would i get in trouble posting,....
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Put a pool cue on the desk.
Take pictures.
Done.
No troubles. :thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:
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It’s billiards construction techniques applied to everyday objects....that’s advertising the game....
open the bridge! Let this man and his table pass!
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Thanks for the encouragement, guys!
I just wasn't that smart and can't imagine why i didn't think of it at the time. The desk is from a few years ago, and 200 miles away at a clients summer home.
I actually bought Bocote to make the darkwood parts for the desk legs, but only had 8/4. It turned out to seem too slender, so i went with the 10/4 walnut. Of course the Bocote then got turned into butt blanks. I sold the 2 sticks completed so far, and did not take very good pictures. My problem is that i can do the technical work, but don't seem to have a very artistic vision (related to pool cues) yet. The ones i've made are very simple full splice or merry widow, and not very interesting dead simple phenolic joints and trim. I keep looking at all the great cues on here, but the "vision" thing is not clicking yet.
Thanks for looking.
smt
I just wasn't that smart and can't imagine why i didn't think of it at the time. The desk is from a few years ago, and 200 miles away at a clients summer home.
I actually bought Bocote to make the darkwood parts for the desk legs, but only had 8/4. It turned out to seem too slender, so i went with the 10/4 walnut. Of course the Bocote then got turned into butt blanks. I sold the 2 sticks completed so far, and did not take very good pictures. My problem is that i can do the technical work, but don't seem to have a very artistic vision (related to pool cues) yet. The ones i've made are very simple full splice or merry widow, and not very interesting dead simple phenolic joints and trim. I keep looking at all the great cues on here, but the "vision" thing is not clicking yet.
Thanks for looking.
smt
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WOW!
Now make me a pair of speaker boxes .
Now make me a pair of speaker boxes .
You have outstanding artistic vision. Try whatever goes through your mind. You are quite talented. BTW.. there is nothing wrong with a plain Jane cue. Specialize in sneakies for now. Use exotic or highly figured woods. They’ll sell. And quickly. How about posting the cues you turned.
My favorite cues are Doc Frye’s without points. Plain or with some rings. My favorite aspect is his ring work on the butt/butt cap and bumperless with the open hole. Design your own trademark. Do something unique and original.
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That is a lovely table, nicely done !
Please know that there are folks out there who like a simple full splice cue. I have about a dozen from various cuemakers, and none have fancy rings (one has stitched rings) or inlays. They are appreciated for the splice. I'd love to see one of your full splice cues if you would be so kind as to post a picture.
Dave <-- might be a customer :thumbup:
Dave
You guys sure are a generous crowd!
Thanks for the nice comments.
The cues i've made really are simple and uninspiring. During the 80's a couple guys gave me sticks, one a custom by unknown maker, the other a true sneaky from a cut down house cue. I didn't like the thin (11 -11.5 mm) shafts some of the better players used in those days, so set the them aside and figured out how to make a couple shafts. Mid 30's met my (eventually) wife, started family, and moved out of the area i had been active in pool. Won one local tournament near the town we moved to, then never played again for 25 years.
Complicated story why/how i started back in the game maybe 7 years ago, but cues had gotten expensive and the house cues were bad, so i made a couple merry widows to have something to shoot with. Then the full splice blanks. I only completed 2 of the blanks, and they sold to friends. I'm still shooting with the cue i built on a defective spliced butt from a supplier in FL that inspired me to decide i could do better. My cues are so simple i have not taken many pictures and regret none show much in the way of details, but here's some of what is in my files. I will try to document next time i get a blank down and start to finish one.
Photos of one for a buddy that wanted a 61" long 23oz cue. Just after finishing the joint/bolt in the butt; and starting to apply finish. Unfortunately there's a glare on the splice. Like I mentioned, the artistic aspects or concepts of cues aren't clicking for me yet. I have the (old school) tools, like a Gorton, mills, lathes, etc, but a person needs a vision. As an example, the bocote/curly pyinma is a good example - it looked so good on the lumber piles, but is a lot less interesting together. The Bocote darkens suitably and looks good over time, but the pyinma darkens faster, turns carmel colored, and the spectacular 360° curl barely shows in contrast. There's a disconnect between vision and product.
Again, thanks for the encouragement and kind words.
smt
Thanks for the nice comments.
The cues i've made really are simple and uninspiring. During the 80's a couple guys gave me sticks, one a custom by unknown maker, the other a true sneaky from a cut down house cue. I didn't like the thin (11 -11.5 mm) shafts some of the better players used in those days, so set the them aside and figured out how to make a couple shafts. Mid 30's met my (eventually) wife, started family, and moved out of the area i had been active in pool. Won one local tournament near the town we moved to, then never played again for 25 years.
Complicated story why/how i started back in the game maybe 7 years ago, but cues had gotten expensive and the house cues were bad, so i made a couple merry widows to have something to shoot with. Then the full splice blanks. I only completed 2 of the blanks, and they sold to friends. I'm still shooting with the cue i built on a defective spliced butt from a supplier in FL that inspired me to decide i could do better. My cues are so simple i have not taken many pictures and regret none show much in the way of details, but here's some of what is in my files. I will try to document next time i get a blank down and start to finish one.
Photos of one for a buddy that wanted a 61" long 23oz cue. Just after finishing the joint/bolt in the butt; and starting to apply finish. Unfortunately there's a glare on the splice. Like I mentioned, the artistic aspects or concepts of cues aren't clicking for me yet. I have the (old school) tools, like a Gorton, mills, lathes, etc, but a person needs a vision. As an example, the bocote/curly pyinma is a good example - it looked so good on the lumber piles, but is a lot less interesting together. The Bocote darkens suitably and looks good over time, but the pyinma darkens faster, turns carmel colored, and the spectacular 360° curl barely shows in contrast. There's a disconnect between vision and product.
Again, thanks for the encouragement and kind words.
smt
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Very nice work. You are obviously an accomplished wood worker, if i were you I would't spend so much time looking at other peoples work for inspiration. Do your own thing, develop your own techniques you certainly have the foundation of skills and knowledge to create your own look and style. Good luck with your endeavors.