Meet "Orca II", a 12 pt. Cue

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Rick Geschrey
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Hi,

Here is a sneak preview of "Orca II", which is the "Jaws Cue" on steroids. 138 ivory inlays with 12 ebony floating points built on a full core.

Almost ready to assemble and turn down and is on a final approach to landing on the finish taper dimension.

Rick Geschrey

With those teeth looming, "its not safe to get into the water once more". Sharks beware, Killer Whales eat Sharks for breakfast!:help:
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Orca II in Gestation Period

Orca is approaching it's 30 year old birthday and is destined for the Museum of Modern Art in a special display with a few others of Stew Cues he still owns out of the 70 cues he designed and built. Orca is a 3 c billiards cue and he had some of his high runs with this cue over the years. Because his cue is so fat at the A-Joint, I had to slightly downsize the width of v diamond point inlays and tiny fish went from 36 to 30 pcs. to accommodate the geometry of my parabolic butt taper which is much smaller in dia. than his cue.
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Orca II ready for the art studio and Ken's magic.
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The man himself, Stew, a truly great designer and panto artist who operated behind the scenes but managed to create a cue legacy understood and known to certain collectors and insiders within the industry.
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Thanks Guys,

This cue has been a real treat for me to build because of Stew's presence in my shop three days a week. I am learning so many inlay tricks from the panto master and applying it to CNC that it is sick.

Not to mention the great lunches we share. Stew brings in candy smoked salmon, Hovis bread, and sandwiches from Capri Deli. Once a week I make the homemade Swedish pancakes.

Doesn't get any better than that.:joyful:

Rick
 
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I see the cue is coming along with leaps and bounds. Very nice looking cue. How come when Im there stew never brings any goodies except his one of a kind stories?:)
 
For those that have not met Stew he is a character! I was fortunate enough to meet him at Quentin Corner Pocket before it closed. For an 'older' gentlemen he gets around pretty darn well, enjoys a drink and a cigarette and as far as I can tell enjoys himself to the fullest. Personally I would be very proud to be his age and be as content with life as he seems to be. Great guy!
 
gluton1 said:
I see the cue is coming along with leaps and bounds. Very nice looking cue. How come when Im there stew never brings any goodies except his one of a kind stories?:)
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Hey Todd,

Since you have disappeared from the face of the earth to woodshed in your shop building that batch of point cues you have missed out on all the fun.

The next time you are going to come by, give me a day in advanced notice and I will drive downtown to Hagen's Fish Store on Montrose Ave. and get a couple of pounds of that Candy Smoked Salmon for you to chomp on. There is nothing better!:love2:

See you soon, I hope.

Rick
 
Wow

Sweet cue - I was lucky enough to see the original "Jaws" cue when I visited Schragers shop as a youth. It was amazing in person. I was horrified when I found out it had been stolen. Truly a beautiful cue and great tribute!

Chris
 
Run the Century said:
Sweet cue - I was lucky enough to see the original "Jaws" cue when I visited Schragers shop as a youth. It was amazing in person. I was horrified when I found out it had been stolen. Truly a beautiful cue and great tribute!

Chris
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Thanks Chris,

We are planning to do a dramatic art twist on the handle instead of the Bison wrap. Stand by.

The idea of "The Jaws Cue" was thought of just after Peter Benchly's book came out and was finished after the movie was such a big hit. It is now swimming in a prestigious overseas collection and sold for big dollars in the day.

The stolen cue you are referring to was "Ruby Jaws" that was a one off copy of Jaws with Red Austrian Crystal used for the diamond inlays under the forearm points and in the butt sleeve instead of ivory.

Coincidentally, the next cue we are planning to do is in fact "The Ruby Jaws" also designed by Stew. Stew has taught me a special procedure that allows the light to reflect into the crystal and back out again. The red diamond inlay just jumps off the cue under the light. I have done some test pockets and it's look is amazing.

That stolen cue has never surfaced in all these years. I bet because we are talking about it here, some scallywag may feel very nervous.:shocked:

Rick
 
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Very impressive work Rick. I keep going back to look at this monster...it's not the number of inlays that is so appealing, it's the way it all comes together...
You are certainly not afraid of stepping outside the box, and I hope your work proves fruitful and continues down the path you're heading...
Thanks for sharing.
Clint
 
metallicane said:
Can't wait for the finished product. very cool.
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Hey Metal,

Here are a few new pics of the cue. I did final tapering this morning and machined the butt feature. A pin install, just a little more sanding and ready for finish.

Before finishing, this cue is going to Ken Simonsen's art studio for over the top artwork of Orca attacking and killing a white shark in a feeding frenzy that was feasting on a school of fish.

Thanks for looking,

Rick

PS: Thanks for the kind words Clint, I appreciate them.

Here is my completed version of Stew's masterpiece and my favorite of all his designs.
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Smoked salmon............ I didn't get any smoked salmon.......

LOL

That cue is a masterpiece......

Kim
 
whammo57 said:
Smoked salmon............ I didn't get any smoked salmon.......

LOL

That cue is a masterpiece......

Kim
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Thank you Kim,

It is my first CNC Cue. "Now I am addicted" is a understatement. I put a lot of time in this cue and I learned the farther you get along, the slower and more thoughtfully you work because of the time invested you can't afford to screw anything up. Jon Spitz told me Bobby Hunter spent a month on a butt sleeve he did on one of his latest cues. After seeing that cue with you at Bobby's booth last fall and now having this experience on Orca II under my belt, I can believe it. I have had my CNC for over 5 years and took the classes but it was on my back burner as I was concentrating and developing my advanced cue making engineering and procedural shop guidelines.

Doing a few of Stew's Big Cue Designs will be a great warm up before I get involved in my own designs. I am sharing all of the proceeds from this cue with Stew to make his life a little easier as his job at the golf coarse is seasonal. The next cue is Ruby Jaws and all of those inlays are compound with ivory, silver and Austrian Red Crystal. Stuff like that makes me want to get up early in the morning.

I will tell Stew you said hi and we hope to see you soon.

Rick

Here we saved you a piece of the Candy Smoked Salmon from Hagens. This was 2.5 pounds yesterday. You think our Omega III tanks are overflowing?:joyful:
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The cue is looking really great Rick! This one took you on a journey down a rabbit hole that you didn't anticipate, but you have handled it well. You learn the most when you step outside of your comfort zone, and I know that this project has taught you a ton. Can't wait to see the finished product.
 
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The cue is looking really great Rick! This one took you on a journey down a rabbit hole that you didn't anticipate, but you have handled it well. You learn the most when you step outside of your comfort zone, and I know that this project has taught you a ton. Can't wait to see the finished product.
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Thanks Troy,

I would never have been to the place I am now concerning computers without your friendship and support in the shop. Being a computer expert and having the patience to put up with my ignorance regarding PCs and file systems taught me the way.

Us Mac Users hate PCs and Bill Gates as you know. It's just in our blood. You have showed me how to put up with a necessary evil and learn to run with it. LOL. I thought I would never say that.

You win on this one Troy concerning computers, you were right all the way.:speechless: I couldn't see going to soft window for Mac to do this stuff as that did not make sense, even to me.:deadhorse:

Thanks again,

Rick
 
Rick,

Beautiful looking cue! Now, when you start offering a couple pounds of Candy-smoked Salmon with every cue purchase, I'm sure sales will increase exponentially! ;)

I'm not sure what made me drool more...the cue...or the salmon!

Jason
 
scdiveteam said:
Thank you Kim,

It is my first CNC Cue. "Now I am addicted" is a understatement. I put a lot of time in this cue and I learned the farther you get along, the slower and more thoughtfully you work because of the time invested you can't afford to screw anything up. Jon Spitz told me Bobby Hunter spent a month on a butt sleeve he did on one of his latest cues. After seeing that cue with you at Bobby's booth last fall and now having this experience on Orca II under my belt, I can believe it. I have had my CNC for over 5 years and took the classes but it was on my back burner as I was concentrating and developing my advanced cue making engineering and procedural shop guidelines.

Doing a few of Stew's Big Cue Designs will be a great warm up before I get involved in my own designs. I am sharing all of the proceeds from this cue with Stew to make his life a little easier as his job at the golf coarse is seasonal. The next cue is Ruby Jaws and all of those inlays are compound with ivory, silver and Austrian Red Crystal. Stuff like that makes me want to get up early in the morning.

I will tell Stew you said hi and we hope to see you soon.

Rick

Here we saved you a piece of the Candy Smoked Salmon from Hagens. This was 2.5 pounds yesterday. You think our Omega III tanks are overflowing?:joyful:
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Put the tid bit of smoked salmon in an envelope and mail it to me.............

Kim
 
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