Ridges in a a cue shaft

[Maverick54]

Dropped on a nice cue today but its got an ash shaft that looks as thou its been either badly planed or sanded down at sometime to reduce the size of the tip. Having said that the ferrule is an excellent fit so maybe someone has just done a bad job of trying to sand it for some reason

It has really bad ridges that can be felt when rolling the cue between my fingers. I would say its the end 2 thirds of the cue.

Can anyone advise as to the best way to tackle the job as I don't want to attempt to sand it and just follow the ridges that are already there.

I did wonder about cutting strips of fine wet & dry and maybe sanding across the grain whilst rolling the cue to initially try to get rid of the ridges then fine wire wool to remove the scratches left behind by the paper.

Would welcome your advice please.

[Master Blaster]

Dropped on a nice cue today but its got an ash shaft that looks as thou its been either badly planed or sanded down at sometime to reduce the size of the tip. Having said that the ferrule is an excellent fit so maybe someone has just done a bad job of trying to sand it for some reason

It has really bad ridges that can be felt when rolling the cue between my fingers. I would say its the end 2 thirds of the cue.

Can anyone advise as to the best way to tackle the job as I don't want to attempt to sand it and just follow the ridges that are already there.

I did wonder about cutting strips of fine wet & dry and maybe sanding across the grain whilst rolling the cue to initially try to get rid of the ridges then fine wire wool to remove the scratches left behind by the paper.

Would welcome your advice please.

I would use a dremel sanding disc but I'm pretty good with it. Or a wood file to take the ridges down, then finer sandpaper etc.

Hang on, this ain't another broom handle with a mouse eaten case you're gonna inflict on some poor ebay punter is it?

[Maverick54]

Upon closer inspection. It appears the problem may be a lack of grain filler. I can get my thumb nail in along the black grain lines. Think its been sanded and the grain filler has come out.

Anyone recommend something that will stick in, set hard and not fall out?

[fredkite]

I use Rustins grain filler mixed with black pigment, works well.