Need help tracking down vintage materials for a cue.

[ThrowingTheBall]

Everyone I'm looking forward to any help I can get or any help steering me in the right direction.

As far as the vintage cues go with the pearls and plastic rings paradise style and other cue makers of the time period. I love this look aswell as many other fellas. I'm in search of some of that material for a project. Or even and alternative that will fit. Something good for cue building that will not swell or shrink. I appreciate any help thank you very much. Just added a few pictures for a reference.

 

[manwon]

Everyone I'm looking forward to any help I can get or any help steering me in the right direction.

As far as the vintage cues go with the pearls and plastic rings paradise style and other cue makers of the time period. I love this look aswell as many other fellas. I'm in search of some of that material for a project. Or even and alternative that will fit. Something good for cue building that will not swell or shrink. I appreciate any help thank you very much. Just added a few pictures for a reference.

Hello, I really like those designs. Also, I like that material. Unfortunately I closed my shop in 2013. I had a lot of this material. I sold everything with the shop I used to build number of cues that were very similar to the designs in these pictures.

I've been sitting here thinking about it. I don't know what key maker you may wanna contact. But there is a supplier you could check out. It's called Cue components. If my memory serves me right, I used to buy mother Pearl from them for cues I was building anyway good luck. I hope you find what you're looking for. I'm sorry I can't be more help.

 

[R2PQZ]

Everyone I'm looking forward to any help I can get or any help steering me in the right direction.

As far as the vintage cues go with the pearls and plastic rings paradise style and other cue makers of the time period. I love this look aswell as many other fellas. I'm in search of some of that material for a project. Or even and alternative that will fit. Something good for cue building that will not swell or shrink. I appreciate any help thank you very much. Just added a few pictures for a reference.

I have used older trophies for similar cues. A lot of thrift store shopping.

 

[ThrowingTheBall]

Can vintage bakelite be used?

 

[R2PQZ]

Can vintage bakelite be used?

Yes

 

[Hard Knock Cues]

A $6 bowling ball from the habitat ReStore works pretty good. My first attempt at using one and it machines quite easily.

 

[ThrowingTheBall]

A $6 bowling ball from the habitat ReStore works pretty good. My first attempt at using one and it machines quite easily.

Awesome idea my brother!! Would love to see the finished product!

 

[Hard Knock Cues]

Awesome idea my brother!! Would love to see the finished product!

Thanks,
I'll be happy to post it on members that build their own cues whenever I get it finished.

 

[Realizm]

Are you still looking for parts ?

 

[cyclone_cj]

There is plenty of material around like that from all major suppliers in rod form.

If you are super careful you can cut the old ones off and reuse them, bore them out first, I have done it many times with Adam cues, etc. You can build them back up with superglue or epoxy to match metal components or cut the metal down to match. No big whup.

 

[cyclone_cj]

A $6 bowling ball from the habitat ReStore works pretty good. My first attempt at using one and it machines quite easily.

Next one I see at thrift store....

 

[Hard Knock Cues]

Finished up with the bowling ball material. I read up a little bit and some bowling balls have a phenolic outer layer, but not sure what this old ball is. I will say it cut and worked nicely.

Don't judge the rest of the cue too badly. It's an experiment all and all, making adjustments to equipment and techniques.

 

[triley41395]

Material looks good as does the rest of the cue.
Did you do the splice?. Looks long and lean,I like it.

 

[Hard Knock Cues]

Material looks good as does the rest of the cue.
Did you do the splice?. Looks long and lean,I like it.

Thanks. I did, it's a half splice. A little too long and lean though in my opinion. That's the adjusting and experimenting part I'm going through.

 

[ThrowingTheBall]

That looks my brother I love it!!!

 

[boogieman]

Finished up with the bowling ball material. I read up a little bit and some bowling balls have a phenolic outer layer, but not sure what this old ball is. I will say it cut and worked nicely.

Don't judge the rest of the cue too badly. It's an experiment all and all, making adjustments to equipment and techniques.

That cue turned out awesome. Helluva good job dude!

 

[triley41395]

Thanks. I did, it's a half splice. A little too long and lean though in my opinion. That's the adjusting and experimenting part I'm going through.

Those points let you see the figure in the forearm. I like the traditional points but
it hides alot of the figure, sometimes a waste of beautiful wood. Those give you both.
I can imagine 6 of those on a cue,best of both.

 

[Hard Knock Cues]

Those points let you see the figure in the forearm. I like the traditional points but
it hides alot of the figure, sometimes a waste of beautiful wood. Those give you both.
I can imagine 6 of those on a cue,best of both.

Thanks, I thought about slipping in a couple shorties in between the long points. I did that before on a cue that I made the points too long and skinny and it came out pretty decent.