Month: October 2022

Bruiser Glued

Bruiser Glued

Stick #22, Bruiser, went together nice and easy, and I’m excited to see that blue come alive under a gloss finish. I love the natural streaks of orange/yellow that cut through the blue dye in the beech. There are a few pocketed areas on the fat part of the butt that’ll need epoxy, and I’ll […]

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Today’s not so quick update…

Today’s not so quick update…

Busy day. Stick #6 Stick Porn, has arrived at its new home. (correction: it’s delayed a day.) I was hesitant to use tung oil on a stick because I figured there’d be a thin market for it, but I wanted to try the experiment anyway, and figured I’d just shoot with it myself. Stick Porn […]

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Major Announcement

Major Announcement

All sticks now have an option to purchase with a maple, purple heart, or carbon fiber shaft. They are priced at $699, $749, and $999 — and the lower priced options still come with a Pool Dawg hard case and a tip shaper/chalker. These prices will change once the shop gets traction. It takes a […]

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Character Cues Soon Offering Maple Shafts

Character Cues Soon Offering Maple Shafts

I bought a bunch of maple shaft wood from Chris Hightower, the fella that makes a highly regarded cue lathe and sells other cue building supplies. . The shafts are available with various amounts of turning required, before they reach final size. He has machines that allow him to create a high quality shafts efficiently, […]

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Whoooeeee! Like Snot on a Glass Doorknob

Whoooeeee! Like Snot on a Glass Doorknob

This is Psycho Red, Stick #7, while I was polishing at 5,000 grit. The defect visible on the starting frame is no longer there. I get the polish looking half decent, like below, before tidying up the ends. That way if I bump it or mar it somehow, I already have another sand/polish to go, […]

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Psycho Red Nears the Finish

Psycho Red Nears the Finish

This is my most watched stick and I understand why. I suspect it’ll be more so after this update. I’m stoked about how bright Psycho Red is. I’ll bet it almost glows in the pool room — you know how it gets shady in them places sometimes. So far Psycho Red’s coming in at 59 […]

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