j6 cue stories

[j6uk]

oldschool, i don't have any maple at the moment but heres some tight grain ash that i could give a glass finish to

[j6uk]

and heres a few responcive rack cues i picked out of a box of 50. as you can see iv removed the off set weights and given them the full hand plane treatment. they'll be reweighted, spliced an taken through a table workout within the next few weeks

[j6uk]

the latest cue coming through, an its gonna get a double splice

[j6uk]

there will be a vid of the last cue within the next few days but, there are more cues coming through

[GeordieDS]

That last cue looks very nice J, good work!

[j6uk]

really nice post post blaster, you get where im coming from. yes breaking up the front splice was a must, an iv got quite a bit of wenge veneers so it all came together really well

Good to see an honest looking 1-piece, traditionally made, with no butt plugs and 3/4 joint. Hills are hard to avoid if you use the fine sanding finish as the grain and in between are different hardnesses and densities which is why so many use grain filler, short cut method. I shave down an ash shaft and used the same kind of finish, it's really different in the bridge but more of a natural feel if that makes sense?

I like your traditional finish though, not many cues are finished like this these days. Most have prominent black grain. Yeah, first time I saw the whole bloodsplice I was wow that's in your face. The extra brown splice breaks it up nicely without taking away the striking colour red. Looks good buddy.

[Master Blaster]

Good to see an honest looking 1-piece, traditionally made, with no butt plugs and 3/4 joint. Hills are hard to avoid if you use the fine sanding finish as the grain and in between are different hardnesses and densities which is why so many use grain filler, short cut method. I shave down an ash shaft and used the same kind of finish, it's really different in the bridge but more of a natural feel if that makes sense?

I like your traditional finish though, not many cues are finished like this these days. Most have prominent black grain. Yeah, first time I saw the whole bloodsplice I was wow that's in your face. The extra brown splice breaks it up nicely without taking away the striking colour red. Looks good buddy.

[j6uk]

flat, leather and rounded with a fine finsh







ncd with this one neil, maybe the next..

[Neil Taperell]

Lovely J......leave it as a round butt

[j6uk]

cue update
so i had a 5min knock with this today and it pllayed nice an solid . but under the table lights i notised a few hills on the shaft, and i also felt that the flat was a little too deep. then from a far i thought that the bloodwood front splice was too dominant over the wenge for my liking.. so, went back to the drawing bourd and sorted most of it out with some tinkering and an extra double splice.
next is to put on the leather an a shollower flat with a fine sand finish

[j6uk]

Looking good Jas. some quality work in this thread .

Lovely looking cue once again J6. Nice work! Will be interested to see how this one plays.

thanks lads, but you know its all about the hit so, looking forwards to taking it through its paces tomorrow an hope to get a vid up too within the next few days

[tedisbill]

Lovely looking cue once again J6. Nice work! Will be interested to see how this one plays.

[j6uk]

i hear you blaster an i like your lateral thinking. i have time to think about it, thanks for the imput

[Master Blaster]

thanks man,
yeah i was thinking after my first 6 id look into some kind of branding or badging

I think your badge should just be your avatar but with J6 in the middle of it. It might be harder to cut though. Then drop that shape into the end of the butt on the chamfer. Would be really funky. Not like all those round badge JP wannabees. Round badge is overdone man. I know it will be fresh and unique. I hope so.

[Neil Taperell]

Looking good Jas. some quality work in this thread .