Very nice of you to share Eric.
That cue is awesome. Was that tulipwood and ebony?
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That cue is awesome. Was that tulipwood and ebony?
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^hi eric,hope you read my emails too.i'm the one who bought the PJ ebony/jatoba.thanks:smile:
mike
Lots of folks have asked about scallops & how they are made. I try to explain it but not sure if it really ever makes sense. So here's a few pics to show how they're assembled. This is a friend's cue I took pics of to show him how I built it. Figured i'd show it here for fun and to give a visual of the things I have explained to many folks.
First I have to cut the bevels and then glue on the stock:
Then turned round results in:
Offset 22.5 degrees & repeat:
Resulting in:
Now recut over all of those & repeat process:
Resulting in a butt sleeve with scallops:
Each 4 cut & glues require 24hr. curing period before moving to next step. So this butt sleeve required 4 days of cutting & gluing. Seemingly simple & insignificant things sometimes aren't as simple as they seem.
The rest of the cue, with a forearm matching but v-groove points instead of scallops:
WOW I LOve it Great Work Sir
Hope you can make me one some day
Chris
Funny
Funny Glen...but true, as soon as Eric started using certain woods...they mysteriously appeared in other cues!
Funny Glen...but true, as soon as Eric started using certain woods...they mysteriously appeared in other cues!
Lots of folks have asked about scallops & how they are made. I try to explain it but not sure if it really ever makes sense. So here's a few pics to show how they're assembled. This is a friend's cue I took pics of to show him how I built it. Figured i'd show it here for fun and to give a visual of the things I have explained to many folks.
First I have to cut the bevels and then glue on the stock:
Then turned round results in:
Offset 22.5 degrees & repeat:
Resulting in:
Now recut over all of those & repeat process:
Resulting in a butt sleeve with scallops:
Each 4 cut & glues require 24hr. curing period before moving to next step. So this butt sleeve required 4 days of cutting & gluing. Seemingly simple & insignificant things sometimes aren't as simple as they seem.
The rest of the cue, with a forearm matching but v-groove points instead of scallops:
That's my cue! What a unique looking one at that.
Hits awesome, and it's just so unusual looking. Ridiculously well done, too. I love that cue.
friends like that are real hard to come by these days...
you both are very lucky!chris
friends like that are real hard to come by these days...
chris
This friend choked Eric until he promised to make him a cue . :grin:
Great pix Eric.
They just scanned your pics in China. Look for decal Cuetec to come out soon with that look.
lol.. i wish i could give you rep.. but i must spread some around before giving more to ya..lol.. i laughed pretty hard when i read the part about choking..
...lol
chris
He'd need a stepping stool to choke me. :kma: (think i'm gonna pay for that funny with a choke out)
Thanks yall. The perspective on the complexity of a seemingly simple design is exactly what I was trying to share. In this case, it's almost always overlooked & not realized because the design consists of simple shapes less than an inch square. Tough to describe, easier to show. As for looking cool, well, that's all Joe's doings. He knew what he wanted. A year after I built it, we met up to play & I saw the cue again for the first time after building it. I was delighted to see that it was in great condition......except for the shafts. They were stained blue & stained deep. I could see where it had been cleaned, dirtied, cleaned, dirtied, so on. Taken care of but used A LOT. Made me feel good. Him running out on me over & over with it made me feel pretty good, too......sorta :slap:
That cue plays GOOD. I think Max Eberle summed it up best when I had him take a few shots with it. He fired in a few balls, looked at the cue, and then looked at me raising his eyebrows and said "Whoa..."
That cue plays GOOD. I think Max Eberle summed it up best when I had him take a few shots with it. He fired in a few balls, looked at the cue, and then looked at me raising his eyebrows and said "Whoa..."
That's for sure, I havent met a Sugartree that didnt play good. Max is great too,
take care,
eric:smile:
Eric you have come a long way since the days when you were posting on EPT and in the air force talking about when you get out how you will be making cues.
I give you a lot of credit for going after what you dreamed of.
I give you a lot of credit for going after what you dreamed of.
:smile: Thank you. It has been a long, interesting road, and much more to go. Unfortunately not everybody has been pleased, which can be credited to my shortcomings & mistakes. But I have learned a lot & continue to do so.