Favorite South West Wood Combinations???

Dakota Cues · Oct 21, 2007

Just a quick question for the South West lovers out there.

What is your favorite combination of woods used in a South West? Please include pics if possible!

Here are my 2 favorites:

Ebony on Ebony, and

Ebony with Pau Ferro...

icem3n · Oct 21, 2007

http://www.indyq.com/custom/southwest/07 301 Pau Fer Cue c.html

6 Points Exotic Pau Ferro Into Exotic Pau Ferro Forearm. Very very nice but I do not know how nice it play.

masonh · Oct 21, 2007

i have read before that Jerry's favorite wood for playability is Pau Ferro,so i bet it plays pretty solid.i have heard Jeff Olney say the same thing.

cuesblues · Oct 21, 2007

Not that I am partial to my Southwest cue design, but it has a macasser ebony forearm, with 6-coco bola points, green/yellow veneers, the same wood combination in the butt sleeve, and rings that match the veneers.
I also think the cue plays exceptionally well. I have recently seen some Southwest's that have very bright colored veneers with ebony forearms, I like that look also

Salamander · Oct 21, 2007

Actually Jerry really like Gongalo Alves wood (sp?). Many SW lovers swear by that wood.

For playability: Purpleheart, ebony, and Alves forearms.

I like the look of ebony with nice contrasting wood. I personally think that rosewood and tulipwood with the right combinations is terrific.

cuesblues · Oct 21, 2007

9-pointer

Salamander said:
Actually Jerry really like Gongalo Alves wood (sp?). Many SW lovers swear by that wood.

For playability: Purpleheart, ebony, and Alves forearms.

I like the look of ebony with nice contrasting wood. I personally think that rosewood and tulipwood with the right combinations is terrific.

you haven't posted pics of your old 9-point Southwest yet either, just the new ones. I really like the old one with all of the shafts

poolrod · Oct 22, 2007

Purple Heart and Snakewood look sharp.poolrod

MATTY · Oct 22, 2007

FYI, the SW cues that I used to own

.....while I still keep the PH one as my play cue....

MATTY · Oct 22, 2007

Still another.....

wild west · Oct 22, 2007

My personal playing cue....95 Franklin

http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z222/poolcues/DSC00315.jpg

Pau Ferro with Ebony points.

Ken_4fun · Oct 22, 2007

My franklin

Ebony with maple points with green veneer.

Dakota Cues · Oct 22, 2007

WOW!!! THAT'S What I'm talking about!!!

MATTY said:
Still another.....

Matty, You are the man!

What is the brown wood in the Bottom (left) Gaboon cue? Is it Macassar or Pau Ferro???

Thanks.

P.S. Special thanks for posting the most gorgeous 9 point I've seen. Do you have a shot of the back end, too???

Dakota Cues · Oct 22, 2007

Salamander said:
Actually Jerry really like Gongalo Alves wood (sp?). Many SW lovers swear by that wood.

+1

That's what Laurie told me when my order came up about a month ago. She also said that Mickey's playing cue was Alves, too.

ShaneS · Oct 22, 2007

Top cue.

Ebony points; BEM forearm; green, white, green veneers.

Wish I still owned this cue.

-S

masonh · Oct 22, 2007

not sure about what Laurie said but i was told a long time ago by a good freind of Jerry's that he like Pau Ferro,and have herad it here 2-3 times as well.

MATTY · Oct 22, 2007

Dakota Cues said:
Matty, You are the man!

What is the brown wood in the Bottom (left) Gaboon cue? Is it Macassar or Pau Ferro???

Thanks.

P.S. Special thanks for posting the most gorgeous 9 point I've seen. Do you have a shot of the back end, too???

I guess thats Alves points, and as your wish, but I am giving you more

cueaddicts · Oct 22, 2007

My personal fav is probably ebony nose with BEM points and red/white/black veneers. You could also sub in green for red. I like these the best, equally. The reverse of this is sweet, too. Also like the ebony on ebony ones, but a highly figured maple really pops more with the ebony, at least to me.

Here's an example of one below but with Macassar (striped) ebony.

Tony_in_MD · Oct 22, 2007

Something like this perhaps?

http://forums.azbilliards.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=790&size=big&cat=533

cueaddicts said:
My personal fav is probably ebony nose with BEM points and red/white/black veneers. You could also sub in green for red. I like these the best, equally. The reverse of this is sweet, too. Also like the ebony on ebony ones, but a highly figured maple really pops more with the ebony, at least to me.

cuenut · Oct 22, 2007

I have not seen many that I really don't like the point / forearm combination, but I really think the veneer combinations make or break the cue. My favorite is BEM in ebony wiht flame veneers like the one previously pictured that is ebony/ebony.

skins · Oct 22, 2007

the most gorgeous SW i ever saw was owned by Dick Weaver (touring pro out of the chicagoland area) about 20 years ago. it had a gabon ebony nose with 3 hi and 3 low deep, wide, and kind out of focus grain cocobolo points with no veneers. you almost couldn't see where the edges were on the cocobolo points ended and where the ebony began unless you really looked at it. even still you knew the points were there. it was awesome. i haven't seen anything even close to that cue since. i wish i knew where that cue was.

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