how many different pieces in a cue?

Paul Mon said:
I was only thinking in regards to making this cue stronger. Putting the female thread in the butt allows for a thicker wall than the shaft would have.
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I think it might be a little bit stronger this way depending on the wood the butt was made of. The problem would be that if it did go south, the butt would be trashed instead of the shaft, making it a more costly repair.
 
Kelly_Guy said:
I am not Jer, but rosewood is Dalbergia genus. Bocote is Cordia genus, same genus as zircote and a few other woods.

They are not even in the same family, the division one above genus. Cordia is in the Boraginaceae family, and Dalbergia is in the Fabaceae family.

Kelly
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:eek::eek: WOW! I know tree doctors that couldn't type them words!:grin:
 
Paul Mon said:
I was only thinking in regards to making this cue stronger. Putting the female thread in the butt allows for a thicker wall than the shaft would have.
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I don't believe I've seen a wood joint with the pin in the butt. All wood joint Carom cues have the pin in the shaft.

For example:
Dieckman
Helmstetter
Longoni

I'm sure if these and others thought it's stronger the other way thats what they'd do.

And by the way. Great job on the cue and cutting a clean thread.
 
Less is more.

I would buy a cue like this. Make mine with two shafts, one with a joint ring as a spare. I will sign a waiver for the plain shaft. :grin:

BTW, I don't think the pin in shaft = cheap.

Courtney
 
So did this cue survive? Is this something you might start making available for sale?
 
no problem so far

with the joint, but it has developed a slight warp, not enough to bother me. chuck
 
This should help:

anatomybutt.jpg

desi2960 said:
in prathers parts catalogue they have a diagram of a cue and the parts listed are as follows, tip, tip pad, ferrule, shaft, decor rings, joint rings, brass insert, joint screw, stainless steel joint, joint rings, decor rings, forearm,a joint screw, prong, veneer, prong inlays, intermediate decor ring, linen wrap, butt decor ring, butt piece, butt inlays butt decor ring butt cap, weight bolt, rubber bumper, bumper screw. Now depending on how many inlays you choose to use the number of parts in a cue could reach in the hundreds. So i decided to see what was the lease number of parts i could use to build a 2 piece cue. The number is 4. photos are of the cue i now am using for my personal cue. the parts are a tip, a tip pad, a shaft and the butt. just for fun, chuck starkey
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