j6 cue stories

[j6uk]

Looks great.. Soon you will have a shed kitted out with bandsaw, lathes and whatnot

iv access to someone with a lathe and wood machines jono so im simply focusing on a way of working, learning the art of the hand plane on my jig and studying the nature of the woods

[j6uk]

J6, can you explain the concept of timing to me. Been studying your video and all I can say I agree with itsnoteasy about your cue action. Very nice indeed. Reason I'm asking it's something I always struggled with and you got a way of explaining things that even goes through my thick skull. Hope you don't mind

its the fastest point on the follow through where i expect to make contact with the white, don't play much so i can feel it instantly. there were only three shots that i timed the ball well

[rimmer10]

my timing was out in that vid and the cue still performed

J6, can you explain the concept of timing to me. Been studying your video and all I can say I agree with itsnoteasy about your cue action. Very nice indeed. Reason I'm asking it's something I always struggled with and you got a way of explaining things that even goes through my thick skull. Hope you don't mind

[Raldon]

A very nice piece of ash!

:snooker:

[old school]

I now own the butterfly spliced cue in this video . I was going to post a review earlier , but decided to give the cue " table time " before doing so . I have now had around 9 hours with the cue 6 at pool and 3 at snooker . This cue is nearly perfect , which considering that this is j6 s first cue , is nothing short of remarkable. I bought this cue on spec , before I saw the video , not expecting much as by his own admission , this is his first hand made cue . The taper is good , the cue is straight , the balance is good and the splice work is accurate it is , in short , one of those cues that you pick up and immediately you feel comfortable with it , its a playing cue and make no mistake about that. I can see that if j6 continues to make cues of this calibre , that is if he wants to continue making cues , then he should be a busy man . Some of my team mates have also used this cue and all say the same thing " nice cue " , nuff said . Thank you for giving me the chance to own and play with this cue , much obliged.

[jono*]

Looks great.. Soon you will have a shed kitted out with bandsaw, lathes and whatnot

[j6uk]

all finish, just need to give it a workout now
58"
9.4mm
28.25mm
17.7oz
16.1/4bp
4"flat

[Ramon]

cue review
thanks to angelas uploads heres a look at the workings of my first cue, this is the butterfly cue from page seven on this thread

A lot of response in that cue !! especially on the club table, is remarkable.!!! when I see someone plays, I always listen to the sound of the cue at the time of striking. in this case, is perfect!! IMO.... great job !!

[j6uk]

the latest carving im working on finishing within the next few days
bubinga and ash
58"
not sure about the ferrule size yet
28mm
16.1/2 bp
18oz

[j6uk]

How satisfying was that mate? A knock with a cue, which looks a player on this evidence, crafted by your own hands. Awesome work!

thanks stu, yeah well its been lying around complete for over a year now. it was 58.5 at one point but i was never really happy with the hit, it could come down a ferrule to 57 but i like it the way it is.. my timing was out in that vid and the cue still performed

[Stupree]

j6 cue stories

How satisfying was that mate? A knock with a cue, which looks a player on this evidence, crafted by your own hands. Awesome work!

[j6uk]

Do you not believe in using chalk then ?

i didn't take me jacket off ether. i played a lad who just walked in straight after that vid and made 86 first shot and i don't remember calking it once, probably why i missed the half ball cutback yellow into the middle

[jrc750]

Do you not believe in using chalk then ?

[itsnoteasy]

I really like the butterfly splices,I like the fatter fingers ,if that's the right expression. Good job.
By the way, stop tapping balls around with your cue
Would like to add, that's one hell of a nice cue action you have there.

[j6uk]

cue review
thanks to angelas uploads heres a look at the workings of my first cue, this is the butterfly cue from page seven on this thread