Dr No
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The latest Denali Cue creations . . .
. . . for your viewing pleasure. Alex picked up his African Blackwood / Jerusalem olive cue a few weeks ago.
The matching shaft is a top-secret prototype.
Ask me no questions, I'll tell you no lies.
Kyle's getting his cocobolo / bamboo cue tomorrow.
Here's the same cue before it went thru the finishing process . . .
. . . over the last several weeks. Top-secret prototype shaft for Kyle, too. His game should improve right off the bat, just like Al's.
What would a cue report be without the latest video clips?
Yours truly winning frame at 3-ball this week:
8-ball bank shots during Wednesday's tournament. Notice how Al . . .
Shot of the week: two-rail kick on the 8 . . .
. . . that still has me shaking my head.
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The latest Denali Cue creations . . .
. . . for your viewing pleasure. Alex picked up his African Blackwood / Jerusalem olive cue a few weeks ago. The matching shaft is a top-secret prototype. Ask me no questions, I'll tell you no lies. Kyle's getting his cocobolo / bamboo cue tomorrow. Here'...
Al's cue turned out so stunningly . . .
. . . that I ordered one for myself almost exactly like it. Mine will have a Gaboon ebony handle, not African Blackwood, but will look pretty much the same.
Bob recently told me his goal was to keep making cues . . .
. . . until he was 91, same age as Stradivarius when he made his last violin, and for players to be enjoying his craftsmanship for centuries in the same vein. Art
The game we were playing was bank-the-eight . . .
. . . where the 8-ball has to be banked or kicked a minimum of two rails. It's more challenging that way. Art
Here's a linear three-rail kick shot on the 8 . . .
. . . Jim made the same evening. As someone once famously said, "There's many ways to skin a cat." ;-)
Not quite as striking as the last cocobolo cue Bob made . . .
. . . with a persimmon handle, but likely a better performer on account of the shaft. ...
1960s TAD Customs
I keep thinking that the Denali Cues are all crazy with different wood combinations. Do any two play the same or have the same hit hahahaha? If I ever get to retirement, my hopes are to have Fred or Ernie make me a player. I once had a Gina Titlist with D...
Pink ivory is hard to come by now. It can . . .
. . . be had but almost prohibitively expensive. Preternaturally beautiful, though. ...
Pink ivory and . . .
. . . bois de rose handle. This one of six Denali cues I don't play with . . . too beautiful to damage. Art ...
I know the feeling, some cues you know they play
lights out, but you want to just have them rather than play them. I still regret selling my Ginacue Domino Titlist. The cue was made for 14:1 and it hit like a bat. So much power, yet so much finesse. I didn't play it. Eventually I needed the money...
Wait 'til you see the next one . . . the grip will be made from English walnut, forearm . . .
. . . and butt from Circassian walnut, shaft from American black walnut. It's drop-dead gorgeous. Art
Beautiful cues dear Art. I don´t know anything about cues but I know well to recognize craftmanship and the beauty of noble woods. These are works of art and love.
I wish they are winners too. Always a pleasure to view your awesome shots at pool. Thank you for sharing them! Best, Abel
