This is part four of Kim Walker’s pool cue “How It’s Made” series—read parts one ,  two , three-A , and three-B  to round out your knowledge. (There will be six parts in total, published on a staggered schedule.) Now that we have the material to fill the slots in the ring billets, we have to make the billets. The material veneer sandwich measured .245 inches thick. We will cut the slots .245 inches wide, and just wipe the veneer strips on a piece of 220 sand paper to make the