another parris ultimate

[ADR147]

Yeah Andy G does make a cue as a one piece, then adds the joint an inch or so above the splices

or below the splices as mine has been!

[jrc750]

or below the splices as mine has been!

Always the occasional exception
And early Parris 3/4 cues were i believe made as one piece then cut and jointed

[billabong]

That's all before we even mention 50" Thai shafts made into one piece cues.

[danam1]

Mike wooldridge olive wood shark

[jrc750]

Mike wooldridge olive wood shark

Ahh well, the shark design is a machine spliced cue, that's why then
Edit: based on machine spliced principles but then hand finished, but this is not the normal way of making cues nowadays

[danam1]

Fair enough, now I know!
I've just noticed on mikes site the picture of the olive shark is actually my cue!
http://www.handmadecues.com/2-Cues/36-shark.htm

[tinytim139]

seriously chaps are they still people out there falling for this hype.can you think of any other products with a waiting list like that?.I would love to know how many people are in the cue sorry queue

I have had a Chris Lythe centre pin on order for 5 years now!!!

[jrc750]

Fair enough, now I know!
I've just noticed on mikes site the picture of the olive shark is actually my cue!
http://www.handmadecues.com/2-Cues/36-shark.htm

Looks very nice

[kadobau]

It's a shame it turns ugly brown in a few years! Definitely a pretty wood when new though.

Easy to make look like new again with some careful sanding. I've just done mine and wished I'd taken some before and after pics.

He said a few years which usually means more then one!

Olive after 1 year ~~~~

[jb134]

Didn't know that. For some reason I thought they would both be made the same way then a 3/4 would be cut and a joint added. Interesting.

I have always held the (somewhat contentious) view that 3/4 cues made this way should not be labelled "handmade", there is nothing handmade about putting an ebony block in a lathe and turning it to a butt. It's the same process as a table leg. Yes, there are small splices put on the shaft and possibly decorative ones on the turned butt , but for me, the shaft runs the length of a handmade cue.

[DandyA]

has anyone got a video of a 3/4 being made? I'd be interested to see ... one thing that's puzzling me (as a DIY-phobe) is how the butt is attached securely to the shaft (no jokes please) ...

[Ramon]

I have always held the (somewhat contentious) view that 3/4 cues made this way should not be labelled "handmade", there is nothing handmade about putting an ebony block in a lathe and turning it to a butt. It's the same process as a table leg. Yes, there are small splices put on the shaft and possibly decorative ones on the turned butt , but for me, the shaft runs the length of a handmade cue.

+10 To that !!!! agree 100 percent.

[Ramon]

has anyone got a video of a 3/4 being made? I'd be interested to see ... one thing that's puzzling me (as a DIY-phobe) is how the butt is attached securely to the shaft (no jokes please) ...

I saw a video on the website of Robert Osborne a few years ago. . was a short video ,but very interesting !!!!!

[Ramon]

You can find it on the section Gallery / cue production, Dany. But I think that it shows you how he makes one-piece cues ,, not 3/4. Is not a video ,,, is Some kind of slideshow .. Wrg info, sorry about that.

[jrc750]

has anyone got a video of a 3/4 being made? I'd be interested to see ... one thing that's puzzling me (as a DIY-phobe) is how the butt is attached securely to the shaft (no jokes please) ...

You mean you want to see how the joint is fitted? seems fairly obvious to me, look at pics of joints, shaft and butt will be drilled to suit and brass bits glued in???