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Ole Sugartree.. Please shed some light on this very complex piece of eventual history please... Share some details if you have already in sorry to bother... Your work is exceptional and your a huge influence. Thanks for your time... Sorry.. Can't load the pic... It's the super- spliced- all- over- in symmetry cue on you pb page... It's amazing...http://s3.photobucket.com/user/Qbilder/library/?sort=2&page=1... Here's a link to the PB... You wont miss the cue... Second page...
 
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Ah yes, that one :thumbup: It has 96 points overlapping one another in a woven/braided kind of way. Been a very long time in the making, but closing in on completion. The handle is segmented ebony with thin maple & bloodwood rings, and the butt sleeve is also ebony with another load of points to give almost a plaid pattern. Lotsa work yet to do, but the major components are completed. Took 4 pieces of ebony, and two each of maple, bloodwood, and maple burl. I estimate 70% of the wood was cut away into scrap & dust. Sorry for the crappy pics




 
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Amazing!#how does having shop many pieces of wood affect the construction? In typical sneaky Pete there are 4 prongs..in this there are 96. Does it add weight due glue required in this build. What are the challenges in build and design?
 
Amazing!#how does having shop many pieces of wood affect the construction? In typical sneaky Pete there are 4 prongs..in this there are 96. Does it add weight due glue required in this build. What are the challenges in build and design?

Thanks :) The number of pieces do not affect weight. In fact, it only weighs 15.2oz the way it sits, with quite a bit yet to come off. It'll be a normal weighted & balanced cue. The biggest challenge was keeping track of which woods went where, and how deep each consecutive cut was to be. Of course having everything set up in the first place to be able to re-cut on center over & over & over again made it easier. I can cut and glue 4 points at a time, which takes a day. It only takes a few minutes to cut the grooves, then a day for the glue to cure. Once dry, I cut the points smooth to the piece, put it back into the fixture, and cut 4 more. At any point, something could have went catastrophically wrong & ruined everything. Generally that means me getting absent minded & screwing something up. Luckily, it worked out.
 
Eric, this is a cue makers NIGHTMARE... Simply Amazing! Can't wait yo see it with some finish on her...
 
thanks.

Thanks so much for your time explaining... Truly is and thing for
one to use the word epic... Can't wait to see the finished product... Good luck with the rest of the build...
 
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:smile: Thank yall for the nice words. The cue was every bit as tough & time consuming to make as it looks, so it's comforting to see folks appreciate it.
 
the bar has been raised, many more cues have been moved into the "boring" group.

cant wait to see the it finished Mr. Crisp
 
This cue has more sharp points in it than a pincushion......crazy good work.

TommyT :thumbup:
 
:smile: Thank yall for the nice words. The cue was every bit as tough & time consuming to make as it looks, so it's comforting to see folks appreciate it.

That's a very nice looking cue. To say what you said another way, " the cue looks as difficult and tedious to make as the high quality end product shows".

A beautiful cue, difficult cue to make, with outstanding results!
Thanks for sharing the pictures.

Will Prout
 
Oh my....i'm so looking forward to seeing this beauty completed..it's already so stunning as is...
 
That's a very nice looking cue. To say what you said another way, " the cue looks as difficult and tedious to make as the high quality end product shows".

A beautiful cue, difficult cue to make, with outstanding results!
Thanks for sharing the pictures.

Will Prout

Thank you :blush: Yes it was indeed tedious. Just wanted to push it & see where I could go with it.
 
That is a lot of work and it looks fantastic. As a cuemaker I can really appreciate the amount of work you put in. Keep up the good work.
 
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