Little custom butt-cap work for a friend
- Thread starter RidgeRaider
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The jury is still out in my courtroom. Could become distracting but absolutely very novel. Still gotta see the final cue.
RidgeRaider
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I'll get a full cue video when it's all said and done tomorrow.
Maybe I'll convince him to let me take out those red rings and do some black abalone inlays to match the collars and cap.
RidgeRaider
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Got the joint collar finished this evening. Not good enough lighting in my house for full cue shot, I'll get one on a table tomorrow.
Flakeandrun
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I don't like the contrast, but respect the work. Great effort!
Very creative…..Cudos……but the contrast doesn’t quite click for me. Looks more like a laptop or tablet screen saver that froze up. I think for the joint, you’d need to go with a lighter tone or color & even a solid color with a design would be a better
fit or perhaps a stacked different colors joint collar. When all is said and done, the joint must be functional and durable.
fit or perhaps a stacked different colors joint collar. When all is said and done, the joint must be functional and durable.
DeeDeeCues
Well-known member
I like mustard and I like peaches. I don't like mustard on my peaches.
You did a fine job for a friend. I think the swirly plastic has little call on a cue, that with the rest of the cue makes no sense from any design standpoint. I would caution you to be weary of agreeing to a customer's desires. In the end, it is your name that goes on the build, it would be unfortunate to be associated with too many designs that clash just because the customer wanted it.
The two biggest lies in business are:
1. Safety first. It can't be, so don't pretend it is. First is always the job, second or third is figuring out how to do it safely.
2. The customer is always right. I worked at an elite engineering firm designing things for some extremely large companies. Our Chief of Staff once told a group of us that our job is not to give the customer what they want, it is to provide what they need.
No disrespect intended, as I said, you performed the task well.
You did a fine job for a friend. I think the swirly plastic has little call on a cue, that with the rest of the cue makes no sense from any design standpoint. I would caution you to be weary of agreeing to a customer's desires. In the end, it is your name that goes on the build, it would be unfortunate to be associated with too many designs that clash just because the customer wanted it.
The two biggest lies in business are:
1. Safety first. It can't be, so don't pretend it is. First is always the job, second or third is figuring out how to do it safely.
2. The customer is always right. I worked at an elite engineering firm designing things for some extremely large companies. Our Chief of Staff once told a group of us that our job is not to give the customer what they want, it is to provide what they need.
No disrespect intended, as I said, you performed the task well.