first cue you made

[venison-slayer]

just woundering if you cue makers still have the first you ever made, or did money talk and it went for a walk. I made my first playing cue turned out great, IMO and some other players as well. I don't want to get to attached to every cue I make and not want to let them go.

 

[scdiveteam]

Hi,

I think most will say Sneaky pete house cue conversion and the points ended up uneven.:banghead:

That is my story, and I am sticking to it.:yeah:

Rick G

 

[aphelps1]

I still shoot 8 ball with my first cue made. Tulipwood front and cocobola handle.

Alan

 

[MINDSEYE153]

Hi,

I think most will say Sneaky pete house cue conversion and the points ended up uneven.:banghead:

That is my story, and I am sticking to it.:yeah:

Rick G

What Rick said!


Paul
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I do still have it, well most of it .......

 

[carguy]

Hi,

I think most will say Sneaky pete house cue conversion and the points ended up uneven.:banghead:

That is my story, and I am sticking to it.:yeah:

Rick G

Yup, me too. Points all over the place, perhaps an inch spread. Nice rosewood though. I still have it and it plays well. Not very stiff though. I'll keep it forever.

Robin

 

[Blue Hog ridr]

Haven't built many to date. The first for me was when I got my Deluxe.
I was setting the tapers bars and used a piece of 30 inch straight grain maple to test the measurements.

I was going to stain it but it had a bit of nice grain to it, so I put a butt cap on it and cleared it. I did the taper and sanding
in a couple of days and it has remained straight as an arrow, and it has been awhile.

It holds more sentimental value for me over what little money I could sell it for. Other than that, a couple of sneakys from pre made blanks and conversions.

My one accomplishment that I was proud of was with a cue I bought cheap on EBay. I completely reworked it for repair practice and it remains to be one of the nicest players I have owned to date. I use it regularly.

And honestly, I wouldn't sell it for any amount of money.
Its an example, for myself anyway, of what can be done by a rookie repairman if you put your knowledge and heart into a project.

 

[Lexicologist71]

4 points of bocote into curly maple with bocote butt sleeve. It ended up too skinny by my standards. I may eventually add a few coats of finish and bring it up. I play with my 3rd cue, a 4 points up and down recut with flamed box elder. It plays quite well and has a couple of folks interested.

 

[jaydog468]

I stiil have and play with my first cue.

 

[whammo57]

My first cue was my first and last "A" joint cue. I fully cored my second cue and never looked back.

I put the pin in that cue 3 times until I figured out how to put it in straight. It's ugly as hell but it is dead straight and plays great. I still have it and I will never sell it. I is probably worth $20. LOL


Oh yea..... I made it in a week.

kim

 

[HIRUN526]

I still have the first cue I made. I must say it was a lot fun building it.

Actually I remember when I was just about done and I was buffing out the last joint protector and when I finsihed I was like totaly high from the experience and at the same time kind of bummed out that it was finished.

 

[manwon]

just woundering if you cue makers still have the first you ever made, or did money talk and it went for a walk. I made my first playing cue turned out great, IMO and some other players as well. I don't want to get to attached to every cue I make and not want to let them go.

The first cue I ever made was given to a friend. A few years later I was kinda embarrassed because the cue did not meet the standards of later cues. I asked my friend to give me the cue back and I gave him answer cue. Then I cut the old cue up and threw in my scrape pile, I still think that was the right thing to do.

 

[snipershot]

Ive only been at it for about a year, but my first was just like Rick said. Old house cue conversion. Points look like crap, the fit isnt perfect, and in general, its just not very good, but its number one and im gonna keep it till i die. It aint eating anything, lol. I look at it from time to time and realize how far ive come, and how far i still have to go.

Joe

 

[Mase]

I play with the first cue I put points in. It is a 6 point. 3 high and 3 low into walnut. It was probably about the 5th or 6th cue I ever made. The first ones were Dufferin fronts (I cut just the 13" with the points) on my handle and butt sleeves.

 

[Bill the Cat]

The first two

The first one was a conversion. I added a custom butt sleeve that I bought from Chris Hightower.



After that one, I decided that I wanted to make cues that were all mine and not just conversions.
With the help of Chris's inlay machine, here was my second.





I've now got a cnc for inlays and I'd like to think that they just keep getting better :grin:

Everything gets sold, because I always believe that the 'next' one will be even better

 

[Craig Fales]

I still have the first one I made, it's leopard wood with two floating curly maple points between the snake patterned face grain. They look terrible and go off on an angle. I did it with a chisel lolz. It had a linen wrap but changed it to leather, the seam is just as horrid. I forgot to mention I made this gem in '88 I believe.

 

[Trent]

I still play with my first cue a bocote and Birdseye plainjane.

 

[juspooln]

this is the first one I made (completed) and my boat mechanic got it...... got to keep him happy:smile: My Wife got the 2ND

 

[Lexicologist71]

Here's my first cue. The only things I didn't fabricate from rough stock were the bumper, the bolt that clamps the butt plate in place, the irish linen, and the tip. The joint screw I modified from threaded rod. I even made the shaft insert from scratch. That required the purchase of a small metal lathe, but it's been fun and educational.

 

[cueman]

I still have my first cue. Really nice birdseye butt with linen wrap with no inlays, butt plate or joint rings. We made the 5/16-14 joint pin and insert from scratch with taps and dies and I turned the whole cue by hand on a wood lathe.

 

[venison-slayer]

First cue ever made

Boy I wish I could figure out how to post pics as the wood all came from Chris