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 […]
As shown, the stick is sanded with 180 grit, just enough to get it about where it’ll be in its final shape, and coated with a couple quick coats of CA glue to show the color as it will appear under the finish. (Not at all concerned about the shine at this point. The CA […]
This is a piece of spalted and stabilized maple, the same wood as Stick 20: Caribbean Stick. The shine is 4 coats of CA glue, (not much), a quick wet sand up to 4000, and a topping of turner’s wax. The actual finish will be 2 coats of clear epoxy, 15 CA glue, and cue […]
Caribbean stick will be 6 shades of blue. I’ll do color tests and post them, and the stick owner will be able to give feedback on the colors… Til then, Carribean’s got her final shape (except for the final sand, which I’ll do after coloring). All spalted maple (stabilized, meaning, it’s been dried and most […]
-stock alignment The simplest, neatest trick to help you see two points is to not see them, but what they do. In this case, any misalignment will push the metal strip left or right, up or down. Just adjust the tailstock until the metal strip is straight.
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!!!
