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Originally Posted by Shockerz View PostNice work Vmax.
Out of interest, do you ever plane the lead once in place?
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Originally Posted by vmax View PostPlaned back the first two splices today, drilled with three lead plugs, which will add about 2 ounces of weight, and the 3rd and 4th wenge splices glued and clamped.
The cue will then be planed all round slightly oversize as it is now and then an amargo amargo splice will be added on top of maple and wenge veneers. The amargo amargo is like a lighter coloured wenge so should contrast nicely.
Then it's all about planing/sanding and scraping down to the final taper and finding out how the cue feels in the hand and where it needs to be balanced.
Cue will be balanced and finally weighted by drilling up from the butt and adding a 10mm threaded stainless steel bar cut to the correct length for the final weight and placed between 6/8 inches from the end of the butt for the balance that suits the length, should be about 58/59 inches and balanced round about 18/19 inches.
Bar will have a slot cut into the end and slowly screwed into a 9mm hole filled with epoxy using my Cuesmith lathe, hand turning with a flat head bit in the drill attachment until it sits in place, so no chance of moving once the epoxy sets.
Will provide pictures of the process and the finished cue unless I balls it up or something breaks, and with wenge that's quite easy so plane blades and scrapers will be sharpened twice a day during the work.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/vmax4steve/shares/2322ZM
Out of interest, do you ever plane the lead once in place?
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Originally Posted by vmax View PostEven though it's kiln dried there is still moisture in the wood, and water in the wood glue, so I use a non ferrous metal to be on the safe side.
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Hard at it this morning, took off the clamps and planed down to a 32mm square using the bench planer, then marked a circle using a compass and planed down to an octagon using the bench planer. Hand planed down to the circle using my long bed plane, finished with 60 grade sandpaper and hand scraper, then planed off the wenge for the splice using the bench planer and glued and clamped a maple veneer, a wenge veneer and an amargo amargo splice.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/vmax4steve/shares/49m040
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Planed back the first two splices today, drilled with three lead plugs, which will add about 2 ounces of weight, and the 3rd and 4th wenge splices glued and clamped.
The cue will then be planed all round slightly oversize as it is now and then an amargo amargo splice will be added on top of maple and wenge veneers. The amargo amargo is like a lighter coloured wenge so should contrast nicely.
Then it's all about planing/sanding and scraping down to the final taper and finding out how the cue feels in the hand and where it needs to be balanced.
Cue will be balanced and finally weighted by drilling up from the butt and adding a 10mm threaded stainless steel bar cut to the correct length for the final weight and placed between 6/8 inches from the end of the butt for the balance that suits the length, should be about 58/59 inches and balanced round about 18/19 inches.
Bar will have a slot cut into the end and slowly screwed into a 9mm hole filled with epoxy using my Cuesmith lathe, hand turning with a flat head bit in the drill attachment until it sits in place, so no chance of moving once the epoxy sets.
Will provide pictures of the process and the finished cue unless I balls it up or something breaks, and with wenge that's quite easy so plane blades and scrapers will be sharpened twice a day during the work.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/vmax4steve/shares/2322ZM
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Originally Posted by vmax View PostFirst two splices of wenge glued to a 60 inch ash shaft that was prepared last year down to 2mm oversize, length could and probably will change. Second two splices will be glued on tomorrow, after that will be planed, scraped and sanded and hopefully finished by friday.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/vmax4steve/shares/Po6e0x
Oh and my 1988 Vmax 1200 has just been restored, vroom vroom
https://www.flickr.com/photos/vmax4steve/shares/2g8g3d
Like me you do like wenge.... When it's finished lol
Pain in the rear it get it there..
Look forward to seeing how this comes out.
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First two splices of wenge glued to a 60 inch ash shaft that was prepared last year down to 2mm oversize, length could and probably will change. Second two splices will be glued on tomorrow, after that will be planed, scraped and sanded and hopefully finished by friday.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/vmax4steve/shares/Po6e0x
Oh and my 1988 Vmax 1200 has just been restored, vroom vroom
https://www.flickr.com/photos/vmax4steve/shares/2g8g3d
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Originally Posted by vmax View PostFinished the beech one yesterday and gave it a bash this afternoon, plays great as do the other two beech cues I made, Long BA tip as good as ever, everyone must try these
One piece beech shaft with zebrano butt with wenge veneers and an ekki splice on the mace flat
58 inches long, 16.8 ounces in weight, balanced at 17 & 1/2 inches, 9.7mm brass ferrule, 28mm diameter butt
https://www.flickr.com/photos/vmax4steve/shares/yfi797
Think I need a better camera or a steadier hand.
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Originally Posted by vmax View PostFinished the beech one yesterday and gave it a bash this afternoon, plays great as do the other two beech cues I made, Long BA tip as good as ever, everyone must try these
One piece beech shaft with zebrano butt with wenge veneers and an ekki splice on the mace flat
58 inches long, 16.8 ounces in weight, balanced at 17 & 1/2 inches, 9.7mm brass ferrule, 28mm diameter butt
https://www.flickr.com/photos/vmax4steve/shares/yfi797
Think I need a better camera or a steadier hand.
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Originally Posted by vmax View Posthttps://www.flickr.com/photos/vmax4steve/shares/saA8La
I'm now making a one piece beech to the same design.
One piece beech shaft with zebrano butt with wenge veneers and an ekki splice on the mace flat
58 inches long, 16.8 ounces in weight, balanced at 17 & 1/2 inches, 9.7mm brass ferrule, 28mm diameter butt
https://www.flickr.com/photos/vmax4steve/shares/yfi797
Think I need a better camera or a steadier hand.
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