First try. Ever

[Newton]

Edit: Ooops this was supposed to be a follow up on the stacked leather wrap thread http://forums.azbilliards.com/showthread.php?t=104831.
Sorry..

Well, I did find me some nice glue which was a "one side" application glue and did a test run on a crappy Fury I had lying around.

The shots was done just after the last round and has therefor not been rolled or tickled with in any way.

In the beginning I got some glue squeezed up in between the rounds (Stack3) so I did need to sand some of the clue away, which caused the "grey" spots.

Stack4: Start at the bottom

Stack1&2 at the end facing the forarm.

I guess some rolling would help even the over all surface and I feel not to bad to be the first time I have done this

N

 

[Mase]

Edit: Ooops this was supposed to be a follow up on the stacked leather wrap thread. Sorry..

Well, I did find me some nice glue which was a "one side" application glue and did a test run on a crappy Fury I had lying around.

The shots was done just after the last round and has therefor not been rolled or tickled with in any way.

In the beginning I got some glue squeezed up in between the rounds (Stack3) so I did need to sand some of the clue away, which caused the "grey" spots.

Stack4: Start at the bottom

Stack1&2 at the end facing the forarm.

I guess some rolling would help even the over all surface and I feel not to bad to be the first time I have done this

N

To get the smooth surface you would need to see the "grey" all over the wrap. That would indicate you have removed all the high spots and the wrap was now ready to finish. Good job for a first try.

 

[dave sutton]

now u need to tape off the finish sand it smooth and seal it up. stacked leather is a pain in the butt. i think ratcues does really good stackers. hes the one to talk to

 

[ratcues]

The stack wraps are applied similar to what you did here. Then they are sanded down until it is smooth and uniform. You can do this with your wrap but will need to restain it black, burnish, and seal it.

 

[Newton]

The stack wraps are applied similar to what you did here. Then they are sanded down until it is smooth and uniform. You can do this with your wrap but will need to restain it black, burnish, and seal it.

I did a round with my roller press and it all looked very much better. I was tempted to sand it and just add more color and seal/polish, but I wait until I get the time to make a oak burnisher (the roller press I made was just a prototype and look horrible :grin: ).

I do however not feel to keen on using water and then burnish, I was thinking on "grease it" in color "paste" and then burnish and polish.

By the way do you "hand sand" the stack or do you mount it in to the lathe and use a setup to take out possible height differences in respect of glue thicknes ? I have a little wobble in the grip but this is minor. And it is a grip.

but I guess for end customers this is needed since the cue would not roll straight on the table...


Does this make sense?

N

 

[ratcues]

The stack wrap is sanded by hand. If you try to mount and cut leather in a lathe, it will tear and fray.

I do not use any type of water with the stack wrap to burnish it. Tiger sells a Liquid Burnisher that works well.

 

[dave sutton]

my first question is do you have a lathe?

yes you hand sand it but while spinning in a lathe.

if you dont have a lathe you have no chance at getting it smooth

 

[ratcues]

yes you hand sand it but while spinning in a lathe.

yes, I guess I should have clarified that. Good catch.:thumbup:

 

[Newton]

Well, for those who have seen my posting earlier, I do not have a full cue making rig right now, but I have a mini lathe which I have converted to do just wraps. This is the one I used for this stacked grip where I just pulled of one of the belts and had it free running.

I have a large heavy lathe available at my work for tips,ferrules and other accurate work but this don't have a big bore chuck and not the length of the bed to support a butt section so it's a no go.

The sanding already performed was done on my custom lathe made for the wrap. It works fine for these jobs but I have no steady rest or X/Y table hooked up to it now.

Still scouting for that big lathe though

Thank you for the feedback. I would look for some leather preparation and conservation stuff locally and have a go on that.

N