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. . . are well under way. African Blackwood forearm and butt with Koa handle, . . . . . . and Koa forearm and butt with a mun ebony handle. Both will have laminated maple cores. The mun ebony handle cue will be fitted with a matching mun ebony shaft; the ...  

or should I say of the raw material. Looking forward to seeing the final results. Best, Emmanuel

. . . probably the scarcest. When finished these will be unique combinations.

I know nothing about cues, but I can easily understand how much pleasure having these made can bring.

How long will it take from this stage to finish it? It looks like it will be a pretty cue to look at.

. . . but Bob is currently nursing a sore knee and slated for surgery in early May, so more like mid-summer. There are several more projects slated before he retires next year.

The solid wood approach seems to take much longer to take down the butt. One of my cues on order is going over a year using a modern climate controlled curing process. It hasn't even been inlayed yet. By the time it's done it will be more than 20 months e... 

. . . might be the most time-consuming part of process. The amount of time required is precisely why Bob veered away from making full-splice cues. Best, Art

So there is no time taken for splicing the points and veneers. They could be going extra slow not to crack the blank? If it gets damaged the project is over. There is no Delorean going back to 1975. My other cue is using 40 year old stock wood. It is an 8... 

You’ve really gone down the rabbit hole of fine pool cues. Always a master, rarely a generalist.

. . . than a little about a lot." 🤔