I bought a bunch of maple shaft wood from Chris Hightower, the fella that makes a highly regarded cue lathe and sells other cue building supplies. . The shafts are available with various amounts of turning required, before they reach final size. He has machines that allow him to create a high quality shafts efficiently, […]
This is Psycho Red, Stick #7, while I was polishing at 5,000 grit. The defect visible on the starting frame is no longer there. I get the polish looking half decent, like below, before tidying up the ends. That way if I bump it or mar it somehow, I already have another sand/polish to go, […]
Sometimes I turn off the lathe and see the most marvelous things. I don’t know where her head is, but I’m pretty sure this angel is flying on her back. The plan for this piece of wood is to be part of an all-blue stick, so the entire thing will have patterns like the above. […]
A random look at the shop and what’s going on today. Start with the volume low. The taper shaper is running in the background. We start off with 7 sticks that are ready for their joint pins and for the butts to be bored to match the size of the stick’s rubber bumper. Once the […]
I haven’t been posting much over the last couple of weeks, as I’ve been learning new equipment and putting all my attention toward finishing custom sticks. Those sticks are in FedEx’s hands, now. While building the custom sticks I just shipped, I divided my time between working on the ordered sticks and new sticks. That’s […]
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 […]
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 […]
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
