I like the ebony?/purpleheart. It would look AWESOME with some curly maple in there... You could also make a purpleheart shaft for a break cue version to "match."
I got the impression you were going for the red white and blue look in the other cue. It is not to my taste, but art and beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
Personally I like the gray stained woods (seen in the cue next to the 3 you're building). McDermott has made tons of money on their lower end cues just by offering a rainbow of colors, natural or otherwise. I looked at my D-4 today on their webpage... it looked NASTY with no stain. (My stain is Charcoal gray
I think you are on the right track offering something different without being overdone. Some of Richard Black's cues have multiple woods/composite type designs. 20 years from now, your 3 cues could be collectors pieces, you never know. Samsara's Intarsia style is out of the box as well. Just because a cue doesn't follow the "norm" doesn't mean it isn't worth more to the right customer.
Do you have a logo or plan on signing the cues?
Keep up the good work.:thumbup:
Jeremy