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]]> feeds@yuku.com (BHQ) http://southernbilliards.yuku.com/topic/2869 Tue, 03 Nov 2009 06:05:29 GMT <![CDATA[ I'M HAPPY!! ]]> http://southernbilliards.yuku.com/topic/2843/t/I-M-HAPPY-.html some of you know i been revamping my butterflying technique,
utilizing the notorious "memphis duck killer lathe"
doing all the cutting between centers , using a router and taper bars, rather than my previous method
the hope is to achieve more consistant results, repeatability and in general, just a better way for me and my one man... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (BHQ) http://southernbilliards.yuku.com/topic/2843 Sat, 19 Sep 2009 20:41:50 GMT <![CDATA[ MY PERSONAL CUE COMPLETED ]]> http://southernbilliards.yuku.com/topic/2837/t/MY-PERSONAL-CUE-COMPLETED.html there's a reason this is now MY cue
yes, it's a screwup
i wanted the butterflies on the front to be one set short and one set longer as on the buttsleeve
i bought that used predator shaft long time ago from rascaldoc on az
i painted the shaft black and cleared over it


forgot to clean the wax off... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (BHQ) http://southernbilliards.yuku.com/topic/2837 Sat, 12 Sep 2009 08:23:44 GMT <![CDATA[ the three latest completed cues ]]> http://southernbilliards.yuku.com/topic/2827/t/the-three-latest-completed-cues.html http://forums.azbilliards.com/showthread.php?t=154655

http://forums.azbilliards.com/showthread.php?t=154652

http://forums.azbilliards.com/showthread.php?t=154649 ]]> feeds@yuku.com (BHQ) http://southernbilliards.yuku.com/topic/2827 Tue, 01 Sep 2009 09:11:27 GMT <![CDATA[ Research ]]> http://southernbilliards.yuku.com/topic/2792/t/Research.html feeds@yuku.com (finnbogg) http://southernbilliards.yuku.com/topic/2792 Mon, 20 Jul 2009 06:28:12 GMT <![CDATA[ THE SEGMENTED HANDLE THAT ISNT.......... ]]> http://southernbilliards.yuku.com/topic/2785/t/THE-SEGMENTED-HANDLE-THAT-ISNT-.html looks like it's segmented doesnt it?
it's not
the black veneer lines & rings are cut in as in doing inlays
was just something i wanted to try, just to see if i could do it
been a helluva lot less work, doing a true segmented handle

in case you're wondering,
i bored the black linen to accept the coin, leaving a stop so to speak at the back it it, used super glue... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (BHQ) http://southernbilliards.yuku.com/topic/2785 Sat, 11 Jul 2009 07:24:56 GMT <![CDATA[ ebony, tulipwood, curly & some blues in progress ]]> http://southernbilliards.yuku.com/topic/2782/t/ebony-tulipwood-curly-amp-some-blues-in-progress.html

oops, duplicate post ]]> feeds@yuku.com (BHQ) http://southernbilliards.yuku.com/topic/2782 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 03:56:09 GMT <![CDATA[ birdseye & ebony with some blues in progress ]]> http://southernbilliards.yuku.com/topic/2781/t/birdseye-ebony-with-some-blues-in-progress.html white (aegis2) butt & joint material with maple, black & brass rings
$650, one shaft

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feeds@yuku.com (BHQ) http://southernbilliards.yuku.com/topic/2781 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 03:52:38 GMT <![CDATA[ more in progress ]]> http://southernbilliards.yuku.com/topic/2780/t/more-in-progress.html my teacher and buddy, dennis dieckman, is known for his cues with coins as inlays
this is my first
both have indian head pennies, 1905 & 1865 , the coins werent in the best of condition, so i had to do some work on them just get them to shine

top cue is pau ferro with cocobolo , birdseye & black butterflies
bottom cue is cocobolo, with a birdseye joint sleeved over black phenolic, with cocobolo , birdseye & black butterflies
both are $550 , one... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (BHQ) http://southernbilliards.yuku.com/topic/2780 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 03:46:52 GMT <![CDATA[ couple more in progress ]]> http://southernbilliards.yuku.com/topic/2779/t/couple-more-in-progress.html top cue is african blackwood with pau ferro, holly and black veneers SOLD for $900

bottom cue is african blackwood with tulipwood , holly and black veneers NOT QUITE SOLD YET, but same fella that got the other cue is wanting this one @ $ 1000 .
knowing him as i do, he'll pull the trigger soon image

feeds@yuku.com (BHQ) http://southernbilliards.yuku.com/topic/2779 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 03:33:43 GMT <![CDATA[ something different , an unmatched matched set ]]> http://southernbilliards.yuku.com/topic/2778/t/something-different-an-unmatched-matched-set.html 1) reversed butterflies
2) the "two piece" look, meaning the forearm is 14.50" rather than the normal 12 to 12.50

the paduak handle is the playing cue
the purpleheart handle will be the break cue
in the first pic, i inserted another pic of the jump cue, the butterflies go BOTH directions on it

feeds@yuku.com (BHQ) http://southernbilliards.yuku.com/topic/2778 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 03:24:33 GMT <![CDATA[ PELICANS NEXT CUE ON THE DRAWING BOARD ]]> http://southernbilliards.yuku.com/topic/2725/t/PELICANS-NEXT-CUE-ON-THE-DRAWING-BOARD.html cocobolo, snakewood and holly
will have 16 butterflies on butt & 16 on the forearm

image ]]> feeds@yuku.com (BHQ) http://southernbilliards.yuku.com/topic/2725 Sun, 24 May 2009 06:49:10 GMT <![CDATA[ MY PERSONAL CUE IN PROGRESS, EBONY HOLLY TULIPWOOD ]]> http://southernbilliards.yuku.com/topic/2714/t/MY-PERSONAL-CUE-IN-PROGRESS-EBONY-HOLLY-TULIPWOOD.html NOT FOR SALE
have already been offered a $1000 from a recent customer that just received two cues from me last week

60" cue
just sealing with epoxy in these pics
pics taken while cue was spinning on lathe

last cue i made for ME,
i let a local guy talk me out of it
his billfold talked loudest feeds@yuku.com (BHQ) http://southernbilliards.yuku.com/topic/2714 Sat, 16 May 2009 04:19:34 GMT <![CDATA[ CURLY BUBINGA AND BIRDSEYE BUTTERFLY IN PROGRESS ]]> http://southernbilliards.yuku.com/topic/2713/t/CURLY-BUBINGA-AND-BIRDSEYE-BUTTERFLY-IN-PROGRESS.html i need to get some better pics of the bubinga handle on this cue
will do that today
it looks as if it's moving
$450, one shaft

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feeds@yuku.com (BHQ) http://southernbilliards.yuku.com/topic/2713 Sat, 16 May 2009 04:15:13 GMT <![CDATA[ BIRDSEYE & SOME BLUES & EBONY IN PROGRESS ]]> http://southernbilliards.yuku.com/topic/2712/t/BIRDSEYE-amp-SOME-BLUES-amp-EBONY-IN-PROGRESS.html $650 , one shaft

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feeds@yuku.com (BHQ) http://southernbilliards.yuku.com/topic/2712 Sat, 16 May 2009 04:12:36 GMT <![CDATA[ CURLY , SOME EBONY & SOME BLUES & TULIPWOOD IN PROGRESS ]]> http://southernbilliards.yuku.com/topic/2711/t/CURLY-SOME-EBONY-amp-SOME-BLUES-amp-TULIPWOOD-IN-PROGRESS.html buttsleeve is exact reverse order of forearm
$750 , one shaft
SOLD


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feeds@yuku.com (BHQ) http://southernbilliards.yuku.com/topic/2711 Sat, 16 May 2009 04:09:27 GMT <![CDATA[ 2nd cue for brandon gatan ]]> http://southernbilliards.yuku.com/topic/2694/t/2nd-cue-for-brandon-gatan.html this cue is for brandon
zebrawood, maple & black veneers, topped off with macassar ebony
moose butt (sleeved over phenolic) & joint & ferrule

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feeds@yuku.com (BHQ) http://southernbilliards.yuku.com/topic/2694 Sun, 03 May 2009 20:54:49 GMT <![CDATA[ one of two cues for az'er BRANDON GATAN (trustbran) ]]> http://southernbilliards.yuku.com/topic/2693/t/one-of-two-cues-for-az-er-BRANDON-GATAN-trustbran-.html this is actually for his father in guam
brandon hit me up for a cue, the only two i had that werent sold and even close to being completed were this one and the zebra cue you'll see in next post
he went back and forth over both, then decided to buy both
gotta love guys like that!!!!!!!
anyways, he caught this cue just about half way thru finish,
so i was able to add the little note to his father onto cue
(which doesnt show... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (BHQ) http://southernbilliards.yuku.com/topic/2693 Sun, 03 May 2009 20:52:07 GMT <![CDATA[ GOOD LORD!! EM BARE ASSED ]]> http://southernbilliards.yuku.com/topic/2688/t/GOOD-LORD-EM-BARE-ASSED.html yesterday, guy i know has his wife drop off a few house cues for tips
never met her before that
little did i know, i had ripped the ass out of my work shorts
thank god i had drillies on feeds@yuku.com (BHQ) http://southernbilliards.yuku.com/topic/2688 Mon, 27 Apr 2009 07:01:53 GMT <![CDATA[ experimenting ..................... ]]> http://southernbilliards.yuku.com/topic/2677/t/experimenting-.html i recently made myself a new jig for doing butterflies on my buttsleeves and at the same time have been monkeying around with veneer schemes, trying to achieve a "shadow effect" , just to do something different

gluing up the front to match this today, let ya know later how it turns out

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feeds@yuku.com (BHQ) http://southernbilliards.yuku.com/topic/2677 Mon, 20 Apr 2009 05:13:54 GMT