Make
Your Own Custom Pool Cue
Purple Heart Pool Cue Blank
Finally a Cue Kit for the experienced wood worker
who has experience with clear finishes and has access
to a lathe. Your choice of Exotic Purple Heart or Rosewood.
The kit includes the tapered butt with the slot already
cut for an Irish linen wrap. The 3/8 Radial joint pin
and a weight screw is already installed. Shortening
the length of the weight screw will reduce the weight
of the cue. A rubber bumper is provided along with
its attachment screw. The shaft is tapped to receive
the 3/8 Radial Pin. A Melamine Ferrule is installed
and a LePro tip is provided. The shaft is final tapered
to 13 MM Dia. and ready for final sanding. Black linen
based fiber collars are installed on the butt and the
shaft. The black linen based fiber butt cap is also
installed.
You begin by putting the butt between the centers
of your lathe and then spin the butt. Sand with 400-grit
sand paper until smooth. Remove from the lathe and
sand with the grain until all unsightly scratches are
removed, and then sand with 600-grit sand paper until
smooth. Remove all excess dust and spray with clear
coat. This can take many coats depending on the finish
used. Now allow the finish to cure (about two weeks)
and then wet sand with 600-grit wet/dry paper. Polish
with rubbing compound and finish with McGuire's #7
Automotive polish.
Now that your butt is finished it is time to wrap
your cue (Black with White Specks provided). Just drill
a 1/32 of an inch hole at the beginning of the wrap
to hold the end of the cord and secure with a small
wooden plug with some white glue. Apply a thin coat
of white glue (50 percent glue and 50 percent water)
over the entire wrap area, and slowly spin the cue
and allow the cord to wrap the handle. When you get
to the end drill another small hole to secure the end
of the cord by using a small wooden plug with some
white glue. Now you can smooth out the wrap by putting
the wrapped area of the cue between two smooth pieces
of hardwood and carefully squeeze them together as
the cue is turning until you attain the degree of smoothness
you desire.
You might consider finishing the first six to eight
inches of the shaft in the same manner as above. You
should sand the shaft until it meets your requirements.
Install and shape the tip. Weigh the cue and adjust
the weight screw until the desired weight is achieved.
A cue between 18 and 20 ounces is usually obtained.
Only $249.00
With Laminated Shaft $299.00
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