Quick Stick update
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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…
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 test, and never had. It occurred to me while editing my upcoming…
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 stick, which I made out of sassafras. This video is a section…
Which leather wrap?
Which do you think looks best for Stick 8: black, lime, or green?
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 I’ve learned and probably most cue builders would agree, it’s a path,…