j6 cue stories

[j6uk]

my first hand made cue
one piece butterfly spliced wenge and ash
57.5
8.6
29
16.8oz
16.5bp













few more pics

[j6uk]

talking about broomsticks, does anyone play with one?
im working on a few snow plow shovel cues

[j6uk]

Watch out for splinters ;-)

cheers jr, very sweet and caring of you

[johno]

Good stuff, will be interesting to hear the differences in playability as your journey progresses. Look forward to the pics as well

[itsnoteasy]

a bit of both. but id never say never, just got other things going on now and iv been moving away for it for a while now

Well if you ever want to jump on a bus and come up to my neck of the woods ,I'll buy you dinner and pay for the table, I might even let you win just for your confidence

[j6uk]

Is that through choice or health J6 ?

a bit of both. but id never say never, just got other things going on now and iv been moving away for it for a while now

[j6uk]

Not playing for fun J or has the game done your head in totally ?

Would be interested in seeing the end product first hand .

Have you set the Workshop up in your house ?

i'll still slap a ball about now and again.. yeah its a few doors down at the back of a neighbors garage

[j6uk]

I've got tears in my eyes you soft sod

i knew that would move you cupcake

[itsnoteasy]

i feel my playing days are behind me but if iv carved out something i like im sure i'll hold on to it for a bit. the rest, i'll be happy to leave a dozen quality cues in circulation as something tangible that iv given back to this cruel game before im gone

Is that through choice or health J6 ?

[Neil Taperell]

Not playing for fun J or has the game done your head in totally ?

Would be interested in seeing the end product first hand .

Have you set the Workshop up in your house ?

[golferson123]

i feel my playing days are behind me but if iv carved out something i like im sure i'll hold on to it for a bit. the rest, i'll be happy to leave a dozen quality cues in circulation as something tangible that iv given back to this cruel game before im gone

I've got tears in my eyes you soft sod

[j6uk]

What are you going to do with the cues once you have made them J ?

Will one be your playing cue ?

i feel my playing days are behind me but if iv carved out something i like im sure i'll hold on to it for a bit. the rest, i'll be happy to leave a dozen quality cues in circulation as something tangible that iv given back to this cruel game before im gone

[Neil Taperell]

What are you going to do with the cues once you have made them J ?

Will one be your playing cue ?

[j6uk]

Must be murder having to wait so long before working on it again ......the temptation must be great !

not really neil theres other cues that need me. plus iv just moved into my workshop so theres plenty to do there. then theres throwing the kids around, scratching my girl back, slapping these keys and cooking

[j6uk]

Impressive work J6, clean job and good work on the butt as well. Just aquestion re tip size please, any reason why you're not so keen on 9.5 mm ? and what advantage do you feel you've gained going down to 9mm. Good luck with the cues by the way

appreciated johno.. i have no real preference as such but i do like the looks and feel of say the 9.25mm and the 10mm. 10 feels straighter in the taper and kinda fills my v on the bridge, then the flip side would be the accuracy in playing and the taper coming down to a finer point while using maybe a more sharper v on the bridge hand with a ferrule just over 9mm.
having said all that its also the cues that i come across that don't feel like they have a great taper. those two cues im doing on page two are 9.4 and 9.5 and they felt fine.
i'll be posting some more cue pics and taper dims within the next few days so