Pool cues

[Gretch Flo]

Any one out there turn pool cues? Had a man at the craft show Saturday asked if I could turn him one- in 2 pieces that have to weigh 19 oz.-not my kind of turning, nor do I have interest in learning.
His card he gave me looked like he was pres of a company. I will forward info if I hear of anyone, Thanks, Gretch

 

[terry q]

A friend of mine used to make them. They were all made for customers. He had a special room that was temp and humidity controled. Three lathes all with taper attachments. After any glue ups he would rough turn then hang them vertically for 6 months. They would then be returned to the lathe and 10 thousands would be removed then each section would be rehung for a month. Repeat this process 4 times. Finish was applied in multiple coats with hang time between each coat. Took him over a year to produce a cue. They were beautiful and extremely well crafted. Other things take up his time now.

 

[Cory Norgart]

Hey Gretch, I know a guy in CA. He buys some stock from me on a regular basis. Top notch stuff, I know he likes to use burlwood on them. Let me know, and I can get you his info.

 

[MichaelMouse]

He buys some stock from me on a regular basis. Top notch stuff, I know he likes to use burlwood on them.

Hmmmmm...Gretch and burly cues.

If you aren't using wood which can't choose a direction to warp because it warps in all directions, you'll want to use rived, steamed stock.

 

[Bill Travelstead]

goto www.smartflix.com and search on "pool cue"
OR goto this link

http://smartflix.com/store/video/4219/Cue-Building-Tips-and-Techniques

You can rent a 6 DVD set on everything you wanted to know about building pool cues from Joe Barringer.

 

[Cory Norgart]

Hmmmmm...Gretch and burly cues.

If you aren't using wood which can't choose a direction to warp because it warps in all directions, you'll want to use rived, steamed stock.

This guy uses metal lathes for all of his tapered cues. Because of movement, he cores the burl out and fills it with some hardwood like oak, bloodwood, ash, etc. No movement after that🙂 This also helps him control his weight as burl is heavier than trunk wood.

 

[MichaelMouse]

This guy uses metal lathes for all of his tapered cues. Because of movement, he cores the burl out and fills it with some hardwood like oak, bloodwood, ash, etc. No movement after that🙂 This also helps him control his weight as burl is heavier than trunk wood.

Yeah, though a quality duplicator on a regular lathe would produce consistent thicknesses as well as his x-y and measurements. Can't recall any regular shooters I knew who had "fat" or "skinny" cues, though weights are often different.

Rived wood is still the best stability available where you can't encase it in other things.