Custom Cue #10
This is a jump cue.
Handle is prickly ash.
Joint pin is Uniloc quick release aluminium.
The shaft is my own custom design, 13.8mm straight taper carbon fibre.
This is my own jump cue, and it jumps really well.
This is a jump cue.
Handle is prickly ash.
Joint pin is Uniloc quick release aluminium.
The shaft is my own custom design, 13.8mm straight taper carbon fibre.
This is my own jump cue, and it jumps really well.
Timber for this cue was all imported.
Forearm is Curly Maple with Ebony points, Handle is Zebrano, and Butt Sleeve is Ebony.
This cue has red and white inlays to match the Tongan flag, honouring the new owner's heritage.
As usual, core is laminated maple and pin is Uniloc Quick Release.
This is a break cue.
Handle is Tasmanian Blackwood, forearm is Victorian Mountain Ash Fiddleback and Butt Sleeve is Prickly Ash with Paua shell inlays. Butt cap is black Phenolic.
Butt rings are Ebony and Brass enclosed in White and Black fibre, shaft rings to match.
Pin is Uniloc Quick Release in black titanium.
This is yet another jump cue.
Pin is light weight aluminium Uniloc Quick Release.
Rings are brass sandwiched between black and white fibre..
Butt is Tasmanian Blackwood.
This is another jump cue.
Pin is light weight aluminium Uniloc Quick Release.
Rings are brass in black phenolic.
Butt is Tasmanian Blackwood.
Another jump cue.
Handle is Tasmanian Blackwood (which is not black by the way!)
Rings are maple/ebony with white fibre each side.
Collars on the shaft and butt are black Tomahawk, butt cap is Phenolic.
Pin is Uniloc Quick Release Aluminium to cut down on weight.
Shaft has a one piece phenolic ferrule/tip.
This is a jump cue.
Pin is Uniloc Quick Release.
Core is Tasmanian Oak and the main handle is Merbau.
The ring is maple/ebony sandwiched between white fibre and brass.
Ferrules and joint collar are black Tomahawk.
Weight is 235 g (8.3oz).
I managed to get hold of a really nice piece of Robinia. This is an imported timber with lots of nice grain and character and was used on the forearm.
Handle section is Merbau and the butt cap and joint ferrules are made from Tomahawk.
Rings are Tomahawk, brass, and turquoise reconstituted stone.
Joint pin is Uni-Loc Quick Release.
Shaft is AA+ Canadian Rock Maple, counterbored to reduce deflection, rings to match butt. Ferrule is Tomahawk, and the tip is an Ultraskin medium 12.65mm.
Construction will be similar to #1, but thicker shaft with no hollow forward section, stronger ferrule, and phenolic tip.
Forearm is Victorian Mountain Ash, and the handle is Merbau, both Australian hardwoods. Core is Canadian Rock Maple.
I will also try and keep the weight down to allow maximum acceleration.
I have always wanted to take a shot at making a cue, and this was my first. It is a break cue.
The timber for the butt core and the shaft were imported, while I used locally sourced timbers for the handle and forearm.
Handle is Mountain ash, and the forearm is Mahogony. These were glued to the core with West System epoxy.
Butt sleeve and joint collars are made of Tomahawk. I added some brass rings to dress it up.
Ferrule is capped Juma.
Pin is Uni-loc quick release.