would anyone be interested in frankenstine'ing me a cue?

[poolplayer2093]

a friend of mine down here put a cue together out of a few different cues and it really tuend out cool. i think it was an old mali and a joss or something. he just used his own handle wood and the parts from the other cues that had been broken.

anyway i've got a few ideas and i was wondering would someone be down to do that for me. if i provide the parts throw it together. i was planning on using an aftermarket shaft but now i'm thinking of having a timeless timber/ old growth one made to match the cue.
what would something like that cost?

it'll probably be pretty plane but nothing written in stone yet. i'm thinking old oil rub finnish instead of a glossy finish.

you don't wanna put your name on it thats ok with me. think of me as the cool with being your practice girl fat/ugly girlfriend. it'll be our secret.

 

[seanjonsean]

interesting any pics of materials?

 

[Brickcues]

How much would something like that cost.

I have people all the time bring in broken cues and wanting me to build a cue out of the pieces. The cost would be about the same as building a cue from scratch.

The reason being is that I still have to put in about the same amount of work to build the cue from parts as I would have do from scratch. The only thing you are saving is the cost of wood. Lets see a piece of curly maple cost $15 or African Blackwood $30.

You are furnishing a butt sleeve and forearm. The butt sleeve must be cored to fit the handle just like any other wood and the forearm has to have the A joint pin removed and then plugged and threaded for new pin. More than likely when the cue was broken the joint pin was also bent so that has to be done the same way or you want a different pin and new collars.

It all works out the same and takes just as much time so the price is the same as if I am building from scratch.

 

[poolplayer2093]

How much would something like that cost.

I have people all the time bring in broken cues and wanting me to build a cue out of the pieces. The cost would be about the same as building a cue from scratch.

The reason being is that I still have to put in about the same amount of work to build the cue from parts as I would have do from scratch. The only thing you are saving is the cost of wood. Lets see a piece of curly maple cost $15 or African Blackwood $30.

You are furnishing a butt sleeve and forearm. The butt sleeve must be cored to fit the handle just like any other wood and the forearm has to have the A joint pin removed and then plugged and threaded for new pin. More than likely when the cue was broken the joint pin was also bent so that has to be done the same way or you want a different pin and new collars.

It all works out the same and takes just as much time so the price is the same as if I am building from scratch.

So what I really need is to borrow someone's equipment and pay for instructions

 

[KRJ]

So what I really need is to borrow someone's equipment and pay for instructions

Or just buy a John Davis blank, and make what you want. Find a local cuemaker and throw some work his way, and boom, he will make what ever you what....

 

[GBCues]

I was under the impression from the website that John Davis blanks weren't simply "for sale" but for sale to an approved cuemaker. That is, if you are not a cuemaker, then you had to identify who the maker is and that would be verified.
Am I wrong?
Gary