making solid maple handles... old school.

i must say very interesting if anything a quick way to make squares round
thanks for sharing this video...........Lee
 
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Very cool video! I don't think a lot of people realize just how accurate cue makers can be just by hand. Most of these guys are ex machinists and spent years doing repetitive fabricating that has given them a very precise touch. For example, Kenny Murrell is an ex-Navy machinist and is accurate to within .001" using just a metal file for stainless steel joints.

It's pretty incredible to see a craftsman like this at work. Thanks for sharing a day at the shop!
 
thanks for all your kind words. yes sir, i am the person in the avatar (if the question was directed to me, 'coz he said "Lee", and my name is "Les") :)


honestly, we really wish we had modern equipment. we just can't afford it. it's no joke that doing it this way is physically tiring and stressful. bebot is still strong for his age, no doubt... but of course it would be much helpful if things would be easier, at least for the initial wood turning stages only, because even if we are to have CNC (by any chance of a miracle), we will still continue making points & inlays by hand. it has been our pride. :)
 
I admire with Bebot skill :thumbup:. Gold Able fingers :clapping:. Can you combine all videos from Bebot Bautista workshop in one place on the Youtube? I think it will be very interesting and conveniently. Thanks.
Good luck, Dmitry
 
DBK said:
I admire with Bebot skill :thumbup:. Gold Able fingers :clapping:. Can you combine all videos from Bebot Bautista workshop in one place on the Youtube? I think it will be very interesting and conveniently. Thanks.
Good luck, Dmitry
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thanks for your kind words. i do have some old clips also. some of them, i have posted in azb in another thread (the snakewood+yellowheart cue) in the cue gallery. that's a great idea. i will collate all of them so i only have one link. :)
 
Dan Janes JOSS had the exact same setup somewhere in the 1960's, And...
those 1960 cues have a greater playibility and value than anything he's currently producing
 
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PMS said:
Dan Janes JOSS had the exact same setup somewhere in the 1960's, And...
those 1960 cues have a greater playibility and value than anything he's currently producing
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really? that's cool. we really give equal importance to playability and craftsmanship, making sure all our cues are well-built, may it be the $300 cue or the $1000 cue. :) we wanted our cues to be played on the table, and not sit behind glass cases. of course, it's just us. :wink:
 
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