Thanks Carl. My brother in law just got a pool table and a cue stick will make the perfect gift. I was pleased to see that YOU made a video of how to do it. See you at SWAT!
I made (helped make) a cue once long ago, but they are normally made on machine lathes and not wood lathes. I did buy my first lathe to do cue repairs though as I could not afford or have space for a machine lathe to make them. Fun to see you make it on your lathe.
I love my Schmelke M020 Bocote cue. Has a "soft" hit and makes a great cue to shoot with. I may look into getting a break cue from Schmelke next. Top quality stuff from Wisconsin
I am seriously considering trying to make a pool cue. This video was invaluable to me. Showed me all the basics. Even though I've never made a pool cue, I have been thinking about how to do it. During the video what I really, more than anything wanted to see is how to drill the holes in the shaft and the butt correctly so they line up perfectly. I instinctively knew/know this is very critical or the the cue won't be perfectly straight. I'm still in the dark about how to achieve it even though he mentioned something about drilling the holes while they were still attached or something. Anyway, first video I've seen on this and I'm glad I watched it. Learned a lot.
Thank you John! At 5:55 in the video I used a lamp rod drill to line the hole up in the center. It was a little small so I drilled in that hole with a larger drill bit.
Great job my man, almost 3 years late to the party Lol... funny thing I used to be a regular on this channel and I actually messaged you once about making a pool cue like 5 years ago and you were nice enough to reply to me, and after all these years I get this video recommended to me now by youtube haha, cheers man, love your work, keep it up :D
YA'LL DOING SUCH A GOOD JOB ON THE LATHE, THOUGHT YOU WERE A FULL TIME CUE MAKER. TIL THE END, WHEN YA'LL SPILLED THE BEANS! SHOULD DEFINITELY BUILD A FEW MORE, YOU MAY LOVE IT AND BECOME OR WANT TO BECOME A CUE MAKER!! YOU SELECTED BACOTE!! ONE OF THE BEST HITTING AND BEST LOOKING WOODS IN THE INDUSTRY!
@@CarlJacobson I will remember that. The scary part is, for me, pointing a very sharp skew at my left hand! I know I won't cut myself, but if you knew me.........lol
Such a simple item in theory until you think about making one. Great job. I’d have loved to seen a clip at the end of you going all Vincent Lauria with it.
That was very informative. Thank you. I know im late to the party, as usual. But i just got a lathe big enough to turn a cue. I bot somee dowels of various wood and sizes from Bell Forest Prod. And parts & pieces from chinese junk company, because thats what came up on a search. Ill try your recommendation so I'm sure i have the right parts. Thanks for a great instructive video. Ill watch it as many times as it takes to get the process down perfect.
Nice cue, I love bocote it is a lovely wood to turn but maple is my all time favourite. I will be entering the Christmas challenge this year it will be fun.
Very nice I was thinking about trying one Mexican Royal Ebony Thanks for the tip on drilling when you roll that thing on the table you want it to be dead straight That’s for sure
Love the contrast and it's nice.I'm not sure it matters but on all of my pool cues, the butt has the screw not the shaft. I agree, I would have made the holes and got all of the hardware installed at the joint and turn it all together if you could. That way everything matched perfectly.
Very interesting video Carl. At about 5:40 you said you have no way to drill the ends of the handle portion on the lathe. Did you consider mounting one end in a chuck and center the other end in your steady rest then drill using a Jacobs chuck in the tail stock. That is how I drill holes in long pieces, but perhaps the bed is not long enough to fit all of the needed equipment. It's hard to see on this video if there was enough room. This method might have helped the two halves line up better.
Great piece again my friend, I bet you could put a thin rubber bushing in there to help compensate for slight skew on the center screw, but I don't know if that would affect the performance in the cue.
That was neat how you did the joint pin... So you used a live center on the tail stock with a hole in it or something? I'm not familiar with anything like that...
I know I'm pretty late to the game but I'd like to let you know that's a beautiful cue. If I could I'd like to send along some tips if you plan on doing another cue, you want the pin to be in the butt of the cue and the threaded insert to be in the shaft. It makes for better energy transfer when you are playing. I'd also love to see you do a shaft with a pro tapper on it and a 11.75 mil tip. It makes a world of difference when you play at a mid end to pro.
Super cool I wish I could build like that.. I play pool 5-6 days a weeks and used a lot of cues isn't that shift like 2 maybe 3 times wider than normal ?
Yeah normally there is more of a taper on the last 10-13 inches of the shaft. Still great work though. I think the stud is normally in the but end as well. At least on my cues it is. Honestly the cue is secondary to the skill of the shooter. I would shoot that stick all day long!
ive read in forum that cue makers don't turn the wood so much and so fast as to not crate heat that could potentially cause warpage. but still, being able to make your own cue is awesome. the shaft needs a taper though. its way too thick
Common practice is to install the threaded pin in the handle, rather than the shaft. This makes it cheaper to add a 2nd shaft and easier to match that 2nd shaft to the handle joint.
Hi carl, Nice project ! It's seems to be simple, but you showed us the reality. It's not. The finish is very Beautiful. 👍 So, Are dimensions standardized ? For which kind of game ? Black pool, american....? Have you test it yet ? Thanks for sharing, take care and have good game 😁
I've seen a ton of videos about working on woods with lots of finishing but it was the first time I saw a finishing with CA glue. Is it common In pool cue only? Tnks and nice job.
Seeing how the website doesn't tell us what is needed, could you tell us what you used to make this? There's so many different weirdly named parts on that site
Joint pin goes in the butt end, and should be drilled and tapped. You obviously know how to work the wood, but watch a few videos of custom cue making, then try again. Red Amboyna Burl would be an awesome choice for round 2. Good luck.
Not to be off subject but a friend of mine has been looking up videos off duck calls and was showing me one he found and I was looking and realized it was you 8 years ago was a cool video how your shop has changed since then
Man awesome job!! I love how you don't have all the tools but you make due with what you have, like when you didn't have the mandrel attachment so you used the drill and long drill bit through the tail stock, that reminds me of myself as i also don't have all the tools but i make the best of what i do have. I just started making a two piece pool cue tonight and made the narrow half out of hard maple and finished sanding it with 400 grit, then took my white diamond polishing compound and applied it to the spinning piece then buffed it with a old sock until it shone and heated up and it gives it a mirror finish and there's also some figuring in the wood so it should be real nice when its done. I have this problem though with turning anything long where the center vibrates and comes out almost oval rather than round, any thoughts on what might be causing that? I still have to get the accessories for the tips buts its such an awesome process to make these things and the skies the limit with the amount of detail that can be put into it. I love your videos keep up the amazing work my friend and God bless . Cheers Levi from Canada
Thank you very much Levi!! This was my first one I'm happy with how it turned out. The vibration your getting when turning long spindles is common. You can use your hand under the tool rest to support the piece, or use a steady rest.
I’m a pool player. Will this be going on ur Etsy store I would love to own it not to mention ur the reason I started turning so that’s another reason I want it
@@CarlJacobson YOU DID A GREAT JOB CARL! WHY IN THE WORLD WOULDN'T YOU BUILD MORE OR TAKE AN ORDER FROM THIS GENTLEMAN. I WOULD PURCHASE A ONE PIECE BUTT SECTION FROM YA'LL. JUST ONE PIECE FROM THE JOINT TO THE BUTT CAP, SELECTING A BEAUTIFUL PIECE OF ROSEWOOD(S)
@@CarlJacobson very cool you responded. Thank you. I was wondering even though we live in different places, I'm sure the machinery is pricey but I would love to do this and make things often. How would you suggest getting started? Basics I would need or have you even heard of someone letting people rent the machines needed? I have to start somewhere and thought you might have some advice. Thank you for responding. You make beautiful pieces.
The two reasons I got a bigger lathe was to make pool cues and bowls. Then I had multiple cue makers tell me that wood lathes are not accurate enough to make pool cues and that a metal lathe is needed. So I never tried on my lathe. I might get back in my shop and give it a go and see what happens.
It really depends on what your expectations are. Making something for fun, not for resell, or for yourself then give it a go. If you're aiming for a professional result and a very high quality cue, then you'll want a metal lathe. High end cues are accurate within the thousandths. Anything the slightest bit out of round or off center is a huge problem with a high end cue. You would also want a way to properly taper the butt, and have it standardized so all your cues are exactly the same. Same with the shaft, which is generally a compound taper (called pro-tapered). This one was in fact done incorrectly, as the pin should be in the butt, with the insert in the shaft. Cue makers will generally have either a CNC lathe for tapering, or have a taper bars which are basically templates for a router to follow in the tapering process. Also, with the exception of plain cues like this one, many cuemakers these days are coming their cues with a maple dowel so that no matter the materials they use, it will play the same as the next one they build as well as being less prone to warpage. Essentially, there is a ton of steps and a massive degree of work and accuracy needed to build a cue the professional way.
@@CarlJacobson Thanks. I was just curious. When I would make pens I would use the ultra fine pads to bring them up to mirror and then add a protective coat. But I understand why you wouldn't need to do that with a CA finish. I must not have watched the entire finishing of this item.
Oooh nice! I'd have loved to turn my own pool cue back in the day - I used to a member of a pub pool team and we did pretty well in the local league (We won it one year!). Not so hot these day though, lol, well out of practice.
not bad for your first go Carl. iv made a few in my day, the true test to how good you did is to put it together and roll it on a pool table if it does well there then you my friend are a cue maker.
That thing will have more curves than a barrel of rattle snakes lol and the pin is in backwards lol the insert is designed to go in the shaft not the butt and the pin is suppose to be set in the butt side. Butt all that aside. I can say not bad at all for doing it on a wood lathe
You should have at least acclimatized or dried the wood before turning, then turn it little by little couple of weeks apart, you could see there is still wiggle at 12:30.
larry haley Then I’m surprised you didn’t notice the following things immediately: 1. The joint pin is in the shaft, when it’s supposed to be in the butt. As you should know, this means you won’t be able to use any of the performance shafts with it, such as the ones from Predator and OB. 2. There’s no weight bolt for adjusting the weight. 3. The bumper is glued in. This makes it very difficult to remove for replacement or for accessing the non existent weight bolt which is usually accessed through here. 4. No effort was made to properly balance the cue. 5. Never did he show him checking the weight of the cue, nor did he mention weight. Any pool player knows how important the weight of the cue is, which is why manufacturers give you options in 1/2 oz increments. 6. The ferrule wasn’t put on correctly. I’ve watched a friend of mine, who’s a professional cue maker, do much of the work in making cues, but even if I hadn’t, I still would have known these issues. Of course, there’s a difference between a completely casual player and a serious player. I would guess you must be on the casual side since you didn’t notice these issues immediately. There are several more issues, but these were the glaring ones.
@@solidliqs Who said I didnt notice? I just choose not to bash someone who took a lot of time to make a nice personal cue, not a Predator or Lucasi. I have interst in making a cue and while I shoot with a Lucasi, something I could say I made would bring me more pleasure. I hope this guy doesnt get discourged from negativity and continues to build more and improve.
larry haley Who said I was bashing him? I began with, “sorry, but...” because I was trying to inform him nicely. A person cannot fix mistakes he didn’t know he made. Giving someone a participation trophy does them no real good. Giving someone constructive criticism gives them guidance on what to improve. Why do you bother to play pool if you believe in participation trophies? When you shoot pool, do you want to get better, or do you want someone to just give you a pat on the back and say, “Yay, you showed up! That means you’re great!”?
well you definitely have good skills but to be honest that cue is just for figuring out good points for the future production, it is bad and let me explain why: 1. Proper butt construction is two piece, if you make just one it is crisp and does not have good amortization and power transition from the top to the end; 2. Male joint part shout be on the butt and not on the shaft, thus you make you cue more interchangeable with other shafts; 3. You haven't installed removable weight bolts; 4. This shaft is unplayable (seems you are not familiar with a pool game), it has a terrible taper and is more similar to Baseball bat than a pool shaft. It should have a friendly taper for the fingers, try out Meucci Black Dot taper
Thanks Carl. My brother in law just got a pool table and a cue stick will make the perfect gift. I was pleased to see that YOU made a video of how to do it. See you at SWAT!
very cool, that will make a great gift. See you soon!
I made (helped make) a cue once long ago, but they are normally made on machine lathes and not wood lathes. I did buy my first lathe to do cue repairs though as I could not afford or have space for a machine lathe to make them. Fun to see you make it on your lathe.
Ya, I think a machine lathe would be easier and more accurate. It was a fun project, and I'll happy with how it turned out.
Hi Carl. The cue looks lovely. You've shown me that I don't need fancy inlays or points. Thank you!
Thank you Sid!
I can totally see you hustling games of pool! Another great project!
Hahaha...Thank you Derek!
I love my Schmelke M020 Bocote cue. Has a "soft" hit and makes a great cue to shoot with. I may look into getting a break cue from Schmelke next. Top quality stuff from Wisconsin
ordered the same cue. still at customs in toronto. hopefully it'll be released soon so i can get my hands on it and try it out. cheers
Lovely skew work Carl. Bocote is a very special wood in my book.
Thank you Alan!
GREAT job, Carl. Definitely a bucket list project for me. Cheers, Paul
Thank you Paul!!
I like the contrasting colors, great job!
Thank you Ben!
I am seriously considering trying to make a pool cue. This video was invaluable to me. Showed me all the basics. Even though I've never made a pool cue, I have been thinking about how to do it. During the video what I really, more than anything wanted to see is how to drill the holes in the shaft and the butt correctly so they line up perfectly. I instinctively knew/know this is very critical or the the cue won't be perfectly straight. I'm still in the dark about how to achieve it even though he mentioned something about drilling the holes while they were still attached or something. Anyway, first video I've seen on this and I'm glad I watched it. Learned a lot.
Thank you John! At 5:55 in the video I used a lamp rod drill to line the hole up in the center. It was a little small so I drilled in that hole with a larger drill bit.
Great job my man, almost 3 years late to the party Lol... funny thing I used to be a regular on this channel and I actually messaged you once about making a pool cue like 5 years ago and you were nice enough to reply to me, and after all these years I get this video recommended to me now by youtube haha, cheers man, love your work, keep it up :D
Thank you so much!! Sounds like I was late to the party! I finally got it done lol
YA'LL DOING SUCH A GOOD JOB ON THE LATHE, THOUGHT YOU WERE A FULL TIME CUE MAKER. TIL THE END, WHEN YA'LL SPILLED THE BEANS! SHOULD DEFINITELY BUILD A FEW MORE, YOU MAY LOVE IT AND BECOME OR WANT TO BECOME A CUE MAKER!! YOU SELECTED BACOTE!! ONE OF THE BEST HITTING AND BEST LOOKING WOODS IN THE INDUSTRY!
Thank you Joseph! I think I will try another one this was a fun project.
Very nice! That’s on my bucket list!!!!
Handsome looking cue. Enjoyed watching your 'hand support' tecnique. That looks sooo easy, I'm sure it isn't!
Thank you Bob! It just takes a little bit of practice, keeping your hand behind or in front of the cut is probably the hardest part.
@@CarlJacobson I will remember that. The scary part is, for me, pointing a very sharp skew at my left hand! I know I won't cut myself, but if you knew me.........lol
Minnesota Fat would have been honored to use this cue. Awesome job Carl!! 👍👍
Haha....Thank you buddy!
Such a simple item in theory until you think about making one. Great job. I’d have loved to seen a clip at the end of you going all Vincent Lauria with it.
Ya, it seems like a easy project. This ain't your daddy's Balabuchka....lol Thank you buddy!
That was very informative. Thank you. I know im late to the party, as usual. But i just got a lathe big enough to turn a cue. I bot somee dowels of various wood and sizes from Bell Forest Prod. And parts & pieces from chinese junk company, because thats what came up on a search. Ill try your recommendation so I'm sure i have the right parts. Thanks for a great instructive video. Ill watch it as many times as it takes to get the process down perfect.
Sharp looking pool cue brother! 😍👊
Thank you brother!
I've never seen that lamp drill thing before. Super fun looking project!
Thank you Josh! I've had the drill for quite a few years it's come in handy for a lot of project.
That's so awesome! How cool would it be to have your own handmade cue stick. Great job Carl!
Thank you Zac!
Great!!!
This style what I'm looking for 💯💯💯
Thank you!!
Very beautiful result Carl ! Let’s try it out now ! Will you show us your skills playing pool on the next vid ☺️
Thank you! I'll see what I can do :)
Nice cue, I love bocote it is a lovely wood to turn but maple is my all time favourite. I will be entering the Christmas challenge this year it will be fun.
Thank you! Very cool looking forward to your entry.
Very nice
I was thinking about trying one Mexican Royal Ebony
Thanks for the tip on drilling when you roll that thing on the table you want it to be dead straight That’s for sure
Thank you Joseph!
Love the contrast and it's nice.I'm not sure it matters but on all of my pool cues, the butt has the screw not the shaft. I agree, I would have made the holes and got all of the hardware installed at the joint and turn it all together if you could. That way everything matched perfectly.
Thank you! Ya I think so too with a larger lathe it would be easier.
Very interesting video Carl. At about 5:40 you said you have no way to drill the ends of the handle portion on the lathe. Did you consider mounting one end in a chuck and center the other end in your steady rest then drill using a Jacobs chuck in the tail stock. That is how I drill holes in long pieces, but perhaps the bed is not long enough to fit all of the needed equipment. It's hard to see on this video if there was enough room. This method might have helped the two halves line up better.
Thank you Gil! I was a little short on bed length for this project.
awesome job nice cue I love that wood
Thank you!
Another great project Carl, very nicely done young Sir!
Cheers
Mike
Thank you Grandpa....LOL
lovely work my friend. Nicely donei
Thank you!
Good job congratulation
I speak here from Brazil
Thank you!!
Super cool project!! I love some pool!!! 👍👍👍😄
Thank you buddy!
very nice Carl, I would use it.
Thank you Bill
Great piece again my friend, I bet you could put a thin rubber bushing in there to help compensate for slight skew on the center screw, but I don't know if that would affect the performance in the cue.
Thank you Dave! The rubber bushing is a good idea, but I think it would affect how hard it strikes the ball.
Great project! Love the grain of the bocote. Now you need to make a pool table and pool balls! :)
Hahaha...Thank you Conrad!
Awesome work Carl! 👍👊
Thank you Fred!
This is awesome! I’ve only got a small lathe so I might have to see if there’s a 3-piece kit available.
Thank you David!
i would love to turn my own cue....massive upload. Thanks Carl.
Thank you!
You are the finest artist
Thank you very much Khalid!
Beautiful job my friend 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🍻
Thank you Tomas!
That is outstanding work 👏 I need to save up for a floor lathe sigh lol. Thank you for sharing 👍
Thank you!
Nice project Carl and great looking cue!
Cheers mate, Bram
Thank you Bram!
Take care,
Carl
@@CarlJacobson you
That was neat how you did the joint pin... So you used a live center on the tail stock with a hole in it or something? I'm not familiar with anything like that...
Thank you Cory! Yes some of the live centers have removable pins for things like this. The tool I used is for drilling the power cord holes in lamps.
Great job Carl! I've never seen the thing where you can drill through the tail stock, that's pretty awesome!
Thank you Joe! Ya it a handy tool.
I know I'm pretty late to the game but I'd like to let you know that's a beautiful cue. If I could I'd like to send along some tips if you plan on doing another cue, you want the pin to be in the butt of the cue and the threaded insert to be in the shaft. It makes for better energy transfer when you are playing. I'd also love to see you do a shaft with a pro tapper on it and a 11.75 mil tip. It makes a world of difference when you play at a mid end to pro.
Nice work! Most pool players play with a 13mm shaft or smaller. The shaft looks a little fat, but that's awesome for the first time.
I inserted thin metal rod inside handle to lessen vibration when hitting balls.
great work brother !!! i really like this Bocote wood is really amazing ! now i need a video of you to play pool !!! hahahahh
Hahaha....Thank you brother!
Real nice pool cue. I was a serious 8 ball player, in the 70s. Had my own cue, but not as nice as that one.
Thank you Bob, this was my first one. I think it's a little off, but it was a fun project.
Bro you got skills, I would not mind buying a cue from you. I live in South Africa 😜
Thank you very much Eric!
Super cool I wish I could build like that.. I play pool 5-6 days a weeks and used a lot of cues isn't that shift like 2 maybe 3 times wider than normal ?
Thank you Brandon! This was my first one I think it's a little big too.
Yeah normally there is more of a taper on the last 10-13 inches of the shaft. Still great work though. I think the stud is normally in the but end as well. At least on my cues it is. Honestly the cue is secondary to the skill of the shooter. I would shoot that stick all day long!
ive read in forum that cue makers don't turn the wood so much and so fast as to not crate heat that could potentially cause warpage. but still, being able to make your own cue is awesome. the shaft needs a taper though. its way too thick
awesome carl
Thanks buddy!
Common practice is to install the threaded pin in the handle, rather than the shaft. This makes it cheaper to add a 2nd shaft and easier to match that 2nd shaft to the handle joint.
Thanks for the tip, this was my first one.
How could I do to acquire such a club?
If you can send the answer in Portuguese I would appreciate it.
What type of steady rest is that you have
Paul Crabtree made it, I'm not sure if he's still making tools though.
Hi carl,
Nice project !
It's seems to be simple, but you showed us the reality. It's not.
The finish is very Beautiful. 👍
So, Are dimensions standardized ? For which kind of game ? Black pool, american....?
Have you test it yet ?
Thanks for sharing, take care and have good game 😁
Cool project Carl . Are you guys still on twitch .
Thank you buddy! We've been on a break, but maybe back soon.
I've seen a ton of videos about working on woods with lots of finishing but it was the first time I saw a finishing with CA glue. Is it common In pool cue only? Tnks and nice job.
Thank you! CA is used a lot as a finish, on turned pieces like pens and utensil handles.
Seeing how the website doesn't tell us what is needed, could you tell us what you used to make this? There's so many different weirdly named parts on that site
Hi James, I would give them a call. Neil called and ordered all the parts, they helped him get the kit together.
@@CarlJacobson rather than telling us, you'd rather every one of us call them? Seems a bit odd...
Good work thanks for sharing 😀
Joint pin goes in the butt end, and should be drilled and tapped. You obviously know how to work the wood, but watch a few videos of custom cue making, then try again. Red Amboyna Burl would be an awesome choice for round 2. Good luck.
Not to be off subject but a friend of mine has been looking up videos off duck calls and was showing me one he found and I was looking and realized it was you 8 years ago was a cool video how your shop has changed since then
:) Thank you! That's awesome!!
Carl Jacobson yeah I love watching your videos very talented a lot of good information one of these days I’m going to get a American Beauty lathe
Where can i buy fordite sir please RESPOND
I'd like to see you carve a fox and Robin to paint it silverish.
Hahaha
Man awesome job!! I love how you don't have all the tools but you make due with what you have, like when you didn't have the mandrel attachment so you used the drill and long drill bit through the tail stock, that reminds me of myself as i also don't have all the tools but i make the best of what i do have. I just started making a two piece pool cue tonight and made the narrow half out of hard maple and finished sanding it with 400 grit, then took my white diamond polishing compound and applied it to the spinning piece then buffed it with a old sock until it shone and heated up and it gives it a mirror finish and there's also some figuring in the wood so it should be real nice when its done. I have this problem though with turning anything long where the center vibrates and comes out almost oval rather than round, any thoughts on what might be causing that? I still have to get the accessories for the tips buts its such an awesome process to make these things and the skies the limit with the amount of detail that can be put into it. I love your videos keep up the amazing work my friend and God bless .
Cheers
Levi from Canada
Thank you very much Levi!! This was my first one I'm happy with how it turned out. The vibration your getting when turning long spindles is common. You can use your hand under the tool rest to support the piece, or use a steady rest.
I’m a pool player. Will this be going on ur Etsy store I would love to own it not to mention ur the reason I started turning so that’s another reason I want it
Sorry this one is spoken for! Neil bought the kit I just turned it. That's very cool, are you enjoying turning?
Carl Jacobson Very much so. Thank u.
@@CarlJacobson YOU DID A GREAT JOB CARL! WHY IN THE WORLD WOULDN'T YOU BUILD MORE OR TAKE AN ORDER FROM THIS GENTLEMAN. I WOULD PURCHASE A ONE PIECE BUTT SECTION FROM YA'LL. JUST ONE PIECE FROM THE JOINT TO THE BUTT CAP, SELECTING A BEAUTIFUL PIECE OF ROSEWOOD(S)
I have questions. I don't dont where I should ask them. I think I should wait til you make another video.
Did you have a question about this video?
@@CarlJacobson very cool you responded. Thank you. I was wondering even though we live in different places, I'm sure the machinery is pricey but I would love to do this and make things often. How would you suggest getting started? Basics I would need or have you even heard of someone letting people rent the machines needed? I have to start somewhere and thought you might have some advice. Thank you for responding. You make beautiful pieces.
It might sound like dumb questions but I wanted to talk to someone who has experience.
The two reasons I got a bigger lathe was to make pool cues and bowls.
Then I had multiple cue makers tell me that wood lathes are not accurate enough to make pool cues and that a metal lathe is needed.
So I never tried on my lathe.
I might get back in my shop and give it a go and see what happens.
I would give it a try, but I'm sure a metal or CNC lathe would be more accurate.
It really depends on what your expectations are. Making something for fun, not for resell, or for yourself then give it a go. If you're aiming for a professional result and a very high quality cue, then you'll want a metal lathe. High end cues are accurate within the thousandths. Anything the slightest bit out of round or off center is a huge problem with a high end cue. You would also want a way to properly taper the butt, and have it standardized so all your cues are exactly the same. Same with the shaft, which is generally a compound taper (called pro-tapered). This one was in fact done incorrectly, as the pin should be in the butt, with the insert in the shaft. Cue makers will generally have either a CNC lathe for tapering, or have a taper bars which are basically templates for a router to follow in the tapering process. Also, with the exception of plain cues like this one, many cuemakers these days are coming their cues with a maple dowel so that no matter the materials they use, it will play the same as the next one they build as well as being less prone to warpage.
Essentially, there is a ton of steps and a massive degree of work and accuracy needed to build a cue the professional way.
Tha bocote looks amazing
Do you sell these to the public
No i just made this one for a friend.
very cool 🤗
Mr. Jacobson, Why do you stop at 400 grit? Why don't you go up to 12k or something?
Hi Shawn, I really don't think you need to sand up that hi for a CA finish.
@@CarlJacobson Thanks. I was just curious. When I would make pens I would use the ultra fine pads to bring them up to mirror and then add a protective coat. But I understand why you wouldn't need to do that with a CA finish. I must not have watched the entire finishing of this item.
Excellent...
Cheers...
Thank you Adam!
Good!
Thank you!
the pin is in backwards
Muito bom, ótimo trabalho
Muito obrigado Vagner!
Oooh nice! I'd have loved to turn my own pool cue back in the day - I used to a member of a pub pool team and we did pretty well in the local league (We won it one year!). Not so hot these day though, lol, well out of practice.
Thank you buddy! That's cool you'll have to practice up for Maker's Central :)
Ha ha! It's been that long I suspect I'll need a lot more time before I can hit the balls and not rip the cloth lol :D
Nice
You dont glue in the bumper. They need to be removable, in case they are damaged.
Thanks for the tip!
Bumper is rubber. Pops right out. Been there.
Very nice cue really Love your cue can you give me some of your stuck????
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not bad for your first go Carl. iv made a few in my day, the true test to how good you did is to put it together and roll it on a pool table if it does well there then you my friend are a cue maker.
Thank you Tom! When I get a chance I'll run over to the bar :) and check it out.
That thing will have more curves than a barrel of rattle snakes lol and the pin is in backwards lol the insert is designed to go in the shaft not the butt and the pin is suppose to be set in the butt side. Butt all that aside. I can say not bad at all for doing it on a wood lathe
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You should have at least acclimatized or dried the wood before turning, then turn it little by little couple of weeks apart, you could see there is still wiggle at 12:30.
11:46, it's warped already .
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Looks great but man, I don't want to sit there for 5 minutes to put my cue together, lol.
Would like to see it roll on a flat surface. The video didn't make it look straight.
Very nice! Maybe try the steady rest next time to drill the butt end.
Thanks good tip!
Sorry, but as a pool player (for over 20 years), I couldn’t help but notice many mistakes in the way you made the cue.
I'm sure there're a few this was my first one.
What makes a 20 year player an expert on building cues? I've played for over 30 years and your work looks great.
larry haley Then I’m surprised you didn’t notice the following things immediately:
1. The joint pin is in the shaft, when it’s supposed to be in the butt. As you should know, this means you won’t be able to use any of the performance shafts with it, such as the ones from Predator and OB.
2. There’s no weight bolt for adjusting the weight.
3. The bumper is glued in. This makes it very difficult to remove for replacement or for accessing the non existent weight bolt which is usually accessed through here.
4. No effort was made to properly balance the cue.
5. Never did he show him checking the weight of the cue, nor did he mention weight. Any pool player knows how important the weight of the cue is, which is why manufacturers give you options in 1/2 oz increments.
6. The ferrule wasn’t put on correctly.
I’ve watched a friend of mine, who’s a professional cue maker, do much of the work in making cues, but even if I hadn’t, I still would have known these issues. Of course, there’s a difference between a completely casual player and a serious player. I would guess you must be on the casual side since you didn’t notice these issues immediately. There are several more issues, but these were the glaring ones.
@@solidliqs Who said I didnt notice? I just choose not to bash someone who took a lot of time to make a nice personal cue, not a Predator or Lucasi. I have interst in making a cue and while I shoot with a Lucasi, something I could say I made would bring me more pleasure. I hope this guy doesnt get discourged from negativity and continues to build more and improve.
larry haley Who said I was bashing him? I began with, “sorry, but...” because I was trying to inform him nicely. A person cannot fix mistakes he didn’t know he made. Giving someone a participation trophy does them no real good. Giving someone constructive criticism gives them guidance on what to improve.
Why do you bother to play pool if you believe in participation trophies? When you shoot pool, do you want to get better, or do you want someone to just give you a pat on the back and say, “Yay, you showed up! That means you’re great!”?
well you definitely have good skills but to be honest that cue is just for figuring out good points for the future production, it is bad and let me explain why:
1. Proper butt construction is two piece, if you make just one it is crisp and does not have good amortization and power transition from the top to the end;
2. Male joint part shout be on the butt and not on the shaft, thus you make you cue more interchangeable with other shafts;
3. You haven't installed removable weight bolts;
4. This shaft is unplayable (seems you are not familiar with a pool game), it has a terrible taper and is more similar to Baseball bat than a pool shaft. It should have a friendly taper for the fingers, try out Meucci Black Dot taper
Have some fun for christ sake
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I can see the wobble in your lathe
That’s not how it’s sapost to be done . That’s a joke to how I did things in my shop. Lol .