This shaft came to me with a completely smashed ferrule.

I was told it was caused by a massive miscue, I would love to have seen the shot!

There is a chip in the wood which broke away with the ferrule, will need filling.

This shows a job I did for a customer who wanted to be certain his tip would not come off his break cue!

It is a phenolic ferrule & tip combo.

Old ferrule was scratched and badly mushroomed.

Turned out really nice.

You cant have too much measuring equipment.

I have heaps of dial indicators, micrometers, depth micrometers, and internal gauges etc.

And of course, my mill and lathe are both computer controlled so I can just dial in the required sizes.

My table saw makes a mess! It does have a vacuum attachment, but there is still lots of cleanup required.

I mainly use this to cut long timber into squares so I can turn them round for butts and shafts.

I mainly use my bandsaw for cutting point blanks, as well as cutting blank forearms or handles prior to turning round.

Here is the process I use to make cue rings.

The rings shown are made from Merbau, and the inlays are Tasmanian Oak.

They are cut on my CNC mill using a 4th axis to index between cuts.

I use a high speed spindle rather than the mill spindle as the extra speed gives better slot finish.

After cutting the slots, the edges of the slots are sanded, then epoxy is added and the inlays put in place. A wrap of electrical tape will ensure nothing moves until the glue has set.

Here is the process of fitting a replacement ferrule onto a low deflection shaft.

The ferrule had a deep scratch from a tip trimming tool.

It was cosmetic only, but unsightly.