Pool cue holder

I play pool often and well and i love it.  I decided to get myself a pool table a few years ago.  It´s not too big, only 5ft.  But its good and fun.  The pool cues didn´t have a proper place to live and got in the way, so new idea...

 Ta da! Left over wood and branch became a pool cue holder for upto four cues.  It was actually quite simple to make too.

I´ll start with the top round piece.  That i cut out of a plank of wood  with a jigsaw after drawing a circle onto it with a pencil. i used a larger bowl as a template.  Then, using my famous compass saw, i cut the holes out, the size according to my needs. Five holes i made because as you can see, i connected both the top and bottom to the branch in the middle.  That i did my means of screwing brackets onto the branch and the circle of wood, i used four of them to make sure that it stayed put. 

The bottom piece also has a hole in the middle for the branch. This i glued tight with wood glue and left it a while to dry before continuing.  It is just a square piece of wood with a heightened border, so the cues can´t slip off the panel. 

The border i made by measuring one side at a time and pasting them on with wood glue.  Once again i used teak wood oil to finish it off. 

That was that really.  It is compact, looks good and it fulfills its purpose. It can also be moved from one corner to the next without getting in the way.