touch up points

As an engineer that has worked with commercial computer networks for closing in on 30 years, I totally understand the issue of "everyone is an expert" as now, thanks to "the Internet" everyone has a LAN in their basement and thinks they know networks. If you really want to have all questions answered by only cuebuilders I can respect that. I assume that this also applies to the cue machinery section.

Have fun fellas.

Dave <-- knows when he's not wanted
 
I'm pretty sure you're just teasing Dave, as I'm pretty sure that you're qualified to answer technical questions in the machinery forum.
 
Blue Hog ridr said:
I'm pretty sure you're just teasing Dave, as I'm pretty sure that you're qualified to answer technical questions in the machinery forum.
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He may change his mind or soften his stance, but I don't think he was teasing when he wrote that.

Kelly
 
Great expectations

For years I had a neighbor in the shop next to mine who was a master pattern maker. As most of you cue makers know a pattern maker is probably the closest thing to a genius as we will ever see. Anyway, during our usual morning coffee BS session I asked Dave the the silly question, "what separates the good pattern makers from the REALLY good ones?" His reply was, "knowing how to cover your mistakes". He said this with his mischevious grin-I grinned back.

MERRY CHISTMAS AND PEACE ON EARTH TO ALL CUE MAKERS (AND PATTERN MAKERS).
 
QUOTE=QMAKER;2170344]For years I had a neighbor in the shop next to mine who was a master pattern maker. As most of you cue makers know a pattern maker is probably the closest thing to a genius as we will ever see. Anyway, during our usual morning coffee BS session I asked Dave the the silly question, "what separates the good pattern makers from the REALLY good ones?" His reply was, "knowing how to cover your mistakes". He said this with his mischevious grin-I grinned back.


Every cue represents a unique challenge, it is those minute or major challenges that make any creation worthwhile. The greatest satisfaction lies in the finding of new and better approaches to these daily challenges. The only way you can progress is by trying and also by putting the suggestions of those that have more experience into work.

Once it becomes degrading to ask even the simplest of questions we're no longer helping anybody to progress but rather keep them stuck at a certain level.

Keep in mind that those with the answers have had those problems and met them head on. If whatever the fix doesn't work most of us know it right of way, and the cue becomes our own player until some guy make us an offer with minor defects and all or we angrily cut the damn thing because it remind us that we fail.

Every cuemaker that frequents this site is also an individual with life experiences that makes him knowledge or even an expert in a different field but one that may very well compliment cuemaking.

We have to stop representing ourselves as perfect gods, and settle for talented well meaning professionals doing their best and trying to give something back by contribuiting to this site. I thank all of you for the time and effort you put forth.

Mario





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Koop said:
IMO, you're completely out of line. Who are you anyway? Most people responding are either cuemakers or customers so I think we all have a right to espouse our opinion.

STFU...that's real nice, considering this is a topic that people seem interested in.

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So I guess in your mind I don't fall into either catagory, so I can't voice my opinion??
For the record, I'm a cuebuilder Hobbyist. I have a busy day job and do cuebuilding and repair in the evenings and weekends. I'm not an expert, nor am I perfect, But I try my best. Now what are your qualifications to be allowed to respond here?
If you noticed, the cuemakers were the ones that actually suggested or agreed with the repair method, and or offering their advice. The non-cuemakers were the ones putting down the maker and the repair, and basically contributed only negative comments, IMO. Some comments were basically implying that the OP was doing shoddy work, which I find to be way out of line considering there wasn't even any pics to make any judgments about his work.
The question was asked in the 'ask the cuemaker' section, not 'ask the general population' section. He was looking for advice from other makers, not random people giving less than helpful input.

I agree fully with KJ, Dick, Blue Hog's posts here and also all the advice that was given to help the OP. I have fixed SP blanks the same way, and it works fine with no structual problems.
I'm sorry to have offended you with the STFU remark, and will edit it out, I hope that will please you.....
Sincerly,
Dave
 
KJ Cues said:
No, of course not.
But I wouldn't stand over him telling him he shouldn't have eaten the sandwich before going for a swim either.

I'm sorry but your analogy is a bit vague to me so I'm not sure of the point you're trying to make. What I do understand is that you're defending the post of someone who shouldn't have been posting here in the first place.
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Smart answer :speechless:

Anyway my point is simple, you don't need to be a qualified Lifeguard to save the kid. :tongue:
 
Anyway my point is simple, you don't need to be a qualified Lifeguard to save the kid.
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But you have to able to swim. Know what I mean?
Don't they have signs posted at swimming pools: If you don't know how to swim, stay out of the deep end.
 
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Dave38 said:
So I guess in your mind I don't fall into either catagory, so I can't voice my opinion??
For the record, I'm a cuebuilder Hobbyist. I have a busy day job and do cuebuilding and repair in the evenings and weekends. I'm not an expert, nor am I perfect, But I try my best. Now what are your qualifications to be allowed to respond here?
If you noticed, the cuemakers were the ones that actually suggested or agreed with the repair method, and or offering their advice. The non-cuemakers were the ones putting down the maker and the repair, and basically contributed only negative comments, IMO. Some comments were basically implying that the OP was doing shoddy work, which I find to be way out of line considering there wasn't even any pics to make any judgments about his work.
The question was asked in the 'ask the cuemaker' section, not 'ask the general population' section. He was looking for advice from other makers, not random people giving less than helpful input.

I agree fully with KJ, Dick, Blue Hog's posts here and also all the advice that was given to help the OP. I have fixed SP blanks the same way, and it works fine with no structual problems.
I'm sorry to have offended you with the STFU remark, and will edit it out, I hope that will please you.....
Sincerly,
Dave
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Please, I have thicker skin than that. I just thought you appeared to be a hypocrite, that's all.
 
Blue Hog ridr said:
But you have to able to swim. Know what I mean?
Don't they have signs posted at swimming pools: If you don't know how to swim, stay out of the deep end.
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1. It a river, not a swimming pool.
2. Who says about swimming? Don't need to swim to save a drowning kid. It is wise to think before you act in an emergency. :wink:
 
Analogies??

A monkey can shoot a gun, but I'm not sure I would ask him to show me...

I'm sorry, but I couldn't resist.....it isn't personal.
 
I will seriously quit making cues due to my utter failure, if somebody can present to me a cuemaker who does such perfect work that he never has to worry about fixing flaws before a cue is complete. If such a guy exists, then I really suck at what I do & should be doing something else. As I understandd things, cuemakers are humans & use wood to construct their cues. Knowing humanity, and understanding the dynamics of woodworking, I am 110% absolute no doubt sure that such a perfect cuemaker does not exist. Anybody telling themselves differently may be wise to readdress their views on our craft. Yes, there are some mighty good cuemakers. But without fault, none.
 
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