j6 cue stories

[j6uk]

its quite even and the padauk veneer looks very red vibrant in the hands. the side grains at the beginning of the shaft are a bit wavy but they straighten out. arrows look good to me with a 8" gap between the first and the ferrule, but the best thing about this cue is the hit, solid yet springy
iv taken a new racker out of the box gutted it, and put it back together with a fine finish so iv achieved what i set out to do

Very nice J . Splice work looks very neat .

[Neil Taperell]

Very nice J . Splice work looks very neat .

[j6uk]

worked on finishing this hitter today. i may still add an ounce later
58
9.6
29.5
18bp
16.5oz
and a nice 4" long flat

[j6uk]

more of this kind of thing within the eu are now water based, i got this in poland and yes their in the eu but its still a law unto itself regarding regulation currency and so on.. i will say the company in french so, probably can't buy it there though.

[DeanH]

Love the look of the wenge, and cant wait to see the bubinga
Is there a specific reason for the use of the oil(?)based polyurethane not available in the EU against those that are available?

[j6uk]

What filler did you use on the wenge butt j6 ?

between fine sanding i used a sending seal and a none water based polyurethane liquid not available in the eu.
the finish was well considered. butt feels smooth, with a straight taper and a nice 4.5" long flat

[j6uk]

Thanks,, for the pictures!!
Do you know for sure that you never have made cues before and this is your first time??
Nice job!!
You use no other kind of wood in the button?? like Ebony?
anyway ,, Very nice job !!

iv been tinkering for over five years, within that time iv worked on many players cues so iv been building up towards this point.
no ebony at the moment but iv bubinga, wenge, rosewood

[vmax4steve]

What filler did you use on the wenge butt j6 ?

[Ramon]

Thanks,, for the pictures!!
Do you know for sure that you never have made cues before and this is your first time??
Nice job!!
You use no other kind of wood in the button?? like Ebony?
anyway ,, Very nice job !!

[j6uk]

a few more pics of this unusual ash. and as you can see i used an off cut for a splice

[zach123]

yeah not for me j6 looking for 9mm although other parts were spot on and looks lovely may even still buy it

[Ramon]

Okey !!! thanks !!

[j6uk]

yes this is oil finish medium to stiff hit.
i'll put up some close ups of the splice tomorrow

[Neil Taperell]

Very nice J ......liking the rounding of a chevron on a handmade cue .

[Ramon]

Is the first one finished in oil?? I must say, this is a very nice work !!!