Questions

[B8888]

So when ppl are talking about putting rings at A, B, C, D, and E. Where exactly are those rings? Can someone show me like on a picture which one is which?

Also what do slotted veneers look like as well? What does the construction consist of?

 

[Tommy-D]

> A=butt side of joint,although some consider the shaft side the A ring.

Others consider the A ring to coincide with the A joint,which is right at the top of the wrap. These cuemakers often have a standard ring at the joint,which almost never matches the rings elsewhere in the cue,like most Schons.

B=right above wrap/handle

C=other end of wrap/handle

D=bottom of butt sleeve

E=below D ring,like Kersenbrock/SW


Slotted rings work like this. A piece of wood/phenolic/whatever is placed in a position to have slots cut in it length-wise. This is done on a mill,or can be done in a lathe with the spindle off,and using a router to cut the slot.

These slots are then filled with either a single strip of another material,or a stack of thinner strips. This whole assembly is then turned down round,and sliced with a parting tool or saw blade for use in a cue. The billet,as it is usually called,looks like a multi-colored poker chip from the ends. Tommy D.

 

[dave sutton]

I was under the impression that

a shaft
b butt joint
c ajoint
d tip of buttsleeve
e bottom of buttsleeve

I don't make sw style cues so that how I always break it down