j6 cue stories

[Shockerz]

just keep nodding and say yes dear lol

That's got me into a lot of trouble over the last 30 years, that and playing snooker on anniversary's!

It's alright love, I'll play first and then we can go for a meal......

[golferson123]

I do confuse easily, it's cause I'm watching the football whilst building a website and my wife telling me we need to buy an oak table and look at these 300 examples I've found........

just keep nodding and say yes dear lol

[Shockerz]

I do confuse easily, it's cause I'm watching the football whilst building a website and my wife telling me we need to buy an oak table and look at these 300 examples I've found........

[golferson123]

There's some good points there J, did you mean cutting the weight in like Andy Hunter does or actually doing it with a lathe, wasn't sure how that read?

reads both ways lol, dont like putting weights in under the splices, modern drills and lathes mean you can get the weights pretty high up

[Shockerz]

as the oldman would say what you put in is what you get out..
good luck on the new job shock.
ive done both with weighting, and as long as you trust your abillity and know your tools id favor cutting the weight in over the lathe, i think it gives more control when testing and splicing

There's some good points there J, did you mean cutting the weight in like Andy Hunter does or actually doing it with a lathe, wasn't sure how that read?

[j6uk]

Yeah I certainly don't disagree, just nice when you see it in the flesh. Have nothing but respect for all cue makers, new and old.

Andy has been good enough to call me a few times and is a truly great guy who I thoroughly enjoyed talking to about snooker and other things.

I certainly will throw myself into it when I get a few things clear (doing a house up and a new job) but just learning bits at the moment whilst doing cues up.

I just find the topic interesting as you know so you get a thirst for watching and talking about the subject.

Have watched all Andy and Mike's videos, very good. Thing is, every answer you see on a video raises another question which is the beauty.

Do you drill weights in under the splices as in Andy's video, risk drill a hole up the shaft but not in the centre so uneven weight or buy a lathe and get it spot on, that's why it's always nice to know.

Great hobby though!

as the oldman would say what you put in is what you get out..
good luck on the new job shock.
ive done both with weighting, and as long as you trust your abillity and know your tools id favor cutting the weight in over the lathe, i think it gives more control when testing and splicing

[Shockerz]

i think if you phoned and spoke to all of the cue makers, they would wined up telling you the same thing in that you just gotta throw yourself into it and find your own way. because in many ways its about the tools, how to use them, and what you do and don't need. the only way your gonna get good with the tools is when your using them
following andy hunters videos is a workshop in itself, then theres mw preparing a shaft. its all there on youtube

Yeah I certainly don't disagree, just nice when you see it in the flesh. Have nothing but respect for all cue makers, new and old.

Andy has been good enough to call me a few times and is a truly great guy who I thoroughly enjoyed talking to about snooker and other things.

I certainly will throw myself into it when I get a few things clear (doing a house up and a new job) but just learning bits at the moment whilst doing cues up.

I just find the topic interesting as you know so you get a thirst for watching and talking about the subject.

Have watched all Andy and Mike's videos, very good. Thing is, every answer you see on a video raises another question which is the beauty.

Do you drill weights in under the splices as in Andy's video, risk drill a hole up the shaft but not in the centre so uneven weight or buy a lathe and get it spot on, that's why it's always nice to know.

Great hobby though!

[j6uk]

i think if you phoned and spoke to all of the cue makers, they would wined up telling you the same thing in that you just gotta throw yourself into it and find your own way. because in many ways its about the tools, how to use them, and what you do and don't need. the only way your gonna get good with the tools is when your using them
following andy hunters videos is a workshop in itself, then theres mw preparing a shaft. its all there on youtube

[Shockerz]

yeah about 5yrs ago, he was quite frail at the time but worth giving him a call. it wasn't a booked workshop session when i went down but because i had a few cues i was tinkering when and we new some ofthe same people he ended up showing me his moves

Ok. I emailed him a couple of years ago and he was gonna show me some bits as he lives just up the road but then he got slated on here a never responded after that. Apparently stopped showing people as he got too much stick (allegedly). Shame as no one else really willing down here as MW told me he had a bad experience and Jason Owen sworn to secrecy (both understandable responses but shame nevertheless).

[j6uk]

yeah about 5yrs ago, he was quite frail at the time but worth giving him a call. it wasn't a booked workshop session when i went down but because i had a few cues i was tinkering when and we new some ofthe same people he ended up showing me his moves

[Shockerz]

[QUOTE=j6uk;884007]this is a piece of old english ash that i got from kieth auld after doing a workshop. it was one he gave up on an had been in the corner for years.. it will be my first ebony cue

Was that a while back J or is Keith doing workshops again?

[culraven]

Looks a cracking piece of ebony you've found, time to invest in a few badges I think?

[j6uk]

this is a piece of old english ash that i got from kieth auld after doing a workshop. it was one he gave up on an had been in the corner for years.. it will be my first ebony cue - See more at: http://s1324.photobucket.com/user/j6....dgN5Uo10.dpuf

[brookst]

I totally agree with all the positive comments, Jason made a english pool cue for me last year from a lovely mature ash shaft and its a fantastic cue, i much prefer it to the MW pool spec cue i had previously and thats high praise because im a big MW fan. Jason is currently making an english pool break cue for me and i cannot wait to try it out. His cues always seem to play really well which is the main priority for me (they also look great too so win, win as far as i am concerned!). If i wasnt so settled on my snooker cue, he would be my first port of call now. I cannot recommend him enough.

[matthias]

wow jason,

that were bumps in all the wrong places......

now I see the pictures, I can't believe they had the balls to send it out.