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Whatta'ya guys think? I loves me a plain cue with some sweetly grained wood! I also really like how he kept the wood going into the buttcap and shaft.
~DC
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crawdaddio said:
I think you have a BEAUTIFUL Piece of Wood, that the CueMaker was apparently smart enough to NOT EMBELLISH with FOO FOO. Think your Cue is a KEEPER.
I have a Pre Owned Ted Harris Cue that I got from a Friend that is Cocobolo, it is the SECOND MOST Beautiful Piece of Cocobolo I have seen. As the First is now in my Closed in the form of a Jack Madden Cue.
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jhendri2 said:
Yeah, it's just the way I took the picture, the rings are identical and really clean without any flaws that I can see. The cue plays really well so far. I just got it so of course it has that "new cue feel" so to speak. Feels really solid though, I would recommend his cues. Like I said, I think the hit of THIS cue has alot to do with the really nice piece of bubinga, what do you think JoeyinCali?
~DC
Nice. I have some figured bubingas I'm going to make as tribute to Bill Hagan. One of my idols. He moved to Mars and nobody can find him.crawdaddio said:
I had CK cue before. Ebony with bloodwood/maple points.
Yes. ;-)cuesmith said:Are you going to make the butt the way Bill did his? Are you aware of what Bill did that is different from most cuemakers?
just more hot air!
Sherm
The taper and length are different too.
I will need to borrow your dead on bandsaw though.
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was this cue on ebay? I think I saw it before, but maybe there is one similar.crawdaddio said:
duke@neo.rr.com said:was this cue on ebay? I think I saw it before, but maybe there is one similar.
Not that I am aware of. I bought this from Troy at onthehill.net. Got a great deal and he shipped QUICK. Nice guy to buy from.
~DC
-----------------JoeyInCali said:
What a coincidence.... Got some bubingas too that will hopefully be a tribute cue set to Guz Szamboti (bubinga and ebony) someday... Also some Bloodwood but still trying to figure out the look for the cue... these are very nice woods. Now if I can only get my hands on some Thuya Burl...
cuesmith said:Are you going to make the butt the way Bill did his? Are you aware of what Bill did that is different from most cuemakers?
just more hot air!
Sherm
Tell us! Tell us! What was so different?
~DC
Nice Wood
Beautiful piece you got there. Simple cue with a nice grain.Nice. Hope the tournament is going well.
Beautiful piece you got there. Simple cue with a nice grain.Nice. Hope the tournament is going well.
ILLINOY said:
Tournament is going great, 20-30 players every week, the bar is adding cash(sometimes). You should try to make it up again sometime.
~DC
crawdaddio said:
Bill Hagen had a somewhat different approach to building cues. Most cuemakers use a "forearm" and "handle" that started out 2 different pieces of wood. Generally about 12"-13" is the forearm with the handle being around 18", one of which is tennoned into the other. This is because one piece of wood 29" long is likely to warp, also it gives the cuemaker the opportunity to add weight in the upper section to reach a more desireable balance.
Bill usually took a one-piece turning square (29-30" long), cut it lengthwise, run it through a jointer and reverse the direction before gluing it back together. He sometimes used two different pieces of wood, 3/4" thick, glued together. This is an old woodworking technique used in cabinet making to help cut down movement. He then turned them down incrementally to the final size. You'll notice that a lot of Bill's cues are on the thin side. This, I believe is because he'd get more warping, between passes, with his method, and had to turn them down thin to get them straight again. I never liked this aspect of his cues. What Bill was especially known for was his pantograph work. He'd been a tool and die maker with GM and made his own pantograph and templates on GM's nickel. He did some great inlay work and did a lot of overlapping inlays. His points were done either with the pantograph, or I did see a couple that were done ala "Mali", with the routed tapered "V" grove into the forearm, after it was joined to the handle. This is obvious by the rounded point bottom that was filled with Bondo and wrapped over.
I used to get a lot of his cues into my shop. He was popular around this area til he moved to Arizona IIRC, about 12- 15 years ago. I don't know if he made any cues after his move or not! Haven't seen or talked to him for many years.
just more hot air!
Sherm
The shaft appears to be closer to the lens, than the butt. I think that is why it looks that way.jhendri2 said:
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