Introduction. Hi everyone

[gutshot]

Welcome! For wood, check out the several cuemaker groups on facebook. A good one is New Cue Builders. Several guys are on there selling quality wood cheaper than you can buy online. I have been selling off most of my wood supply on there. I have bocote and cocobolo listed now and recently sold off most of my ebony.

 

[DaveK]

I'm a good ways off from taking orders..

Smart man. I am not a cue maker but over the decades have seen many come and go here on the forums. Getting too big for their britches or in over their heads seems a common thread for those who disappeared.

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There's alot of things I want to experiment with too, like dying and stabilizing in order to create something really unique. ...

A member here MeridianBlades might chime in on this topic. If you do an advanced search on his post about stabilized wood you will ge some idea, if you have not already run across his stuff.

Dave

 

[Daves custom cues]

Smart man. I am not a cue maker but over the decades have seen many come and go here on the forums. Getting too big for their britches or in over their heads seems a common thread for those who disappeared.



A member here MeridianBlades might chime in on this topic. If you do an advanced search on his post about stabilized wood you will ge some idea, if you have not already run across his stuff.

Dave

My neighbor, that got me interested in cue building, dyes and stabilizes wood. He and I are much alike... both friggin crazy
Were having an ugly wood contest, that is to find the ugliest piece of wood you can find and make it into a pool cue... I might have misunderstood the mission. He found some highly figured black walnut with white sap wood he is slowly turning down.. and i found an ugly stick... But I'll work with it.. lol

 

[DaveK]

My neighbor, that got me interested in cue building, dyes and stabilizes wood. He and I are much alike... both friggin crazy
Were having an ugly wood contest, that is to find the ugliest piece of wood you can find and make it into a pool cue... I might have misunderstood the mission. He found some highly figured black walnut with white sap wood he is slowly turning down.. and i found an ugly stick... But I'll work with it.. lol

Cool. Your lump of wood looks a bit like diamond willow (although perhaps not a prize specimen). We have lots here in my city along the river banks. Stuff grows like weeds, used to hate going through that jungle.

Dave

 

[Daves custom cues]

Cool. Your lump of wood looks a bit like diamond willow (although perhaps not a prize specimen). We have lots here in my city along the river banks. Stuff grows like weeds, used to hate going through that jungle.

Dave

Not sure what it is, thinking it's Maple root from river bank....
Got everything mounted for new control board, just need to wire it up now...