stephen thomas
Diamond
- Joined
- Jun 3, 2001
Since some of us were talking about grinding and this is a woodworking forum, here's some of each.
I mess around building cue sticks sometimes.
Some internal parts are threaded together on modern cues, but since i only make traditional full splices, have not needed to do much wood threading that cannot be accomplished with a regular lathe stick bit. However, some materials are better threaded, because they don't bond all that well with glue. Delrin is a common material for butt caps, and should be threaded as well as glued.
Recently i made a cue that required threading bloodwood for a Delrin cap. Not only was it difficult to accomplish but it was also quite a mess. Needing to do a similar task on an ebony cue with a walnut dowel extension, i decided to make a threading tool that could come straight in from the side for working close to the TS center.
I mess around building cue sticks sometimes.
Some internal parts are threaded together on modern cues, but since i only make traditional full splices, have not needed to do much wood threading that cannot be accomplished with a regular lathe stick bit. However, some materials are better threaded, because they don't bond all that well with glue. Delrin is a common material for butt caps, and should be threaded as well as glued.
Recently i made a cue that required threading bloodwood for a Delrin cap. Not only was it difficult to accomplish but it was also quite a mess. Needing to do a similar task on an ebony cue with a walnut dowel extension, i decided to make a threading tool that could come straight in from the side for working close to the TS center.