another great video, Marc....really like the way you go through all the methods you know of and have used in the past and what you think about them in order for us to try out and find the method that suits us best!. ive got all of the stuff now so will be trying to fit and prepare a cue tip in the very near future...thanks for all of the advice.
Nice video Marc. Always an interesting subject. It's good of you to show the various different methods. The burnishing process is super important otherwise the tip will just compact down way too quickly.
Hi Paul Hope things are going well with you. Obviously there are many ways to burnish a tip so at least playets can see some of the various items to have a go.
Hi Marc! Great video! I’m sure you have been working with loads of type of tips. How do pros burnish the sides to make it almost black? I am struggling to darken the sides of some basic elks, and it Just frustrates me. I mean it’s shiny and quite hard so it should be good, but well… it’s not that dark. So I started wondering if it is actually possible to burnish the side of an elk master until its almost black? I read somewhere that most of the pros are using simple elks and the side of their cue tips are dark as hell, as seen in the Cue Tip Shapes section in your site. I also saw Giles Martin burnishing the side of one tip, and that is way darker then mine, and I’m using the same method. But that tip might not be an elk, more like a century.. So is it cue tip brand dependant on how much darkness can we earn by burnishing?
Most tips sides will burnish pretty well like the Century tips. As you say, Elks aren't as good, there are many different types of leather and obviously they can all react differently. I generally just burnish with a tip burnisher and as it gets older it gets darker which seems to help a little. I've seen people use a permanent marker black marker if the tip won't darken, or even food colouring lol before the final burnish, it does depend on the leather. I would imagine Giles is burnishing a Legends tip and if so that will darken pretty easily like a Century or Taylor Made tip.
@@marclockley7553So the colour is just some kind of design after certain amount of burnishing, I assume? Giles responded in one of the comment sections that he is using the Mark Williams tips. Have you tried these concave shaped blades yet?
Hi marc i am struggling to find a tip tool that comes with a burnisher. I am autistic and littke things bug me and i cant found a way to make the tip with a distinguished side and dome so the chalk goes down the sides in certain points
another great video, Marc....really like the way you go through all the methods you know of and have used in the past and what you think about them in order for us to try out and find the method that suits us best!.
ive got all of the stuff now so will be trying to fit and prepare a cue tip in the very near future...thanks for all of the advice.
No problem, it's nice to do something helps people.
Nice video Marc. Always an interesting subject. It's good of you to show the various different methods. The burnishing process is super important otherwise the tip will just compact down way too quickly.
Hi Paul
Hope things are going well with you. Obviously there are many ways to burnish a tip so at least playets can see some of the various items to have a go.
Great video. Do you have suggestions to source the type of leather you use for burnishing?
Hi Marc! Great video! I’m sure you have been working with loads of type of tips. How do pros burnish the sides to make it almost black? I am struggling to darken the sides of some basic elks, and it Just frustrates me. I mean it’s shiny and quite hard so it should be good, but well… it’s not that dark. So I started wondering if it is actually possible to burnish the side of an elk master until its almost black? I read somewhere that most of the pros are using simple elks and the side of their cue tips are dark as hell, as seen in the Cue Tip Shapes section in your site. I also saw Giles Martin burnishing the side of one tip, and that is way darker then mine, and I’m using the same method. But that tip might not be an elk, more like a century.. So is it cue tip brand dependant on how much darkness can we earn by burnishing?
Most tips sides will burnish pretty well like the Century tips. As you say, Elks aren't as good, there are many different types of leather and obviously they can all react differently.
I generally just burnish with a tip burnisher and as it gets older it gets darker which seems to help a little.
I've seen people use a permanent marker black marker if the tip won't darken, or even food colouring lol before the final burnish, it does depend on the leather.
I would imagine Giles is burnishing a Legends tip and if so that will darken pretty easily like a Century or Taylor Made tip.
@@marclockley7553So the colour is just some kind of design after certain amount of burnishing, I assume?
Giles responded in one of the comment sections that he is using the Mark Williams tips. Have you tried these concave shaped blades yet?
@Exodreon I have tried the blades but I use a straight blade just because it's what I've gotten used to.
Hi marc i am struggling to find a tip tool that comes with a burnisher. I am autistic and littke things bug me and i cant found a way to make the tip with a distinguished side and dome so the chalk goes down the sides in certain points
Sorry Sean, are you looking to where you can get a burnisher?
Hi sir where is your store?
Hi
We are 6 miles North of Portsmouth in the UK.