Mariani Custom Cues
This month, I reconfigured my taper bar, which was a 4 day process. Nothing against the previous owner’s settings, which were well studied, judging by his notes passed on to me - but I felt I could make some improvements with the help of Microsoft Excel and some hyperbolic geekiness. You can see the difference between his and mine measured in thousandths of an inch.
Aside from that, I haven’t done a lot of cue building work in the last month, mostly because I can’t make decisions. I think about this stuff all day long. I’ve been buying some wood just about every chance I get. I’ve developed some favorites already.
This piece need to cure still, but I plan to make a few full length butts from it, hopefully next year. I think it’ll be a wild look.
I have some ideas and designs half baked in my head, but just need to get my shop in order first... What do I do first? So many things need done. I need a dust collection system. (I’ve had a minor reaction to some dust, skin irritations and some mild congestion.) I need a heater in the garage, because it’s **** cold here in Ohio. So what do I need in the garage so I can run said future equipment? ...More power? (“You’re darn right more power!”) ...So I will begin to install a 100 amp sub panel, with the help of a TBD electrician friend. I’m going to buy and run the #2 aluminum SER wire tomorrow...unless my buddy want to play some pool.
This weekend, I started a couple new billets. The one shown is Ebony, which I will fill with 12 micarta rows. It’s definitely not original but I like black and white, so I gots’da do it at least until I get it out of my system.
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