i did read the hightower book, bought a lathe and started making sawdust. building cues is not something that can be taught to some, no matter how much time is invested. and yes i can show you how i build cues in one week, you have to remember " this ain't rocket science ".
point being just because i show you how, that doesn't mean you can go home and start building cues. its a bit more complicated that that.
another example, my best fishing buddy for 40 plus years, never cleaned a fish, i cleaned them all. he was an extremely intelligent executive for time warner, making 2k a year. but with all his intelligence he could not clean fish. some people that have great book smarts, have very little common sense.
if you have a piece of material that is 1 inch and you need it to be 1/2 inch, a masters degree is not required to solve this problem.
AND TO ALL THE PEOPLE I HAVE OFFENDED !!!!!!!!
please forgive for all my sins