First coat on, second to come in an hour. Then 48 hours to cure before sanding, then CA glue, then oohs and aahs. Updated: 3 coats for Caribbean. I wanted it to look deeeeep. A lot of epoxy comes off sanding it down so it’s a perfect cylinder. Uh… Cone. Long coney cylinder thingamabob. #Wordsmith […]
This is rapidly becoming a favorite. I love the boldness of the colors and grain patters, specifically in the “pinkle” sections on either side of purple rings that border the beech center. The pinkle sections are birch and they contain a speckle that’s really unique. The photo that goes with the post is a close […]
I’ve loved my wife’s voice from the first time I heard it. Only made sense that I’d ask her to write a song for my future videos. When we sat to talk about what I wanted, what it should sound like, all I knew was it had to be laid back and honest about life. […]
The stick’ll get another in an hour, (it did, updated vid below) then sit 48 hours before sanding down and applying 15 coats of CA glue. Purple Object Ball Eater was Character Cues’ first purchased stick. It was also the first to benefit from my new Unique Products lathe, which is not shown in this […]
An experiment in beautiful. The wood is spalted maple (stabilized). The thin black lines are from the wood. The rest is dye. First a deep coat of orange, then many layers of different reds. The last red was supposed to be wine, but it didn’t give the effect I wanted, so I added blue to […]
The ends still need polishing — that’ll happen with the stick assembled, so the joint is smooth to the touch. But the wood is about where it needs to be. Once it dries thoroughly I’ll be able to see where it’s at. Maybe apply more color. Maybe it’s ready for a higher grit sanding. Once […]
(updated images below…) This will take a few hours, but the first coat is on Caribbean Stick. Others get added on top to deepen and adjust the color. The waves are caused by the wood: curly spalted maple. It’s been stabilized, but the pores are still accepting dye. The darker areas are where the ripples […]
Oh my gosh Clayton! I got my stick today and it is just beautiful and shoots great!
My words cannot express the beauty and workmanship you have created!
Thank you, thank you, thank you so very much!!!!
Also, I loved the letter sent with the stick♥️
— Aggie McFarlane
Stick 126: Too Sexy
My new weapon arrived safe and sound! It looks so much better in person!
It’s truly a work of art!
Man, this masterpiece hits AWESOME! I freaking love it!!!
