Cocobolo prices...
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MASTER something anyways....Pete...You have officially passed me up buddy...Kelly_Guy said:Clearly the product of a future master cuemaker.
JoeyInCali said:
Another 'pic'-teaser, eh?!
That curly pink ivory is absolutely INSANE! I have never seen it THAT curly....a truly amazing piece of wood there!! It should have a BdR handle. Lisa
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billiardbum said:MASTER something anyways....Pete...You have officially passed me up buddy...
You all know I am a stand up guy.
For that reason, I have to state that I cannot take credit for that piece. I am completing the cue for the man who made that forearm and those windows, but I merely helped him in his quest to make that piece by providing guidance and technique hints. He made those components himself. I admit, they are DAMN pretty!! Whether he chooses to identify himself as the creator is up to him, but he is among you daily in this forum and, in fact, has even posted on this thread.
However, as far as my abilities... if you think THAT was pretty... you have seen nothing. Nothing, I tell you. There are some amazing things to come in 2007 if I have my way.
A little preview (yes, I built this one) .... lol:
Thanks for the vote of confidence, Jim!
JWP
I would recommend that you buy Chris Hightower's cue building book and/or videos.Inzombiac said:
http://www.cuesmith.com/index.php?page=book_video
Trust me. It ain't as easy as all of the great cue makers who contribute and lurk on AZB make it look.
tap...tap...tapScottR said:I would recommend that you buy Chris Hightower's cue building book and/or videos.
http://www.cuesmith.com/index.php?page=book_video
Trust me. It ain't as easy as all of the great cue makers who contribute and lurk on AZB make it look.
Petree...Very very nice, and you do not need much confidence. You have a lot already... I like to call your type Creative GO-GettersPetreeCues said:You all know I am a stand up guy.
For that reason, I have to state that I cannot take credit for that piece. I am completing the cue for the man who made that forearm and those windows, but I merely helped him in his quest to make that piece by providing guidance and technique hints. He made those components himself. I admit, they are DAMN pretty!! Whether he chooses to identify himself as the creator is up to him, but he is among you daily in this forum and, in fact, has even posted on this thread.
However, as far as my abilities... if you think THAT was pretty... you have seen nothing. Nothing, I tell you. There are some amazing things to come in 2007 if I have my way.
A little preview (yes, I built this one) .... lol:
Thanks for the vote of confidence, Jim!
JWP
Very nice work, and like to see some of the 2007 - up and coming cues - at the SBE this year, and maybe share some knowledge
Always a pleasure to pick each others brain (Does not take long though) Happy Holidays Pete..
You definately got my brain spinning for sure...Cuemaking art is endless for sure, and here you have proven that. Exceptional work, and you definately said it best with this quote "Trust me. It ain't as easy as all of the great cue makers who contribute and lurk on AZB make it look"ScottR said:To let the cat completely out of the bag, I confess that I made the pink ivory components above. Thank you Kelly; for the compliment and for exchanging ideas and thoughts about wood and cue making over the past year. Some other AZBers have encouraged me along the way also. Thanks also to you you guys and gals.
An even bigger thanks goes to JW Petree for his patience with my never-ending questions, his critique of my attempts (friggin' task-master!), his unselfish sharing of information, and for taking my simple pieces of wood and making a REAL CUE out them.
There are several other people to thank (established cue makers), but this is already sounding like an Oscar speech. So, PM me if you want the sordid details. BTW, I blame Bill Stroud for starting this whole "how is a cue built" fetish in my head, almost 30 years ago.
To give everyone a laugh, I should take a picture of my reject drawer. As "they" say, even a blind sow finds an acorn now and then!
And, to get back to the point of this thread . . . the pink ivory for this forearm was significantly more than a similar piece of cocobolo (about 5 times the cost); especially because it has a little curl to the figure. I can't imagine what the piece that Joey posted above cost!
Thanks for sharing.
JoeyInCali said:YUP!
Better charge filet mignon price for that beauty.
Yep.....filet mignon....and RARE.....the best kind !!!
That's some top shelf stuff. Have some curly PI and some bird's eye PI at Mr. Gilbert's shop right now. Maybe in the next year or so they'll be ready.
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ScottR said:To let the cat completely out of the bag, I confess that I made the pink ivory components above. Thank you Kelly; for the compliment and for exchanging ideas and thoughts about wood and cue making over the past year. Some other AZBers have encouraged me along the way also. Thanks also to you you guys and gals.
An even bigger thanks goes to JW Petree for his patience with my never-ending questions, his critique of my attempts (friggin' task-master!), his unselfish sharing of information, and for taking my simple pieces of wood and making a REAL CUE out them.
There are several other people to thank (established cue makers), but this is already sounding like an Oscar speech. So, PM me if you want the sordid details. BTW, I blame Bill Stroud for starting this whole "how is a cue built" fetish in my head, almost 30 years ago.
To give everyone a laugh, I should take a picture of my reject drawer. As "they" say, even a blind sow finds an acorn now and then!
And, to get back to the point of this thread . . . the pink ivory for this forearm was significantly more than a similar piece of cocobolo (about 5 times the cost); especially because it has a little curl to the figure. I can't imagine what the piece that Joey posted above cost!
Don't let him fool you, folks. All I can tell you is Jeff Prather best be glad Scott doesn't WANT to make components for a living.
Thank you sir, phone is always open to you... Happy Holidays.ScottR said:For those of you who don't know, billiardbum is one of the people who has helped me; primarily with how to use my machine correctly. Jim is good people and represents a good product by Unique. Thanks, Jim!
