j6 cue stories

[3000up]

Ah oui jsix, I feel your subtle moves. An Autumn child of the 70s? Browns, reds, a little bright here and there but not a lot? A time you yearn, when Rosewood is very popular?

Problem - now is a time of contrast again, ze pink mirrors and roof on ze car wiv ze black mini body. If not contrast, then just unitary colour allover. Nothing in between.

This translates into the love of black on cues, or simple marbled ebony, or a ton of snake against ash, or black with many bright or luminous veneers ala Parris cue maker. It is the taste of today, contrast, less complimentary palette; look at me, look at me! You know, this i generation.

So you fly in the face of gaudy (I don't mean plain black). C'est la vie.

But black (or strong brown) is classic. It says utility and simple, timeless taste.

Do you like mahogany?

[golferson123]

Oh mb this is your lamest effort yet,you can do better surely

[3000up]

Oui oui! American wife looks very nice. Both split finalement. Snake does not like to be with another wiv glue. Big trouble down la ligne.

[jrc750]

Dense et heavy = more work and more problems with wood faulting itself. But black is good background colour, classic. Don't go snakewood, cauchemar! You will not sleep with clients complaining. Splits faster than an American wife. Doesn't polish with oil too well. Client must be told no snake is in stock, let them hiss.

Can look very nice

[mikeyd100]

"No snake is in stock, let them hiss" <<<< Excellent

[j6uk]

theres something classy about a plane ebony cue, equally i feel brown is the new black an looking back is the way forwards

[3000up]

Dense et heavy = more work and more problems with wood faulting itself. But black is good background colour, classic. Don't go snakewood, cauchemar! You will not sleep with clients complaining. Splits faster than an American wife. Doesn't polish with oil too well. Client must be told no snake is in stock, let them hiss.

[j6uk]

I get u j but you cant keep em all you have to sell some! And ebony sells and most secondary splices look good on ebony

my latest is the only cue i have, the rest have gone.
im with you on the ebony an the easy workings, i hope to get some soon.. but i like the look of my pallete the browns,purples,reds, there earthy an look an feel right. but its all about the hit right so
besdies the cues im trying to make, these are the type of cues i grew up with in london, but with smaller butts

[golferson123]

im just opening it up an picking your brains golf. i hear you, i too like the black and easy workings of good ebony. though i feel the brown has its own qualitys an looks. but if your a player its about the hit when you take the cue to the table. i grew up on rackers, good ones, so maybe im just looking back an making the bast rackers i can. i remmember some of those cues on the wall really looked an played the part
my latest cue is the best so far, an im really liking the properties of this merbau

I get u j but you cant keep em all you have to sell some! And ebony sells and most secondary splices look good on ebony

[j6uk]

still a babe in the woods in many ways

[j6uk]

Jsix, Itin, Kingwood (very beautiful) or Verawood no? As dense as Ebony and very tough. Very tough wood good on cues, must defense against knocks no? Dense good for cue weight, balance and feel no?

yes but iv never played or worked with such wood, hope to one day

[j6uk]

Well yes black does look better imo,and lets say you pay thirty pounds for a set of ebony splices it saves you time and one side is planed and ready to go,its not a criticism j and if you have a decent bandsaw then buy it in blanks and cut your own

im just opening it up an picking your brains golf. i hear you, i too like the black and easy workings of good ebony. though i feel the brown has its own qualitys an looks. but if your a player its about the hit when you take the cue to the table. i grew up on rackers, good ones, so maybe im just looking back an making the bast rackers i can. i remmember some of those cues on the wall really looked an played the part
my latest cue is the best so far, an im really liking the properties of the merbau

[3000up]

Jsix, Itin, Kingwood (very beautiful) or Verawood no? As dense as Ebony and very tough. Very tough wood good on cues, must defense against knocks no? Dense good for cue weight, balance and feel no?

[golferson123]

okay i get it, but do you know how much the ebony costs for a cue ?
when you say contrast what your really saying is black looks better than brown or what?

Well yes black does look better imo,and lets say you pay thirty pounds for a set of ebony splices it saves you time and one side is planed and ready to go,its not a criticism j and if you have a decent bandsaw then buy it in blanks and cut your own

[RogiBear]

if you don't mind the ebony having flecks in then you can get 4 splices for £20 but it gets more expensive the blacker it gets