopdoc]

So then what powered the spinning of a lathe

Water
Steam
Hit and Miss engines....

Pedals....

Sometimes they had canvas belts running all through the rafters feeding turning power to various machines from one source...



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[Chopdoc]

Darn nice cue! :thumbup:

Not surprised it went right away.


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[Texas Carom Club]

Water
Steam
Hit and Miss engines....

Pedals....

Sometimes they had canvas belts running all through the rafters feeding turning power to various machines from one source...



.

That's neat thanks

 

[j2pac]

look at 2nd to last pic
i just saw what i thought was a crack
it's just a hair, cat hair no doubt

Great...NOW I see that there is curly maple in the forearm. Thank you, for not telling me that...Otherwise I might have bought it myself, and suffered a severe beating from the Mrs.
As usual, damn nice work buddy. :thumbup:

 

[DD Custom Cues]

look at 2nd to last pic
i just saw what i thought was a crack
it's just a hair, cat hair no doubt

You did work with Diekman.

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[Ken_4fun]

Just incredible work.

I actually prefer the simpler cues.

I can always tell when someone orders their first "custom" cue. They typically load it up with inlays, bells and whistles. The result usually is something that takes away instead of enhances the cue.

Nice job.

Ken