Another thing to consider is to use Lexan in the door. It's much, much less breakable than either glass or plexi, and has the same light weight as plexi.
Custom Wall Mount Cue Case
- Thread starter Webbs Billiards
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Lexan is better, I agree and I'll be happy to use it, but it will add to the cost on both ends.
i know good work when i see it and that is very good work. check out some of the builds by "arounceville" also.
i've built a couple of wall racks. here is a link to my last one: http://forums.azbilliards.com/album.php?albumid=753
(done with meiter box, circular saw, drill press, orbital sander, hand router :embarrassed2
i'd look real hard at using birch instead of oak. if you are lucky enough to live close to a woodcraft or rockler, they both have some very good materials. in addition, personally, i'd stick with real glass. a couple weeks ago there was a pool hall auction in STL and i looked pretty hard at the construction of a case there; i'm convinced that using track mounted glass doors is the way go (you obviously have the skill and shop to do it).
anyway, nice work. hope you make a few bucks on the side with your quality product. :smile:
dustin miller
i've built a couple of wall racks. here is a link to my last one: http://forums.azbilliards.com/album.php?albumid=753
(done with meiter box, circular saw, drill press, orbital sander, hand router :embarrassed2
i'd look real hard at using birch instead of oak. if you are lucky enough to live close to a woodcraft or rockler, they both have some very good materials. in addition, personally, i'd stick with real glass. a couple weeks ago there was a pool hall auction in STL and i looked pretty hard at the construction of a case there; i'm convinced that using track mounted glass doors is the way go (you obviously have the skill and shop to do it).
anyway, nice work. hope you make a few bucks on the side with your quality product. :smile:
dustin miller
Thank you for your kind words. I looked at your case, it looks good to me.i know good work when i see it and that is very good work. check out some of the builds by "arounceville" also.
i've built a couple of wall racks. here is a link to my last one: http://forums.azbilliards.com/album.php?albumid=753
(done with meiter box, circular saw, drill press, orbital sander, hand router :embarrassed2
i'd look real hard at using birch instead of oak. if you are lucky enough to live close to a woodcraft or rockler, they both have some very good materials. in addition, personally, i'd stick with real glass. a couple weeks ago there was a pool hall auction in STL and i looked pretty hard at the construction of a case there; i'm convinced that using track mounted glass doors is the way go (you obviously have the skill and shop to do it).
anyway, nice work. hope you make a few bucks on the side with your quality product. :smile:
dustin miller
Of all the semi exotic woods available today, oak is miserable to work with in my opinion. I much prefer cherry, or Honduran mahogany or walnut or . . .. I try to get people to pick a wood the color they want the piece to be and finish it natural, rather than staining a light wood the color they want. This allows the grain of the wood to show much better in my opinion.
just my 2 cents, your mileage may vary:grin:
just my 2 cents, your mileage may vary:grin:
yeah. unless you got some serious equipment, oak is hard to work and it will tear out.
dustin miller
Forrest Woodworker table saw blades make working with Oak much easier
I personally prefer walnut, maple, and cherry for woodworking projects, and applying a danish oil finish on them. I don't think I'd ever use pine again, and I don't like the open pores and grain pattern of oak at all.The case looks very nice. Good job on it.
IIRC, an optomotrist once told me that glass is naturally UV blocking, but plastic lenses are not.