j6 cue stories

[DeanH]

as J6 has said they all start round anyway, so why extra to request one - answer is that they have to do a special email to their Thai supplier to NOT chamfer one of the cues from the batch they are waiting to ship out; £25 for the admin not actually for the work on the cue :biggrin: :wink:

[markz]

as J6 has said they all start round anyway, so why extra to request one - answer is that they have to do a special email to their Thai supplier to NOT chamfer one of the cues from the batch they are waiting to ship out; £25 for the admin not actually for the work on the cue :biggrin: :wink:

Great to see Jason showing pics of shaft preparation. No Thai badgers infesting his workshop.

[Shockerz]

as J6 has said they all start round anyway, so why extra to request one - answer is that they have to do a special email to their Thai supplier to NOT chamfer one of the cues from the batch they are waiting to ship out; £25 for the admin not actually for the work on the cue :biggrin: :wink:

Am arrow straight to the heart...........bullseye!

[Shockerz]

In the first pic J, are any tapered as I can't see from the pic (eyesight!).

[winphenom]

thanks, now the fine work begins.. should be cutting one of these into a hitter over the next few weeks[/QUOTE]

Anything to fit me mate with regards to our conversation? Would dearly appreciate it. Thanks and happy working. Cheers.

[j6uk]

In the first pic J, are any tapered as I can't see from the pic (eyesight!).

yes they are tapered, then the last two pics is an hr later with them down to 1mm over

Anything to fit me mate with regards to our conversation? Would dearly appreciate it. Thanks and
happy working. Cheers.

you might need to pm me in a week or so to remind me win

[itsnoteasy]

Sorry if this is a stupid question but how do you get them round? If you use a plane will it not always be slightly ridgy even if just taking slivers off?

[j6uk]

Sorry if this is a stupid question but how do you get them round? If you use a plane will it not always be slightly ridgy even if just taking slivers off?

well thats the art of cue making in a nutshell.. with time, practice, and knowing your tools

[j6uk]

but at some point you do use a scraper sand paper, though i try to limit that

[itsnoteasy]

Cheers J, I find it fascinating, I'm sure I'm not the only one who really appreciates the time you take to do this thread and give us an insight into it all.

[winphenom]

you might need to pm me in a week or so to remind me win[/QUOTE]

will definitely Jason.....thanks a lot. Cheers

[j6uk]

the next shaft is coming along very nice. 0.5mm over
now a wet wipe down and let it lay for a few days

[Shockerz]

That's a nice straight grain jig you have there.

Careful it doesn't end up as a cue!

[j6uk]

That's a nice straight grain jig you have there.

Careful it doesn't end up as a cue!

and the deeper you go the straighter it gets

[itsnoteasy]

I would love to make my own cue, imagine knocking in your highest break with something you made with your own hands!