How master cuemakers made blanks for George Balabushka
So I got a very good question about how colors were added to the genuine 1959-1975 George Balabushka cue forearms in what is commonly called the points of a cue. It is a great question because this is what separates the great hall of fame cuemakers like G...
I've played with a handful of full-splice cues, pretty sure never . . .
. . . with a half-splice. The workmanship involved is time-consuming, and probably the major reason collector's cues are costly compared to players. Thanks very much for the tutorial, Lépine. I was aware of how complicated spliced cues are to make, but th...
Video Links: I follow Studiotronics, he's about as high tech as it gets. Shows you how to build half and full splice cues. He's a Master Builder.
You should watch these. He's a fast builder, gets done in a couple months.
I figured it was complicated, but I had no idea it was THIS complex!
The cross-sectional views were extremely helpful for someone like me, who has trouble visualizing these things on my own. The right-angle pieces now make sense to me. Thank you again!
Yes, without a real understanding of the work that goes into creating points
It is really hard to appreciate the beauty and difficulty of aligning everything perfectly and this was done during with cues in the 1900s when table saws were very crude cutting devices. Even during the 1960s, this was difficult since the blades were not...
Also as a side note: These cues are not cored.
The full spliced cues and half spliced cues from the great cuemakers were never cored. The wood was aged a long time in order to prevent warping and to core a cue with points most likely would delaminate the entire cue so I don't think it was even conside...