Category: Cue Building

I Cooked a Surprise

I Cooked a Surprise

A note to anyone arriving here through facebook on a cell phone. I’ve found that sometimes when you follow a link, facebook opens the link in a facebook browser which doesn’t know how to open a wordpress video. If your video doesn’t show up, search your screen and you’ll find options and you can open […]

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Cooking Blue Wood

Cooking Blue Wood

I spent so much time in the shop this last week that I decided to do some soul restoration. So I’m sitting beside a campfire with Jovi, giving up on trying to get us both to smile for a selfie at the same time. I’m also cooking blue wood. Below is a quick video showing […]

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BOB under three coats

BOB under three coats

This is Bob, Black Orange Black, under three coats of epoxy designed for deep-pour tabletops, by a company that caters to finishing boats. I’m experimenting because I was reading about various finishing types and a lot of cue makers use finishing methods other than epoxy and CA glue. The biggest part of my interest is […]

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Purple Object Ball Eater will finish today

Purple Object Ball Eater will finish today

The stick as shown has a coat of wax that was once-buffed. It’ll get a buff and another coat today, plus some work (already completed) at the joint. The shaft has no ferrule or tip yet. It all comes together today and stick 1 will be ready to pack delicately and ship to Arizona. I’ll […]

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New Taper Shaper in action

New Taper Shaper in action

While working the finishes of my first three sticks, I’ve learned how to get this time saver running… The fuzz on the left end is a piece of tack cloth, which I’m using to create enough friction to spin the stick against the 60 degree pin. I used a 60 degree center finder on the […]

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Purple Object Ball Eater

Purple Object Ball Eater

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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