This is a shop update, not a political or religious manifesto. I know the title could go either way. Briefly, the video shows the results of a few projects I’ve been delaying so I could finish BOB; things I needed to accomplish to make my operations smoother. First, I installed small shelfs to hold my […]
A random discussion of the author Ernest Hemingway, while gluing the stick Hemingway. I mention the author I read for fun, plus a spattering of bonus ridicule around the topic of Hunter’s Laptop. Hunter’s Laptop is the pink stick in the background. Oh, and yes, I have at least six gray tank tops. I’m not […]
I redid the finish on BOB 8 times. The trouble came as a result of cutting the neck 5 hundredths too skinny. That meant having to build up width using finish, which is a laborious and at times frustrating process. 7 times frustrating, to be honest. I loved the curly maple ripples, the black cherry […]
I lost my other Fucky Fucky hat, the blue one, when I rolled my 4 wheeler a month and a fortnight back. I went back looking for it after a month passed, but I didn’t find it. So I made this one. Corduroy, since winter’s coming. Prettttttty Slick. Also, I’m thinking about getting a logo […]
I had a vision of a different way to do my epic stick-build video (that I’m planning). My plan was to learn how to build (with high-quality craftsmanship) artistically unique spalted/stabilized wood pool cues, then once I had the process and the shop capable of doing the work at the level I wanted, create a […]
A moment away from the shop, so I can meditate, find the moment, etc. Right.
Pale Horse is Stick 23. The first video is a look at the stick on the Taper Shaper after 4 passes. The second video looks at what I can only describe as spooky shit. I called the stick Pale Horse without knowing what patterns the wood would reveal, and the patterns will change before it’s […]
I’ve been feeling more and more the gentle tug at my heart. Sometimes it feels more like a chain that’s been grapple-hooked through my left ventricle, this insisting awareness that it matters more and more how we conduct our affairs, these days.
Bruiser is my first Blue/Gray stick. The other will likely be called something recalling the War of Northern Aggression. The first video shows the first pass on the Taper Shaper. The second shows the stick after three passes, then gives a quick update on another stick build: Carrot Cake, a delightfully orange/cinnamon/white frosting stick. Also […]
Just beautiful. This is Dizzy Christmas getting its first turn.
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
