j6 cue stories

[vmax4steve]

I have a couple of old machine spliced cues that I'm refurbishing j6, I'm dubious about doing a complete re-splice as I'm not sure that what the new splices will glue onto is sufficient to keep the cue together after half the original hardwood is planed off.

You have done a number of these cues, so in your experience is the remainder of the glued on original butt together with the new splices enough to hold the cue together ?

[j6uk]

pt2


so the toughest part was getting it down from 32mm butt - 26.5mm 18" up to the top of the splices, down to 29.5 - 24.5. after taking all that out the machine splices dropped down to below 17" and were very uneven.
the butt wood that i didnt recognize could of been very brittle macassar ebony though not sure, anyway there were a few cracks in the splices so i thought best not mess about and just do a full splice in macassar

[the lone wolf]

Looks like this will end up being a nice project for you J6.
Am glad she is in the hands of someone who will care for her... :snooker:

[j6uk]

cue rescue pt1


this cue was sent to me by our lonewolf, looks like its from the 50's with a 32mm butt and 11mm tip end. has a very nice old english vintage close straight grain shaft.
it was originally split tapered on a lathe and after removing the weight, fixing the cracks and putting back a front splice, the first thing was to take out all the excess meat on the butt end

[winphenom]

thanks for the kind post rich,
i too liked my first cue on this thread, i have fond scoring memories of that cue, and im a fan of the machine splice with secondary lower splices.
sorry not to be on the badge thing sooner, but it was all about the wood. and still is. but it is gonna happen so, hang in there

oh no....where is my badge then? Hahahaha.....its about time Jason as you are doing a great job making those marvellous cues. Keep churning out good quality cues and please do not compromise on quality for maximum profit as some cuemakers do when they are popular. Cheers

[j6uk]

Been reading/looking through the posts on this thread and felt compelled to congratulate you j6 on both your workmanship and the obvious love you have for wood(s) and snooker cue's which is evidenced by the pics you have posted and within your written commentary, it shines through j.

For me, the cue at the beginning of this thread is my favourite, this is purely on its looks and maybe simply because it is the 1st in the thread, who knows, the rest is tangible but who knows what fate has in store and one day I may be lucky enough to see one of your cue's in the flesh, in fact to hell with it, I might get to knock a few around with it !.

I think that the idea of a badge, which has been mentioned several times and you have and are meditating on should be brought from your mind and into existence, if for no other reason than my sentiment in the previous paragraph lol.

Rich.

thanks for the kind post rich,
i too liked my first cue on this thread, i have fond scoring memories of that cue, and im a fan of the machine splice with secondary lower splices.
sorry not to be on the badge thing sooner, but it was all about the wood. and still is. but it is gonna happen so, hang in there

[rich123]

Been reading/looking through the posts on this thread and felt compelled to congratulate you j6 on both your workmanship and the obvious love you have for wood(s) and snooker cue's which is evidenced by the pics you have posted and within your written commentary, it shines through j.

For me, the cue at the beginning of this thread is my favourite, this is purely on its looks and maybe simply because it is the 1st in the thread, who knows, the rest is tangible but who knows what fate has in store and one day I may be lucky enough to see one of your cue's in the flesh, in fact to hell with it, I might get to knock a few around with it !.

I think that the idea of a badge, which has been mentioned several times and you have and are meditating on should be brought from your mind and into existence, if for no other reason than my sentiment in the previous paragraph lol.

Rich.

[j6uk]

that's class,
for me, one of the nicest designs you have done so far.
very nice indeed.

i agree matt, i really like the hit too, light, lively with a bit of give and that 18bp. its a nice recipe.
and i like the feel of the nili m yo sent me.will try the 14mm one on the next cue this week

[matthias]

that's class,
for me, one of the nicest designs you have done so far.
very nice indeed.

[the lone wolf]

That's a sweet looking cue! Not watched the review yet, but will do so later...
The cue has a look of class about it :snooker:

[j6uk]

very very extremely beautiful cue and its very very lovely shaft. The workmanship and design is so terrific. Should have made mine the same. Haha. Great work done again Jason. Keep up the good work.

thanks for that win, im quietly very pleased with the making and outcome of this one..
let me know if you want the same, iv got a few more pieces of this type of rosewood available

That looks amazing! You any closer to getting some badge done mate, its a shame see u keep making these hitters with no badge

thanks jbean,
i have some ideas and graphics but not the producers as yet. but yeah times moving on so, must sort it soon..

[jbean1]

That looks amazing! You any closer to getting some badges done mate, its a shame see u keep making these hitters with no badge

[winphenom]

cue review


https://youtu.be/XCNhcfyfaYc


58.5
9.6
28.5
18bp
16.7oz

very very extremely beautiful cue and its very very lovely shaft. The workmanship and design is so terrific. Should have made mine the same. Haha. Great work done again Jason. Keep up the good work.

[j6uk]

cue review


https://youtu.be/XCNhcfyfaYc


58.5
9.6
28.5
18bp
16.7oz

[j6uk]

most of the plane work done on this next cue, now for a bit of light sanding..