The best leather wrap, input please...
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nipponbilliards said:
I like the bottom wrap the best but I dont like that stain at all. Curly Maple is one of my favorite woods for building cues and I only stain with colors for effect such as red or blue or green. When making a cue with Maple I will often stain with fruit wood or golden oak and immediately wipe it off and then sand the wood again removing all stain other than what is in the rings so that they stand out more.
Dick
Thank you for the feedback. I also have done a few others with smooth leather, tiger leather (brown and black pig skin that I stained myself), and a white leather. But since I am leaning towards using more exotic looking leather, I decided to post these four options here.
By the way, the white leather was the hardest to do, is it just me? I dyed the rims and edges of the blank with white shoe polish, but still, the seam was so hard to hide.
We may introduce a natural curly maple X breaker soon, or one with another stain, but we are not sure yet.
Thank you everyone.
Richard
By the way, the white leather was the hardest to do, is it just me? I dyed the rims and edges of the blank with white shoe polish, but still, the seam was so hard to hide.
We may introduce a natural curly maple X breaker soon, or one with another stain, but we are not sure yet.
Thank you everyone.
Richard
i voted for black lizard before i knew there was a picture..lol..
anyways. the black and the brown lizard both look awesome on the cue...
chris
anyways. the black and the brown lizard both look awesome on the cue...
chris
I believe either of the brown goes real well with the cue.
Brown looks best, I personally would prefer neither print, just leather.
My .02 cents
I personally like the Brown wraps best, they blend with the cue better. The biggest problem, IMO, is the white rings with the golden color of stain. I think a ring of a brownish color, darker than the golden color, but with hint of goldish color would highlight the cues better. Perhaps coco with an appropriate stain color, or kingwood.
Other than ebony/ivory cues, cues that have too much contrast to them tend to look like 50-60's type houses with the old dark woodwork with white walls, and that is passe'. Later on, oak woodwork came into popularity, along with rises of earth tones to complement it.
You need to 'Earth tone' the cues some for a richer look.
I personally like the Brown wraps best, they blend with the cue better. The biggest problem, IMO, is the white rings with the golden color of stain. I think a ring of a brownish color, darker than the golden color, but with hint of goldish color would highlight the cues better. Perhaps coco with an appropriate stain color, or kingwood.
Other than ebony/ivory cues, cues that have too much contrast to them tend to look like 50-60's type houses with the old dark woodwork with white walls, and that is passe'. Later on, oak woodwork came into popularity, along with rises of earth tones to complement it.
You need to 'Earth tone' the cues some for a richer look.
ChrisOnline said:i voted for black lizard before i knew there was a picture..lol..
anyways. the black and the brown lizard both look awesome on the cue...
chris
Same. I voted brown since there wasn't a brown/black option.
Cant go wrong with either lizard IMO.
Wish my "restored" Espiritu was that nice, the seam on it is driving me nuts.
While the white at the joint and butt cap looks nice, I could live without it above and below the wrap area.
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No one does a leather wrap, IMHO, as well as Dan Dishaw.
I personally think Ernie G. and Ed Prewitt does the best leather wrap. As a matter of fact, if I really have to choose only one, I would have to say Ed.
I have never seen Dan's leather wrap job. I have seen his cues and they are beautiful!
In all fairness, there are so many leather wrap jobs by so many cue makers that I have never seen, so my opinion is really nothing but my personal opinion.
When I see Dan next time, I will have to check out his leather wrap.
I will try to put a white leather wrap on the curly maple X Breaker next week. I also have a piece of boar, a piece of Ostrich, and Kagaroo(spelling?).
I enjoy doing leather wrap, it is actually something I can sit down and do all day. I guess I need a life.
Thanks for all the feedback guys.
I have never seen Dan's leather wrap job. I have seen his cues and they are beautiful!
In all fairness, there are so many leather wrap jobs by so many cue makers that I have never seen, so my opinion is really nothing but my personal opinion.
When I see Dan next time, I will have to check out his leather wrap.
I will try to put a white leather wrap on the curly maple X Breaker next week. I also have a piece of boar, a piece of Ostrich, and Kagaroo(spelling?).
I enjoy doing leather wrap, it is actually something I can sit down and do all day. I guess I need a life.
Thanks for all the feedback guys.