Jim Pierce "old school" purpleheart

SpiderJerusalem

SpiderJerusalem

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I have ordered a new cue from Jim Pierce. Here is the first photo (some assembly required, lol!!)
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That curly is just sick!!!! I can't wait to get it!!!:grin::grin::grin::D
 
New Pictures!!!!

My cue is progressing!!! Just got a few new photos of my cue in progress. You are the best Jim!!! Thanks again!!!
Ryan
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:grin::grin::D
 
Really great stuff! That cue looks sharp. I love threads where you get to see it all come together piece by piece.

Looking forward to seeing more of your design coming to life!
 
Nice

This Cue is going to turn out great Ryan. That Cuely Maple is some of the nicest I have ever Seen! It is going to be a Beauty, that's for sure.The Veneers are out-of- sight, as a chldren of the sixties would say.
 
More Pictures!!!!

Jim is a Madman!!! getting this cue together for Christmas!! Merry Christmas to me!!!!!
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SpiderJerusalem said:
Jim is a Madman!!! getting this cue together for Christmas!! Merry Christmas to me!!!!!
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Holy smokes SJ!!! Jim Pierce speed Cue building! That's going to be one hell of a present for ya and it seems to be on it's way at light speed. Really nice looking hoppe with what looks like some really nice grained PH and great curly maple! Can't wait to see the finish pictures but at this rate I'm not sure I'll have to wait...

Right on. quality work with a tight deadline...

Now this thread sure is a great cue makers advertisement showing enthusiasm, customer connection and a commitment to a deadline. Is this anywhere near the normal turn around time for one of Jim's cues?
 
This is the first cue I have had Jim custom make for me (but surely not the last!!!!), but he loves what he does and if he has the dry wood already (he told me he had this piece of Curly for 7-8 years) where he doesn't have to worry about warpage, etc. Then he can get it out quickly!!

Jim is the best!!!
 
Nice Nice Nice!

Your cue is turning out great, all the colors compliment each other and it's really far along for less than a month of work time. Can't wait to see the finished product and to hear about how it hits.
 
I have two dumb questions (please be gentle as I am not a cuemaker):

1) what is the dashed line around the tips of the points? It looks like it may have been a guide to determine if the tips were perfectly aligned, but it's now under the sealer?!?!

2) Why seal the forearm before bringing the rings down to final OD?

Again, I'm not questioning your methods, just trying to understand the process.
 
mosconiac said:
I have two dumb questions (please be gentle as I am not a cuemaker):

1) what is the dashed line around the tips of the points? It looks like it may have been a guide to determine if the tips were perfectly aligned, but it's now under the sealer?!?!

2) Why seal the forearm before bringing the rings down to final OD?

Again, I'm not questioning your methods, just trying to understand the process.
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I'm not the cuemaker, but here's my opinion:

Dashed lines were for alignment.
Same answer for the rest of the questions- some cuemakers choose to seal the cue between cuts to retard excessive changes in moisture content and theoretically prevent movement between cuts.
This cue is not yet to size; it is still oversize, so this is not the final sealer. When the cuemaker takes another pass the rings will be cut flush with the forearm and the alignment marks near the points will be cut away as well.

~Beau
 
mosconiac said:
I have two dumb questions (please be gentle as I am not a cuemaker):

1) what is the dashed line around the tips of the points? It looks like it may have been a guide to determine if the tips were perfectly aligned, but it's now under the sealer?!?!

2) Why seal the forearm before bringing the rings down to final OD?

Again, I'm not questioning your methods, just trying to understand the process.
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I'm not the cuemaker, but I can tell you that the cue is not sealed in that picture. That is extra epoxy/glue. The cue was turned down to final size after that picture was taken. As to the dashed line I think you are correct, (Jim will have to shed more light on that), but it too disappeared in the final turn before sealing.

Thanks!
Roach
 
ELBeau said:
I'm not the cuemaker, but here's my opinion:

Dashed lines were for alignment.
Same answer for the rest of the questions- some cuemakers choose to seal the cue between cuts to retard excessive changes in moisture content and theoretically prevent movement between cuts.
This cue is not yet to size; it is still oversize, so this is not the final sealer. When the cuemaker takes another pass the rings will be cut flush with the forearm and the alignment marks near the points will be cut away as well.

~Beau
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Sorry Beau! I wrote my response before I read yours!! Didn't mean to step on you (guess that's what I get for not reading to the end of the thread!! LOL).

Thanks for the insight!!
Roach:D
 
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