not so funny goof-up

Tony Zinzola said:
I did something similar on a cue last year. I was about to put it up for sale and noticed I used .030 black rings in the front and .015 in the back. 99% of the people who would buy the cue would probably never notice. I finished up the cue and gave it to my mother husband who never plays anywhere but at home. He knows the cue is not allowed to leave the house.
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price it as is ... will the worm hole mess up the way it plays?
 
qbilder said:
I have trash bins of cues just like this. Often times cues die before they are ever born. Some are sickening because they are fancy. Even this simple cue is a waste of rediculously rare bocote.
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Etch it "Ugly cue" and sell it to me :D

I bet it will be a beauty swan in 20 years time.
 
I am not a big fan of cues like this never getting used but I understand it. Every product that goes out with your name on it stands as a testament to the work you do. If it's something like this and a potential customer notices is and concludes that your work is sloppy and that costs you business then that's why you don't let it out of the shop.

Personally I think that you probably have a trusted ring of customers and friends that you could sell or give this to unsigned and they would have a great player and keep it to themselves as to who made it.

Find a young player in your area and make him this cue as a Christmas gift. Don't let such a gorgeaus piece die in the trash bin.
 
I'm guessing it's the bottom ring closest to the butt cap. The white line/venner isn't supposed to be there.


Edit: Although there's one at the opposite end of the cue on the joint ring....
 
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Shit...I'd be happy to have that cue as is. Stop screwin' with it and ship it. :p

I don't care...and no one else would even notice.

So yeah...send it this way. *L*
 
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By the way Eric...get your ass to Valley Forge in March so I can buy you a nice steak and a few drinks. I'm putting together a nice get together at a top flight steakhouse near the Expo. Would love to have you.
 
JB Cases said:
I am not a big fan of cues like this never getting used but I understand it. Every product that goes out with your name on it stands as a testament to the work you do. If it's something like this and a potential customer notices is and concludes that your work is sloppy and that costs you business then that's why you don't let it out of the shop.

Personally I think that you probably have a trusted ring of customers and friends that you could sell or give this to unsigned and they would have a great player and keep it to themselves as to who made it.

Find a young player in your area and make him this cue as a Christmas gift. Don't let such a gorgeaus piece die in the trash bin.
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Amen to that. I generally find bocote entirely unappealing...but that's some good lookin' shit right there. The entire cue's beautiful.
 
Digging thru the Trash

I have trash bins of cues just like this. Often times cues die before they are ever born. Some are sickening because they are fancy. Even this simple cue is a waste of rediculously rare bocote.


Can I come dig thru your trash? That Bocote is incredible, not to mention the handle
 
As a broke ass college student, what I would do to get one of your 'screw ups'

Barely noticeable, cue still looks fantastic, what great wood!
 
cuejunky said:
One of the checks in the ring above the handle is a different color or wood?
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The flaw is that the two checkered rings in the buttsleeve are .010" thinner than the other checkered rings in the cue. Everything else is spot on the way it was designed.
 
Retail1LO said:
By the way Eric...get your ass to Valley Forge in March so I can buy you a nice steak and a few drinks. I'm putting together a nice get together at a top flight steakhouse near the Expo. Would love to have you.
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I'll do my best. The wife is going to Iraq just before Christmas & won't return until June. It'll be me with a 2 year old son & 14 year old daughter, so time away from home is going to be difficult. I might be able to fly grandma out for a visit, and allot myself a few "me" days. But I just don't know yet. I'd love to make it.
 
I've got an idea you'll love this send me the cue to try for acouple of weeks then I'll forward it to someone else of your choosing on my dime sign the cue not for sale or such .:D
 
There must be a worthy cause to which you might donate such a "screw up". It's a beautiful cue that would be absolutely treasured by someone who can't possibly get a new custom cue.... and you seem like the kind of guy that would like doing something like that.
 
JimS said:
There must be a worthy cause to which you might donate such a "screw up". It's a beautiful cue that would be absolutely treasured by someone who can't possibly get a new custom cue.... and you seem like the kind of guy that would like doing something like that.
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Good Idea,

The Action Report could always use alittle more Jelly,

Or Maybe Relay for Life? Any Cancer Benifit.

Hell, here we go,

I'll bid $800 with 2 old growth shafts,

beat that,
 
Eric,
Far be it for me to tell you this is an easy fix...you already know that. And far be it for me to tell you that the only thing you'll lose is the 2 dash-deco rings in the butt-sleeve because you know that as well.
So I won't. Lol.

One thing I find interesting about this thread is the number of people saying "gimme, gimme, gimme, I'll take it". Kinda makes you wonder, don't it?

If as you say, you have a bunch of this Bocote/Cordia then you're a pretty lucky guy. But then, luck probably had very little to do with it.
 
RFisher said:
Good Idea,

The Action Report could always use alittle more Jelly,

Or Maybe Relay for Life? Any Cancer Benifit.

Hell, here we go,

I'll bid $800 with 2 old growth shafts,

beat that,
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Cancer Benifit ?!?!? Alright ...

I am in with $1K shipped by (GXG) . :thumbup:
 
KJ Cues said:
Eric,
Far be it for me to tell you this is an easy fix...you already know that. And far be it for me to tell you that the only thing you'll lose is the 2 dash-deco rings in the butt-sleeve because you know that as well.
So I won't. Lol.

One thing I find interesting about this thread is the number of people saying "gimme, gimme, gimme, I'll take it". Kinda makes you wonder, don't it?

If as you say, you have a bunch of this Bocote/Cordia then you're a pretty lucky guy. But then, luck probably had very little to do with it.
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One thing I find interesting about this thread is the number of people saying "gimme, gimme, gimme, I'll take it". Kinda makes you wonder, don't it?
proves the hit is more important than the looks?
i think we are too critical of oursleves sometimes
the little screwups upset us more than the guy getting the cue,
knowing eric, he wont let it leave his shop
i've got a couple screwups too, they'll be collecting dust in the shop
 
qbilder said:
The flaw is that the two checkered rings in the buttsleeve are .010" thinner than the other checkered rings in the cue. Everything else is spot on the way it was designed.
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That's it?
I thought you were going to tell us the butt was only 28.987456 inches long and you were going to call and borrow my wood stretcher.
 
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