glutton for punishment

[desi2960]

most of you know the double refund cue, i started building that cue with a snakeskin log that was reported to be at least 25 years old, i cut it over a 5 year period and still 2 years later it developed a very small hairline crack, i had to strip, fill and refinish the whole butt. it has been ok for the last year, but you never know with snakewood.
so, as smart as i am, i just started another cue, it is one of my simple designs snakewood forearm and butt diagonal spliced with a birdseye handle. i will have to do a partial core because of the weight of the sw.
its glued up and turned round to 1.34, its hanging in a 72 degree room. i look for cracks every day. i am going to turn it to size in the next year.
hardheaded chuck starkey

 

[olsonsview]

there are things to be said for persistence...

and some of them are even good things!! LOL, merry Christmas, and good luck with the snakewood.

 

[cueman]

Hi Chuck,
I would suggest putting a large pillow on the wall right beside that snakewood piece you have hanging there. That way if you wind up feeling the need to hit your head against the wall you won't have to find out which is harder the wall or your head.

 

[Cue Crazy]

Hi Chuck,
I would suggest putting a large pillow on the wall right beside that snakewood piece you have hanging there. That way if you wind up feeling the need to hit your head against the wall you won't have to find out which is harder the wall or your head.

LOL, definitely need a pillow to save the noggin from punishment. I love the look of snakewood, but will not use It due to these issues. from everything I have heard or read, cracks can develop at any time. past, present, and future. As much as I love the looks, that's a chance that I'm just not willing to take.

 

[Dave38]

LOL, definitely need a pillow to save the noggin from punishment. I love the look of snakewood, but will not use It due to these issues. from everything I have heard or read, cracks can develop at any time. past, present, and future. As much as I love the looks, that's a chance that I'm just not willing to take.

Especially at the price of it....:yikes:
It almost reminds me of when I got married........then divorced.
Dave

 

[Blue Hog ridr]

5 years, yikes.
I have to tell ya tho, I spent less time with my first wife than it takes the average guy to replace a tenon and a ferrule.

 

[Cue Crazy]

:thumbup: No doubt, expensive price to pay for Your own demise. Looks like a Ferrari, but about as dependable as Yugo with no motor.

 

[pescadoman]

:thumbup: No doubt, expensive price to pay for Your own demise. Looks like a Ferrari, but about as dependable as Yugo with no motor.

Yugo's are better with no motor. It discourages a person from driving one and breaking down.....

Ferrari's do look nice. I just hope the got their leather issues straightened out. When I worked there even the 355 dashes would shrink and require expensive replacement. Don't get me started on the prices we charged.....it was criminal...

 

[PaulieB]

5 years, yikes.
I have to tell ya tho, I spent less time with my first wife than it takes the average guy to replace a tenon and a ferrule.

That's probably because it's more fun to replace a tenon and ferrule than it is to spend time with your first wife. /ducks

Just kidding!

 

[Cue Crazy]

Yugo's are better with no motor. It discourages a person from driving one and breaking down.....

Ferrari's do look nice. I just hope the got their leather issues straightened out. When I worked there even the 355 dashes would shrink and require expensive replacement. Don't get me started on the prices we charged.....it was criminal...

Very true, Much easier to flintstone a Yugo without the extra weight.

I bet there were some very unhappy customers. I know I would be If I paid that much for car, and had that happened to the dash. Then having to pay out of pocket to repair.