Diagnosing "roll" on a cue butt

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sherlock

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If the butt has a slight roll when it's rolled by itself on a level table, does that mean there's definitely a warp? What other diagnostics would you recommend? It doesn't appear to affect a straight hit with the cue.

Tx.
 
Tx. I'll check the wrap to see if that's the issue. If there is a slight roll, is there anything that can be done and how big of a deal is it?
 
sherlock said:
If the butt has a slight roll when it's rolled by itself on a level table, does that mean there's definitely a warp? What other diagnostics would you recommend? It doesn't appear to affect a straight hit with the cue.

Tx.
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There are a couple of things that can cause this. It might be warped and again it might have been improperly sanded. Roll the butt of the cue on a flat surface and watch the pin. If the pin wobbles with the butt then the cue is warped. If the pin runs true but the prong has movement then this indicates that the when the cue was sanded before finishing it was done on a lathe where the chuck is not running true and more wood is being sanded from one side than the other.

This makes a difference as a little movement doesn't hurt anything in the way a cue plays but if it is warped, even just slightly, chances are it is going to get worse but if it was just sanded badly it will not worsen but stay as it is.

It is for this reason that I am a firm believer when in making shafts that the lathe or shaft machine makes a very clean, properly cut taper so that as little sanding as possible needs to be done to finish up the shaft. The shaft always will be wipping a little bit and when sanding more wood is being removed from one side than the other giving the impression that the shaft is warped.

Dick
 
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