veneers shrinking

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This has probably been covered at one point or another, but, I could not find the information I was looking for while doing a search.

If a nice cue has veneers that have shrank to the point where they are pulling apart where they meet at the top, how big of a job is it to replace the veneers? Can this even be done without dumping half of what the cue is worth?

 

[Paul Dayton]

They didn't shrink apart, they never really met. To repair the problem you need to replace everything but the butt sleeve which might be saved and the shafts which can. Buy a new cue or ignore the situation.

 

[Murray Tucker]

Sounds more like a miter issue rather than a shrinking issue.

If the veneers are not mitered and glued at exactly the right angle it will leave a line (or gap). No real fix for it.

 

[Thomas Wayne]

This has probably been covered at one point or another, but, I could not find the information I was looking for while doing a search.

If a nice cue has veneers that have shrank to the point where they are pulling apart where they meet at the top, how big of a job is it to replace the veneers? Can this even be done without dumping half of what the cue is worth?

Photos?

TW

 

[scdiveteam]

This has probably been covered at one point or another, but, I could not find the information I was looking for while doing a search.

If a nice cue has veneers that have shrank to the point where they are pulling apart where they meet at the top, how big of a job is it to replace the veneers? Can this even be done without dumping half of what the cue is worth?

Hi,

Once your cue is tapered to size it's all over concerning the veneers.

If you have your cue refinished, a creative CM can make a cosmetic touch up using an air brush before applying a clear coat. From a purest point of view it is not what you want but from a practical point of view it is your only choice if it really bothers you.

A good refinish job and rewrap should cost about $ 200.00. It is up to you to deiced if it bothers you to the tune of 200.00. Sometime thing are best left as they are.

JMO,

Rick

 

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More information

Thanks for all of the wonderful information thus far. It does confirm my suspissions thought.

The cue in question is an old Richard Black from the late 70's that I was offered to buy. The cue had been refinished as some point in time. I do not own the cue. THe seller had disclosed this information before sending pictures. I just wanted to see what it would take to get the cue fixed and the cost over purchase price. Sounds like too big of a deal to mess with and, unless the repair was done by the cue builder, you loose originalty of the cue.

In some of the photos, there looked like wood tear out along the veneers mid way up one side which looked like a black spot. Where the veneers joined together or meet, there is a distinct black line that runs the entire legnth of the point, from the inner veener to the outter most veneer.

My guess is this defect was addressed when the cue was built, then, uncovered when cue got refinished.

 

[Paul Dayton]

My guess is that the 'defect' was in plain sight since the cue was built. It was the 1970's and this problem wasn't that uncommon. In fact at that trime it wasn't really considered a defect, that is a desacription that has come about since the computerization of the industry. All the tools that are being used by most cuemakers are the end results of years of trial and error by the early builders, They didn't have DVD's or books.

A 1970's Richard Black is a piece of history.