Is this cue considered a wrapless cue?

NateSchoepf said:

I have 2 cues in the picture, the Kevin Varney, and the Mike Johnson/Jensen cue(purple heart) I consider both of them a wrapless cue, not a sneaky pete, they both have four points with a wrapless handle area. I guess what I am asking is if these are considered wrapless or sneaky pete/hustler cues? the cues are the first cue on the right and the last cue, (the two outside cues)

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Varney Cues said:

Let me set the record straight...at least on the Varney. Its NOT a sneaky made from a bought fullsplice blank. Its indeed a short splice 4pt non veneered forearm with a wood handle made to look similar to a fullsplice sneaky blank. All its missing is a buttsleeve then you'd see the cue differently. Imagine the cue if I had put a curly handle on it instead of the boco then added a boco buttsleeve. Then it'd be a 4pt no veneer boco into BEM with a curly handle & boco buttsleeve. A full blown 4pt cue with nothing hustler or sneaky about it. I built it the way that I did so it doesn't draw as much attention as if you pulled out a fancy custom. Kind of along the thought lines of....it looks like $200 but plays like $2000. Cues built in this manner are more expensive than a typical fancy sneaky since a fullsplice blank was not used. Many cuemakers charge their base 4pt no veneer price for these fancier short splice cues. Building the cue the way I did just allows for a few more race tricks to be applied...for example now the forearm can be cored and the balance can be made however I'd prefer....instead of the traditionally butt heavy fullsplice. Hope I've made this a bit clearer for everyone.
Happy Easter!!!!

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