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, […]
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, […]
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 […]
I just about killed myself a couple weeks ago, twice in a row, by rolling my 900 lb four wheeler on top of me — yes — twice — how the fuck? — story for another time — hence the photo with the post.
As a result I’ve been thinking a whole lot more about how I live. How I address others. How I care (or don’t) for myself. And what I need to do differently…
Sometimes I turn off the lathe and see the most marvelous things. I don’t know where her head is, but I’m pretty sure this angel is flying on her back. The plan for this piece of wood is to be part of an all-blue stick, so the entire thing will have patterns like the above. […]
A random look at the shop and what’s going on today. Start with the volume low. The taper shaper is running in the background. We start off with 7 sticks that are ready for their joint pins and for the butts to be bored to match the size of the stick’s rubber bumper. Once the […]
I haven’t been posting much over the last couple of weeks, as I’ve been learning new equipment and putting all my attention toward finishing custom sticks. Those sticks are in FedEx’s hands, now. While building the custom sticks I just shipped, I divided my time between working on the ordered sticks and new sticks. That’s […]
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
