New Conversion cue made from a Scott Whisler Blank

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Here is a new cue that I just completed that is made from a Scott Whisler Blank. A while back I heard that Scott Whistler was making his own Custom Blanks so I contacted Scott about acquiring one to make a cue from. I have been saving this blank because of the quality of the wood used to make it, which is some of the most beautiful Cocobolo I have seen in a long time. I would almost call it Cocobolo Burl but I am uncertain if this there is such a thing so I will stick with very highly figured Cocobolo.

The Blank was well over sized and it was approximately 30 1/4 inches long. I turned this blank very slowly over a six month period of time and I experienced no movement between turnings. Which I was very impressed with because in many cases in the past I have had small amounts to large amounts of movement between Turing's from other blanks that were purchased from some of the big named manufacturers of spliced blanks.

All I can say is that I am very happy with the quality of woods used in this blank and the stability of the wood used to make it. The points on the blank I received were perfectly even and without making new centers the blank was perfectly straight when run between centers in my Porper B model lathe. During turnings the splice remained very stable with no glue lines visible in the points when finished turned.

I will certainly purchase some additional blanks from Scott in the near future, because I can honestly say that I am very happy with the quality of the woods he used and the quality and size of the blank that arrived at my shop.

The cue that was completed from this blank weights 19.3 and it has a 30 inch shaft and a 30 inch butt for a finished length of 60 inches. Currently the cue has one shaft however, another will be available upon the request of the customer. The joint diameter is .855 thousands and the butt diameter at the butt cap is 1.252. The rings at the joint are a Pearle type material that surround a Birdseye Maple center, and the same material was used in the cues butt along with a nice piece of Birdseye Maple for a butt sleeve.

I would definitely recommend the Blanks that Scott Whisler is making to anyone interested whether they build cues for a hobby or full time. Scott is a member of this forum and he posts under scottwhisler.


Here are the photo's of the finished cue.

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Thanks for looking
 
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Good looking cue. As was said before, that piece of Cocobolo is VERY nice! Good eye! Thanks for posting.
 
Wow, real nice Craig. I like the rings and accents.... very, very nice......
 
Nice ringwork

Good looking cue and interesting ringwork. Thanks for sharing.
 
I appreciate the kind words and the thoughts about the cue, but lets not forget about how nice the blank was originally. My portion of the craftsmanship involved in building the cue and the accents I add to it would not have been possible without a well built, stable blank made from outstanding wood. For this my hat is off to Mr. Whisler, like I said above I have bought blanks from others over the years and very very few even come close to the quality of Scott's Blanks.

In addition and to my knowledge Scott is the only Cue Maker I have seen in recent years that is making blanks in the old traditional style used by Brunswick Balk Collender. Some may have over looked it but the bottom of the points on Scott's blanks are as sharp as the tip of points not squared off like most others.

Thanks Scott for giving me the opportunity to build a cue from one of your blanks, and like I said I will be in touch to buy some more.
 
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Craig that is indeed a stellar blank with superb figure...I must add though that you clear coat really looks top notch. Well done. :smile:
 
Came out real pretty, Craig. Really like the use of the BEM in the rings and butt sleeve...lotsa 'eyes'.

Lisa
 
Varney Cues said:
Craig that is indeed a stellar blank with superb figure...I must add though that you clear coat really looks top notch. Well done. :smile:
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Thanks for the kind words Kevin, I don't know if you ever have but you may want to contact Scott about a Blank or two they are really really nice.

Take care
 
Cue blank

Thanks for speaking so highly of someone else in your topic. I think the world as a whole forgets to do this sometimes. Now my question is, how does it play?
 
Here is a close up photo of the bottom of the cues points, and like I said the technique used to make this kinda of splice is not common any longer, but I for one certainly like the look much much better than the square bottom technique that is commonly used today.

Scott's technique in my opinion is the only way it should be done!!:smile:

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Here is a closer look at the rings in the cues joint as requested.

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Have a great night
 
mattb said:
Thanks for speaking so highly of someone else in your topic. I think the world as a whole forgets to do this sometimes. Now my question is, how does it play?
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Today I had a couple of customers hit some balls with the cue, and everyone has really liked the cues hit, in fact it may even be sold but I am not certain yet. Either way I don't think it will take long to move the cue to new home.

Thanks for the comments Matt.
 
Craig, does he do blanks with veneers? I'm thinking I want you to build one for me with one of his blanks. I'm curious as to what he can make blank wise and what you can build with it.
 
avmaster said:
Craig, does he do blanks with veneers? I'm thinking I want you to build one for me with one of his blanks. I'm curious as to what he can make blank wise and what you can build with it.
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I will talk to Scott, and send you a pm.

Thanks for the interest
 
Check his website. There are some pretty cool pics of blank combos, some with recuts that kick some ass.
 
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