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Seraphim Ready
Lots has been going on. I have two sticks with essentially the same name, and
A subscriber will win the pool cue in this log
When I reach 1,000 YouTube subscribers, I’m going to hold a raffle for subscribers only, and one will win this stick.
Rebuilding Sassy Videos Complete
I made a 53 minute highly detailed video and a 12 minute quicker look. Here’s
SO MUCH Going On: New Sticks, Old Sticks, a Character Cues Tournament, Leather Grips, Leather and Bark Rings, 6 Sassafras and Ironwood Live Edge Sticks in the Works, Omigosh!
How’s that for a thorough title? It could be the whole post. Except I’ll add
2 Full Length, Spalted, Cored, Birch Butts in Stabilizer
I ordinarily use Cactus Juice stabilizer, but I had some Polycryl that I’d intended to
Rotten Maple on a Journey… (plus a wicked cool slideshow)
I also cut a some very crazily-figured black cherry, some ordinary old walnut, and paper birch, which will all complement the new sticks in various ways. Some of the sticks will be one-piece, so the only complement will be like: “Holy shit! You’re beautiful!”
The Ferrule Follies
I’m working on a full length documentary for the rebuild of Sassy Frassy, my first
Intent Moves Matter… first shine
Somehow, I made a joint collar out of Delrin.
I always call it Delron because it reminds me of my semi-unintelligent third cousin from Alabammy.
Nothin’ sticks to it, is the point.
Spalted Sassafras Stick Rebuild Update
1 min video. She’s ready for final sand/buff. I’m stoked.
Will Sassy Frassy Survive Her Rebuild?
This is the stick that started me on the path to cue building. One thing
Angels in a Pool Cue?
This video shows Stick 24, Miss Sarah Phim, a stick made of spalted, (rotten) beech.
Beauty Trumps Decay
I sledgehammer a block of treated wood, perform last rites for a mouse, burn my oven, and make pool sticks so pretty you’ll watch like the screen is dripping eyeball crack.
Jovi Elevated to Rank of Lady — (still prefers c’mon Stinker!)
After the solemn ceremony vouchsafed for future generations in the video below, I returned Jovi
I Was Screwing Around Shaving. My Wife
Good thing for that period up there in the title, aye? Anyhow. I was screwing
2 Sticks “ready to ship” This Week
It took four months to get my cue building machines. Then four more months to
These new listings contain some of the most stunning grain patterns I’ve seen
I haven’t posted for a while, but I’ve been busy. I just completed a lot
GLAD the Work’s Done and the Harvest Can Begin
This is a shop update, not a political or religious manifesto. I know the title
Hemingway Glued; Hunter’s Laptop
A random discussion of the author Ernest Hemingway, while gluing the stick Hemingway. I mention
Look what came in the mail!; PLUS Your chance to inspire the Character Cues logo
I lost my other Fucky Fucky hat, the blue one, when I rolled my 4
Five Utterly Gorgeous Images and One Longish Video
I had a vision of a different way to do my epic stick-build video (that
Jovi, Won’t You Be My Puppydog?
A moment away from the shop, so I can meditate, find the moment, etc. Right.
MISS SARAH PHIM!!
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 After 3 Turns, Update on Carrot Cake
Bruiser is my first Blue/Gray stick. The other will likely be called something recalling the
Dizzy Christmas First Turn Makes Snow
Just beautiful. This is Dizzy Christmas getting its first turn.
DIZZY glued; Carrot Cake listed
The video shows the eight minutes of glue up that follow two hours of boring
Maple Shaft Tapped, the whole shebang
I’m getting practice making videos so I don’t have a cringe-inducing mega fail for my
Sarah Phim Unglued, then Glued with Attitude
Here’s a glue up of a pretty stick I’m calling Sarah Phim. This is my
Pale Horse
I started using Rumble to host my videos. Playback should be fast and easy. This
Keep that depravity to yourself. You’re sick and if you were honest…
Remember: The words will only sting if they’re on target. Here’s a way to think
Bruiser Glued
Stick #22, Bruiser, went together nice and easy, and I’m excited to see that blue
Today’s not so quick update…
Busy day. Stick #6 Stick Porn, has arrived at its new home. (correction: it’s delayed
Lots going on…
Tiger Green has half the required CA glue is applied inside my new booth, built
Major Announcement
All sticks now have an option to purchase with a maple, purple heart, or carbon
Character Cues Soon Offering Maple Shafts
I bought a bunch of maple shaft wood from Chris Hightower, the fella that makes
Whoooeeee! Like Snot on a Glass Doorknob
This is Psycho Red, Stick #7, while I was polishing at 5,000 grit. The defect
Psycho Red Nears the Finish
This is my most watched stick and I understand why. I suspect it’ll be more
Abortion
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…
Angel Flying on Her Back: Stick Naming Contest
Sometimes I turn off the lathe and see the most marvelous things. I don’t know
Joint pin in for Psycho Red
Plus another look at the full stick. Beautifullio, as they say in Roma.
Joint Protector for stick 6
CA glue waiting to cure. Another 5 seconds and I’m going in.
New Sticks Going Up
I haven’t been posting much over the last couple of weeks, as I’ve been learning
Dennis’ Stick
Before and after polish. See the ripples in the photo, in the purple section nearest
Carribean Stick: THE REVEAL
I don’t know what it’s going to look like. I’m going to keep updating this
Hedonism: there when you need it!
We are all, kinda, idiots. We are all capable of seeing truth. Both the subjective
I Cooked a Surprise
A note to anyone arriving here through facebook on a cell phone. I’ve found that
No name, just gorgeous wood.
The wood is black cherry, maple, and black cherry. Yes, that’s me singing behind the
BOB under three coats
This is Bob, Black Orange Black, under three coats of epoxy designed for deep-pour tabletops,
Purple Object Ball Eater will finish today
The stick as shown has a coat of wax that was once-buffed. It’ll get a
New Taper Shaper in action
While working the finishes of my first three sticks, I’ve learned how to get this
Carribean Stick Update
Gonna add more CA and take it to high grit today, then tidy the ends
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Seraphim Ready
Lots has been going on. I have two sticks with essentially the same name, and news on both. First, Miss Sarah Phim has sold. This is the
A subscriber will win the pool cue in this log
When I reach 1,000 YouTube subscribers, I’m going to hold a raffle for subscribers only, and one will win this stick.
Rebuilding Sassy Videos Complete
I made a 53 minute highly detailed video and a 12 minute quicker look. Here’s the longer version.
SO MUCH Going On: New Sticks, Old Sticks, a Character Cues Tournament, Leather Grips, Leather and Bark Rings, 6 Sassafras and Ironwood Live Edge Sticks in the Works, Omigosh!
How’s that for a thorough title? It could be the whole post. Except I’ll add a few details… The tournament will be at the Bear Claw, on