craig peterson points
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ER,,,,i own nine petersons for the very reason that you see. he was impeccably meticulous. one can barely see the veneer lines, IF AT ALL. imo, craig was the best four point, four veneer man around, especially when one considers the ancient, RENTAL equipment he used.
as an artist, i love work as close to hand made as possible. your points are remarkable.
are your ponts spliced or inlayed?
as an artist, i love work as close to hand made as possible. your points are remarkable.
are your ponts spliced or inlayed?
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greetings,
just for the record, craig was a very good friend of mine during his time in bartlett, ill. his equipment was his and paid for, of course, he only had a single southbend lathe and some hand tools. he lived in a middle class house with his wife and dog.
let me say this about him, i truly wish he was alive today, for i know he would be one of the top makers in the business. he would have never changed the way he made his cues, you could see the pride he took in making them.
i'm asked from time to time, why i think this way about craig, i got to see every little aspect on how craig built his cues, i got to see how many people came to the house and would leave with his work, one name that come to mind is don lee, he's the man that would fly in from over seas and buy everything in sight and turn around and sell everything he had just bought, not only cues but tables as well.
the blue book has a few of my cues that represent craig, i'll forward some more soon to the gallery
thanks just wanted to share that with all of you.
just for the record, craig was a very good friend of mine during his time in bartlett, ill. his equipment was his and paid for, of course, he only had a single southbend lathe and some hand tools. he lived in a middle class house with his wife and dog.
let me say this about him, i truly wish he was alive today, for i know he would be one of the top makers in the business. he would have never changed the way he made his cues, you could see the pride he took in making them.
i'm asked from time to time, why i think this way about craig, i got to see every little aspect on how craig built his cues, i got to see how many people came to the house and would leave with his work, one name that come to mind is don lee, he's the man that would fly in from over seas and buy everything in sight and turn around and sell everything he had just bought, not only cues but tables as well.
the blue book has a few of my cues that represent craig, i'll forward some more soon to the gallery
thanks just wanted to share that with all of you.
ron,,,thanks for your reply, as i think our love for craigy's work binds us together. i think he was the greatest. it's an exclusive club and i like it that way
by the time i got to know cp, he had been divorced. this is in the last 4-5 years of his life, including his move to indiana. i was told, that at this time, craig was using a rental.
don lee was the one who introduced me to cp's work, but my first cp came from craig.
there remains only one cp cue i desire,,,and when i get it, my collection will be complete.
by the time i got to know cp, he had been divorced. this is in the last 4-5 years of his life, including his move to indiana. i was told, that at this time, craig was using a rental.
don lee was the one who introduced me to cp's work, but my first cp came from craig.
there remains only one cp cue i desire,,,and when i get it, my collection will be complete.
That's a nice PetersEn.
This one is incredible too.
This one is incredible too.
bruin70 said:
My points that you saw are individually inlayed. Soon I will be posting some photos of my step-by-step channel inlaying after I get done completing the jig that I want to use for the procedure. Personally, I put a lot of importance to the preparation stage of a project.
Thanks Bruin70,
Ed Reyes
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Bruin, I hate to break your heart but veneers on V points break easily. Veneer is really balsa wood. They look good but a v pocket on forearms with veneers on the outside often crack.
A friend of mine has repaired a few Bushkas with these problems.
A friend of mine has repaired a few Bushkas with these problems.
Joseph Cues said:
if that happens, i won't have them repaired. i have one no-point craigy, and i can't imagine all the others succumbing to such a tragedy.
craigy's weakspot was his varnishing, so this might or might not have an effect on the future of my cues. i can only hope craig's attention to detail might avoid any cracking. i doubt that any cuework done 30 years prior was made better than any cue craig put together.
oh well,,,,i'll see.
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Joseph Cues said:
just had a thought as i was looking at some veneer samples that ed young sent me...they have mass to them, not feather-light like balsa. and it occured to me that someone mentioned long ago that veneers were made from sycamore.
i don't believe the samples i hold are balsa,,,they're too heavy. in fact, balsa almost makes no sense. i can squish a piece of balsa between my fingers.
I believe most veneers are dyed sycamore or holly.
Joe
Joe
Joesph cues stating that veneers for cues are made of balsa wood. PLEASE! No way..........
Joseph has not a clue of what he's talking about. Sorry, pal your clueless. So is your friend who claims that it's balsa wood.
You and or your friend could be refering to "TAY WOOD", which is cheap wooden veneers. Very soft.
Premium- wood veneers are made of sycamore as Joe, and Bruin70, stated.
I have been around a long time and have "NEVER" seen Bushka's crack as you say. Send us a picture, so we can see.
Joseph, veneers do not break easly as you say. When cues are built properly and all veneers are glued in as they should be, you will have a very strong forearm.
Perhaps you and your friend need to take lessons?
blud
Joseph has not a clue of what he's talking about. Sorry, pal your clueless. So is your friend who claims that it's balsa wood.
You and or your friend could be refering to "TAY WOOD", which is cheap wooden veneers. Very soft.
Premium- wood veneers are made of sycamore as Joe, and Bruin70, stated.
I have been around a long time and have "NEVER" seen Bushka's crack as you say. Send us a picture, so we can see.
Joseph, veneers do not break easly as you say. When cues are built properly and all veneers are glued in as they should be, you will have a very strong forearm.
Perhaps you and your friend need to take lessons?
blud
After reading Burton Spain's Recollections, I have much more respect for Petersen. He started making cues when he was 18.
Sadly, Spain and Petersen passed away too young.
Sadly, Spain and Petersen passed away too young.
Joseph Cues said:
craig learned from the school of hard knocks. started young, and i believe spain was a cabby when he saw what young craig was doing. craig, helmstetter, and meucci worked at national chalk in the 60's. wow!!
craig practiced copying rambows, repaired 'em too. i don't know if i should say this but,,,
craig said he got so good at copying rambows, no one could tell the diff. and half jokingly(but maybe true) he said there are probably a lot of "rambows" out there that are really craigys.i want one of those! but how am i to tell???
craig made his veneers as mitered and overlapped, and i can show them to you and you'll not see where they meet.
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