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It a 1975 George Balabushka blank
So there is no time taken for splicing the points and veneers. They could be going extra slow not to crack the blank? If it gets damaged the project is over. There is no Delorean going back to 1975.
My other cue is using 40 year old stock wood. It is an 8 point with 8 more points recut and stacked. Not a true half splice Gus Szamboti/ George Balabushka technique. The 16 points are done but the cue has to get taken down over 4 seasons without climate control. He is old school builder that believes a cue to withstand cold snow, monsoon rain, hot dry summers, the cue has to undergo all these seasons in order to not warp and see if it will maintain its percussion instrument sound.
Both of these cue makers only use hand operated instruments. No automation like computers to automatically cut patterns in the wood. Everything is hand done with 100 year old wood working techniques.
Coring obviously makes the butt of the cue warp resistant. It's great to see handmade items as they are so rare. Hope Bob's surgery goes well
The latest cue projects . . .
Nice photos of the work in progress,
All three wood types are rare, with Hawaiian Koa . . .
Very exciting project.
Cool!
Normally it would take a few months . . .
I guess one of the big advantanges of the core-ing process is how quickly Bob can make a cue
Making cosmetically perfect points in a spliced handle . . .
It a 1975 George Balabushka blank
Super cool!