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HERE WE ARE CUTTING PURPLE HEART SQUARES INTO OCTOGONS. THESE WILL BE USED TO MAKE
BREAK CUES.

THE PURPLE HEART SQUARES HAVE BEEN CUT INTO OCTOGONS AND THE ENDS TRIMMED. THIS WOOD HAS BEEN IN MY SHOP FOR AT LEAST 3 YEARS. NOTICE HOW STRAIGHT THEY HAVE STAYED. I AM VERY PARTICULAR WITH MY WOOD INVENTORY AND PAY STRICT ATTENTION TO ITS STORAGE AND SEASONING.

THE PURPLE HEART OCTOGONS HAVE NOW BEEN ROUGH-TURNED INTO ROUNDS. A CRACK WAS UNCOVERED IN ONE OF THEM WHEN IT WAS BEING TURNED. IT WILL BE CUT INTO FOREARM STOCK. THE NEXT STEP IS TO DIP THEM IN NELSONITE FOR PRESERVATION. THEY WILL HANG FOR AT LEAST 6 MONTHS BEFORE I START TURNING THEN DOWN SOME MORE. THESE ARE SOME REALLY NICE PURPLE HEARTS AND THEY WILL MAKE FIVE, GREAT HITTING, BREAK CUES.

HERE WE ARE CUTTING PURPLE HEART PLANKS INTO 1" SHAFT SQUARES. I HAVE FOUND THAT BY BUYING LUMBER AND CUTTING MY OWN SQUARES, I GET A BETTER QUALITY WOOD AT A CHEAPER PRICE. (NOTICE THE LUMBER STACKED AGAINST THE BACK WALL.) THE TABLE SAW IS USED STRICTLY FOR RIPPING LUMBER. THE BLADE IS A "GLUE LINE" BLADE AND CUTS AS SMOOTH AS SILK. THE NEXT STEP IS TO CUT THE SQUARES TO LENGTH. SOME SHAFTS WILL BE 30" AND SOME 29".