The client has a color scheme in mind. I’ll be testing my dyes to get as close to her intended palette as possible. The dyes will be applied to the outside of the stick, so the colors will be more consistent across the grain, rather than infused at different rates, and darknesses, according to the […]
Never feel powerless. The moment you decide, the vacuum fills. Probability yields to possibility as things that were set to go one way react to your decision — inexorably, as a chemical reaction is inexorable, baked in, to the nature of the chemicals reacting. They react because that is what they are and what they […]
Purple Object Ball Eater is 18.9 ounces and 60.5 inches. It looks as if the butt is much longer than the shaft, but part of that is the joint protector. It’s waaaay long and will be cut back. Won’t fit a bag. Bus aside from that, the butt is longer, and this stick has a […]
The less degraded wood took less dye and resin, and remains yellowish/orangish. The rest took a lot, and some places are so porous they are yet to be filled. That’ll happen with epoxy containing green mica, which autocorrect wants to be mice. 52 inch, probably around 19 ounces, carbon fiber shaft, hickory/maple core. Oh yeah… […]
Most of the epoxy will come back off. This is just to fill holes so I can sand to a uniform surface. But it does show off how stunning the colors on the final stick will be…
This is a stylin’ 26 incher. Stick will be 52 inches, just the splash of color you need to get your mind off being torqued about playing in a shine hole that puts the table too close to the wall.
Black Cherry Blue… kinda has a ring to it. Like Secretariat has a ring. Or Muhammed Ali. A stick that will make your opponent take stock of his game. I took the video while the epoxy was very wet. After it set up a bit more, I worked it back into the pores better. Eventually […]
The blue wood is maple, with dye added to the stabilizing resin. The adjacent wood is black cherry with significant red rot. The purpose of the first coat of epoxy is to fill the holes that remain after the stabilizing resin did its best to restore physical integrity to the red rot. Keep in mind […]
Yeah, the stick is glued… but look at this eye!! The stick is spalted ash with no dye. Ash is naturally porous. Like stick 19, which is purple, stick 17 has knots that look like eyes with pupils. The completed stick will feature natural pink and black pigments left by the fungi that worked over […]
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!!!
