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Billiard Cues
require proper drying in order to season the woods properly.
Some of the ways this is accomplished here is with the right airflow,
temperature, and humidity . All wood for the billiard cues that
is turned round is hung from the ceiling after the first turn.
There is plenty of room around each piece to guarantee proper airflow.
There are also fans keeping the airflow moving on a year round basis.
These procedures are some of the steps taken to insure that you get
the most out of these fine billiard cues..
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This is where all the shafts for
billiard cues are stored. There is room for about 600 shafts
in this room. The shafts are also dipped in a stabilizer that
helps prevent the wood from taking on or releasing moisture at a
rate that will cause problems such as warping. Shafts are
turned at least 20 times throughout the process of building your
cue. All these steps are done to insure that your billiard
cues will remain straight for a lifetime.
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These are the many laminated
handles and cores in the works. There are about 300 of these
that have had the tenons turned on them. The handles and tenons
get turned at least 6 times before being joined to the front of the
cue. After it is joined to a front, it then gets the butt
sleeve, and then another half dozen turnings and a dipping or two.
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These are mostly fronts that are
in the works. The fronts that are on the first six rows are all
have laminated cores for stability as well. There are also five
curly maple handles that are cored with laminated handles for
stability as well. The fronts are turned at least a dozen times
before they get the points milled in or get joined to a handle.
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Here you can see some of the point
stock for your billiard cues being stored in these oak shelves that
are about 20' long, and are full of all kinds of exotic woods.
Some of the woods are purple heart, cocobolo, bocote, rosewood, ebony,
Amboyna burl, Thuya burl, snakewood, pink ivory, kingwood, birdseye,
fiddleback or curly maple, redheart, tulipwood, etc. Hanging
from the shelves are ebony, birdseye, and curly buttsleeves.
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 If
you prefer to take the tour in no particular order, then use the links
below...
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Exterior
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Pantograph
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Main
lathe
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Taper/turning
machine
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Traveling
repair station
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Work
bench & glue table
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Milling
machine
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Spray
booth
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Table
saw
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Wood
storage
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Band
saw & belt sander
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Tool
boxes and parts storage
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Sanding
lathes
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Office
& lounge
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Telephone...754.246.6366
Business Hours;
Monday - Sunday
10:00am - 7:00pm
~Call for an
appointment~
Ship
all packages, repairs & correspondence to this address...
Please
do not send joint protectors!!!
Ted Harris Custom Cues
808 South Dixie Highway
Hollywood, Florida 33020
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