Mitered veneers?

[PoolBum]

I'm sure this question has been asked before, so forgive the redundancy, but I did a search and could not find an answer.

I recently purchased a cue that is described as having mitered veneers. Could someone please explain--in as close to layman's terms as possible--just what this means?

Thanks.

 

[bandido]

I'm sure this question has been asked before, so forgive the redundancy, but I did a search and could not find an answer.

I recently purchased a cue that is described as having mitered veneers. Could someone please explain--in as close to layman's terms as possible--just what this means?

Thanks.

It means that the veneers has 45 degree jointing surface when they were put together to form a right angle. The other way of joining the veneers is called a butt joint where the narrow edge of one goes against the wide edge of the other. The optically apparent evidence to which system is used is the presence of joint lines at the tip of the points. If the line goes from tip to tip of the veneers, its mitred. If the joint line goes from tip to side and runs parallel to the point's edge then it's butt jointed veneers.

I have attached an photo of a cross-sectioned cue that was shown in another forum. The points of this cue were done with the mitred veneers except for the topmost one that I electronically edited for illustration. Notice that the veneer joints, although poorly made, were mitred as opposed to the edited one that shows the butt jointing method.

 

[bandido]

Another part that can be referred to with the term "mitred points" would be the bridging done at the base of the points. The joint faces of the veneers are also but not exactly 45 degrees. I prefer calling them "mitred bridge points".

 

[PoolBum]

Follow up

Thanks for the replies.

Is one method more common? More traditional? More difficult? More desirable (or is there little discernable difference aesthetically?).

 

[Murray Tucker]

I'm sure this question has been asked before, so forgive the redundancy, but I did a search and could not find an answer.

I recently purchased a cue that is described as having mitered veneers. Could someone please explain--in as close to layman's terms as possible--just what this means?

Thanks.

A picture is worth a thousand words

http://www.murraytucker.com/jig.htm

 

[Jon]

A picture is worth a thousand words

http://www.murraytucker.com/jig.htm

Nice jig. It makes sense to me, to use the same cutter that you cut the v-groove with, to miter the veneers.

I might make one of those (well one similar, if you don't mind .)

Thanks,

Jon

 

[Teddy Harris]

Notice that the veneer joints, although poorly made, were mitred

Poorly made...ROTFLMAO!!!

 

[Teddy Harris]

Another part that can be referred to with the term "mitred points" would be the bridging done at the base of the points. The joint faces of the veneers are also but not exactly 45 degrees. I prefer calling them "mitred bridge points".

Awesome cue!

 

[bandido]

Awesome cue!

Thanks Ted. The first photo is of a production cue while the bottom one is Torture.
Edwin Reyes