Joint location and adhesive

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lsorcan

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Hello!

I am a keen amateur player so I've decided to make myself a pool cue as a project.
The materials i use are: African ebony for the butt and hard rock maple for the shaft.
Since i am not an experienced cue maker, I do not yet want to make any splices.

The ebony I have goes to about 1/3 of the cue's length, the rest is the maple. Is it okay to join the cue where the wood types meet or is it essential for the joint to be at 1/2 of the cue's length. I would go with the composite joint.

The other thing i want to know is what is the best glue to attach the tip (Kamui Standard M Black with no polycarbonate layer) to the ferrule (also high-end).

Thank you,
Luke
 
First, not to sound sarcastic or rude, I mean this with good intent.....if you put the joint at where the materials meet...what pool case will you fit it into? Hence the 29" for both parts comes into play. I do recommend buying Chris's book (or videos) about cue building first, read it a number of times, then start. Even after you have built it, you can resell the book or DVDs(in good condition) for almost what you paid, and may have saved you from making some really bad mistakes that can cost you $$$.It may also make you realize that there is much more expense and work that goes into it than you thought and you can cut your losses before spending $$$ needlessly.
https://www.cuesmith.com/books-video.html
Hope this helps,
Dave
 
At the bottom right of this page.... click on the word archive read all the posts in the ask the cuemaker ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,


Kim
 
Do you play pool Luke?

Playing cues generally are split equally between the shaft and the butt. As already mentioned, anything radically different would pose a problem when storing and/or transporting the cue in a case.

The typical length of a pool cue is 58 inches, 29/29.

Cyanoacrylate glue is typically used to glue a tip on a ferrule.
 
I would suggest using a little bit of your maple for a 12 inch forearm and glue it permanently to the ebony. Then put the joint at the halfway point with the rest of the maple being the shaft.
Use Loctite Ultra Control Gel for the tip.
 
Aloha

You could also do a take on a 3/4 snooker cue. Look it up if you get a second. There are cases available for such cues. Just because everybody else is doing something a specific way does not mean you have to follow suit. Enjoy your build and take pride in your art, however it may come out. Good luck

Aloha
 
The common practice is to cut down the forearm and butt sleeve pieces from the same rod .
12-13" for the forearm.
3-4" for the butt sleeve .
A 17" long handle piece is used between them. Of which 12" will be the wrap/handle section. The bottom 5" become the tenon for the buttsleeve.
Extra tenon is cut down later.

Numbers vary when you core the forearm. You'd only need 11.75" max for the forearm when cored as the dowel takes care of the joint collar section.
 
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