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    Purple Object Ball Eater

    Purple Object Ball Eater

    Clayton
    September 1, 2022

    Almost done. Sooooooo close. First video from earlier this afternoon. I’ve learned a lot of refinements to my process while building this stick. I’m polishing now, at 5000 grit. It’s looking good. Likely be back tonight with another video. With a layer of wax and a buff. I’ll add wax, let it harden and buff […]

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    Morning Update: 8/31

    Morning Update: 8/31

    Clayton
    August 31, 2022

    Dennis’s Stick: Almost there. The butt is 99% finished. I’m letting the wax firm up before buffing out. The shaft is complete, but an experiment I haven’t revealed will either look awesome or I’ll do another shaft. Purple Object Ball Eater: This is where Dennis’ stick was yesterday. The finish is substantial. It’s built up […]

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    Morning Update 8/30

    Morning Update 8/30

    Clayton
    August 30, 2022

    Custom sticks near completion. Sometimes farting around the shop, tinkering, experimenting, I’ll do something the wrong way just to see what happens. Sometime if I get the time I’ll tell you about how epoxy stays wet underneath while curing, even when the outside is hard. Fast forward to… That’s why the finishing process takes a […]

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    Dennis’ Stick, epoxy day

    Dennis’ Stick, epoxy day

    Clayton
    August 19, 2022
    The frame rate is 30, not 25 as I guessed. I should count the dots but I'm busy with more cooler stuff. :) #wordsmithereens Updates will follow. Updates have followed. No more to come. This stick is SICK. Meaning, AWESOME. https://youtu.be/fCjk0XMLwzk So here's the second coat as I'm applying it. One more will go on [...]

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    Caribbean Stick Epoxy

    Caribbean Stick Epoxy

    Clayton
    August 18, 2022

    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 […]

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    Lifetime Warranty

    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!!!

    My friends already hitting up your website. They want one!
    –Gerard Cooper; Politics for $1,000

    Welcome to Character Cues!

    I’m Clayton Lindemuth, gritlit author and cue builder. My Character Cues are crafted from spalted Pennsylvania hardwoods, live edge, and burl from the woods around me. I process and stabilize, slow dry, and build cues the old school way. Not in a hurry. Ain’t setting records. Work day and night and build less than 50 a year.

    Cuemaking is my divine charge and my goal is always to showcase God’s creativity and way. I’m proud of these sticks not because of my part, but because their beauty is palpable — it baffles me. I could never have dreamed them, yet they came from my hands. Only God can put words in the mouth of a mule.

    Signed, Numbered, Impossible to Replicate

    Every Character Cue is a unique creation. Burl grows where trees are attacked and suffer. The fungus that eats rotting wood leaves lines and colors behind. Suffering, death and decay become cue art. Again, only God…

    Each stick has a name and a story.

    A look at stickbuilding

    Hand Crafted for You

    Uncompromising Quality: Butts hang 6+ months, reduced in size monthly

    Personalized Options: Buy a butt while it’s hanging to make payments over time and choose your pin (3/8-10 mod standard; Radial, Uniloc QR available), collar, and weight.

    Shaft Versatility: Pair a Character Butt with your favorite shaft. Or get the full Character Cue experience with a matching shaft and/or extension. Choose from carbon fiber, maple, ash, beech, walnut, cherry, white oak, honey locust, hickory, purple heart, or sassafras. 3″ -12″ Extensions optional — both simple and matching the cue design.

    Owners love Character Cues signature poise and hit, driven by full-core construction and the natural density of stabilized wood (check product pages for core specs, and take into consideration tip, ferrule material, shaft material and pin size when analyzing hit).

    Trusted by Players

    Join the Character Cues Facebook Group to see owner reviews, photos, and videos. Ask about the hit, build process, or my lifetime warranty. Curious about the return policy? It’s straightforward and buyer-friendly—check it out.

    Stick Review

    Indie Author; 1/4 million sold

    Clayton Lindemuth’s works have been smashingly reviewed by Publishers Weekly (starred review and best of the week), Indie Next List, Kirkus, BlueInk Review, Foreword Reviews, Seattle Book Review, San Francisco Book Review, Manhattan Book Review, Indie Reader, Reader Views, Spinetingler Magazine, Hardboiled Wonderland, various independent best of the year mentions, (Spinetingler and DoSomeDamage, among others). Clayton’s novels Cold Quiet Country and My Brother’s Destroyer have been published in France by Le Seuil, and have been charmingly reviewed by Le Monde, La Croix, Le Figaro.

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