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ivicafranic · Sunday at 2:58 PM

Chris Byrne.... another beauty from Chris

About the cue

I am happy to had the opportunity to add this cue into my collection. The cue itself is gorgeous and built with taste but it has a great story behind.
The cue belonged to Don Owen, a silent partner in OB Cues who recently passed.

The rings are sterling silver bordered around gold mother Pearl. The inlays are ivory, gold lip mother of Pearl and copper. The squiggly lines coming out from the inlay in the butt sleeve are a synthetic ivory. He originally made them with ivory, but they didn’t look crisp on the end where they got so thin so he switched over to the synthetic for those particular pieces.
The rings have a .005in border of silver around them with the center being gold lip mother of pearl.

This was the only cue Chris had to bring to the show to submit. He had hoped to complete a different one that was was being built for Steve Piesner(who was great and important collector) that ultimately never got done.
Being invited into to ICCS was a big ambition for Chris and he is proud to have the certificate hanging in his shop. It’s pretty cool when people come in and see it. There are many great cuemakers out there but not a lot that get a room of high end collectors to invite you in and ask for you to build “the big stuff “ for them.

Enjoy the photos!

Chris Byrne Custom Cues

R2PQZ · Sunday at 2:57 PM

ivicafranic said:
Chris Byrne

4 Points Ebony into BEM
Copper & Silver
Fleur de Lis
Genuine EE Wrap
Radial Pin

Just finished and delivered at this year's Expo

Chris is one of my favorite cue makers. I am a huge fan of everything about his cues what includes workmanship, playability and customer service. For someone who hasn't tried to built a cue it can't be easily explained difficulties and challanges you are coming across nor you would understand techniques that were used but believe me, this is something extra ordinary and highly demamding.

For those who are not familiar with his work, he has been around for years and his cues are something special and in a league of their own. The level of craftsmanship is outstanding. Finish, points, veneers, inlays work, leather job, construction.....you can't point out what is better. They are truly something special and are on par with best of the best!

Chris's cues are top players too so for a reason you don't see them for sale often and in the future you will be lucky if you manage to get yourself one. His waiting list is already 8 years.
It's easy to see why his cues are hard to get, and in such demand. They play fantastic, look fabulous, and I believe they are one of the best investments in the cue market today.

Enjoy the photos!

Chris Byrne Custom Cues

I bought my house in 1991. If this keeps up your collection will surpass the current market of my house. Amazing

ivicafranic · Sunday at 2:56 PM

Chris Byrne 4 Points

Before saying something about the cue i would like to say a few words about Chris first.
For those who are not familiar with his work, he has been around for years and his cues are amazing in every way. However, last few years his work has become even better although i didn't even know this is possible and now they are in league of their own. Finish, points, veneers, inlays work, leather job, construction.....you can't point out what is better. They are something special and are on par with best of the best!
At the Expo Chris delivered me 5 cues and this is the 2nd out of 5.
Beside the quality that is out of this world, Chris is super nice, polite and helpful. A real old school gentleman. It has been pleasure working with him on this project and can't wait for the another one that has already started!

Chris's cues play really fantastic and for a reason you don't see them for sale often.
It's easy to see why his cues are hard to get, and in such demand. They play fantastic, look fabulous, and I believe they are one of the best investments in the cue market today.

Cue

4 points Honduran Rosewood into BEM
2 Black Veneers, 2 Rose and Black Paper Veneer between them.
Diamonds, Barbells , Brass
Radial pin and flat faced joint, radial pin and black ee leather wrap.

ABOUT CHRIS BYRNE

Chris Byrne has been making cues in Colorado since 1994, and has developed a very solid reputation as a premier cue maker. His work is very precise and meticulous, and his work is exceptionally clean. For the most part, he makes traditionally designed sticks, and puts a premium on playability.

He is highly respected among true cue afficionados. This is mostly because of his excellent craftsmanship, but also because they are in such demand. He doesn't make a lot of cues. He's a busy guy with a young family and a full time job. He's not only a cue maker, but an auto mechanic, gun-smith, car enthusiast and competitive shooter in trap and skeet as well as long range rifles. Because of all these interests, he doesn't turn out a big volume of cues, but when they leave his shop, they're special.

Enjoy the photos!

Chris Byrne Custom Cues

Maxx · Sunday at 2:55 PM

Nice Huebler, enjoy!

ivicafranic · Sunday at 2:54 PM

Chris Byrne 4 Bridged Points....Brown Mallee Burl into Cocobolo

Spectacular workmanship

Just finished and delivered at this year's Expo 2 weeks ago.
Chris is one of my favorite cue makers. I am a huge fan of everything about his cues what includes workmanship, playability and customer service. For someone who hasn't tried to built a cue it can't be easily explained difficulties and challanges you are coming across nor you would understand techniques that were used but believe me, this is something extra ordinary and highly demamding.

For those who are not familiar with his work, he has been around for years and his cues are something special and in a league of their own. The level of craftsmanship is outstanding. Finish, points, veneers, inlays work, leather job, construction.....you can't point out what is better. They are truly something special and are on par with best of the best!
At the Expo Chris delivered me 5 cues and this is the 1st out of 5.
Beside the quality that is out of this world, Chris is super nice, polite and helpful. A real old school gentleman. It has been pleasure working with him on this project and can't wait for the another one that has already started!

Chris's cues are top players too so for a reason you don't see them for sale often and in the future you will be lucky if you manage to get yourself one. His waiting list is already 8 years.
It's easy to see why his cues are hard to get, and in such demand. They play fantastic, look fabulous, and I believe they are one of the best investments in the cue market today.

Enjoy the photos!

Chris Byrne

iusedtoberich · Sunday at 2:53 PM

Good shooting all! First post updated.

ivicafranic · Sunday at 2:52 PM

Chris Byrne

4 Points Ebony into BEM
Copper & Silver
Fleur de Lis
Genuine EE Wrap
Radial Pin

Just finished and delivered at this year's Expo

Chris is one of my favorite cue makers. I am a huge fan of everything about his cues what includes workmanship, playability and customer service. For someone who hasn't tried to built a cue it can't be easily explained difficulties and challanges you are coming across nor you would understand techniques that were used but believe me, this is something extra ordinary and highly demamding.

For those who are not familiar with his work, he has been around for years and his cues are something special and in a league of their own. The level of craftsmanship is outstanding. Finish, points, veneers, inlays work, leather job, construction.....you can't point out what is better. They are truly something special and are on par with best of the best!

Chris's cues are top players too so for a reason you don't see them for sale often and in the future you will be lucky if you manage to get yourself one. His waiting list is already 8 years.
It's easy to see why his cues are hard to get, and in such demand. They play fantastic, look fabulous, and I believe they are one of the best investments in the cue market today.

Enjoy the photos!

Chris Byrne Custom Cues

sbrownn · Sunday at 2:50 PM

ivicafranic · Sunday at 2:50 PM

Hercek/Spain

If you want, want to see i mean, something really rare, here it is!

2 masters collaboration. This is the only one of two Hercek with 5 veneers ever made.
It is built out of Burton Spain blank.

The wood is Brazilian Rosewood and Highly Figured Birdseye Maple. The inlays are natural and gold!
The joint is natural and the butt cap too, 5/16x14 pin.
The butt is 15.7 oz and the shafts are built out of premium shaft wood and are 4.4, 4.3 oz, 4.0 & 4.1 oz.
With no doubt, this is one of the nicest, the most valuable, the most desiring and the most special cue i have in my collection. There are many fancier and much more inlaid cues i have or had but there are not many if there is any which is more tastefully done, in a way which shows style and quality and which is special in so many ways.

About Burton Spain

Burton Spain was one of the most influential cue makers ever. His influence on cue making is far reaching, and is as evident now as it was 30 years ago. As information on cue making in the 1960s and 1970s becomes more readily available, the importance of Burton Spain's contribution becomes increasingly evident. This short biography will give you a glimpse of Burton Spain the cue maker, the person, and the MENSA member! His legacy lives on in the work of Joel Hercek, who was his friend and student until his death in 1994.

Enjoy the photos!

Enjoy the pics!

ivicafranic · Sunday at 2:48 PM

R2PQZ said:
Not just beautiful cues. Some history for icing on the cake. Thanks for sharing.

Thank you too. And you are very welcome!

ivicafranic · Sunday at 2:46 PM

Ed Prewitt

Maple burl, beautiful lizard leather wrap perfectly installed, 3/8x10 pin, Pau Shell dots rings on all location, custom built joint protectors with Pau Shell dots.
This is a very typical example of Ed Prewitt's work, who is known for his super-fancy ringwork. Almost all of his cues display his traditional rings containing very fancy small dots of naturally iridescent Paua Shell (Paua Shell is a natural product native to New Zealand.) They are very striking and add a lot to any cue.

Ed Prewitt is a master machinist who is known for his precise cue design and uncompromising quality. His philosophy on obtaining choice woods and materials for cuemaking is simple: "I want the very best available and I'm willing to pay for it." Ed has perfected the veneered fullsplice cue. In my belief this is one of the finest fullsplice cue made today.
Knowledge and state-of-the-art machinery enables Prewitt to fashion cues of distinctive design, performance, and quality. Ed Prewitt cues are known for their natural balance, responsiveness, and sheer beauty. For the player and, or collector, there's nothing like an Ed Prewitt cue.

Enjot the photos!

ivicafranic · Sunday at 2:45 PM

Ed Prewitt

Something you won't see often.

Black White Ebony, beautiful lizard leather wrap perfectly installed, 3/8x10 pin, Pau Shell the highest level dots rings on all location, custom built joint protectors with Pau Shell dots.

This is a very typical example of Ed Prewitt's work, who is known for his super-fancy ringwork. Almost all of his cues display his traditional rings containing very fancy small dots of naturally iridescent Paua Shell (Paua Shell is a natural product native to New Zealand.) They are very striking and add a lot to any cue.

Ed Prewitt is a master machinist who is known for his precise cue design and uncompromising quality. His philosophy on obtaining choice woods and materials for cuemaking is simple: "I want the very best available and I'm willing to pay for it."
Knowledge and state-of-the-art machinery enables Prewitt to fashion cues of distinctive design, performance, and quality. Ed Prewitt cues are known for their natural balance, responsiveness, and sheer beauty. For the player and, or collector, there's nothing like an Ed Prewitt cue.

Enjot the photos!

R2PQZ · Sunday at 2:42 PM

ivicafranic said:
Andy Gilbert 8 Points

2024 Build

Tulipwood into Ebony 8 Points
Abalone Dots in the rings

Forearm
Clover inlays at the top of each Point
Silver Dot in the center of each Clover
White Notched Diamond in the bottom of each long Point
Clover Topped Gun Sight in the bottom of each short Point

Butt Sleeve
4x4 White Notched Diamonds/Drammed Array
Clover Topped Barbells with Silver Dot in the Center of each Clover
Genuine Black EE Wrap
Delrin Butt Capp
2 13 mm shafts
3/8x10 Pin

Andy knocked it out of the park. I designed the cue and he took all my suggestions and did just a few little changes. It turned out gorgeous. The workmanship is fantastic as always in Andy's cues.
Beside Andy and Vicki i have to thank Sean Brown who made this possible and was more than helpful as always.
When great people are involved, the result is always outstanding!

Enjoy the photos

Not just beautiful cues. Some history for icing on the cake. Thanks for sharing.

ivicafranic · Sunday at 2:41 PM

Joel Hercek

4 Points Ebony into BEM. Solid natural joint with 5/16x14 pin. All white is natural, yellow inlays are 18K gold. The wrap is real ee.

If you are positive, immaculate in search and dedicated, sometimes you get really lucky

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Not much introduction is needed when it comes to Joel's work.
In handcraft there is no such a thing as perfection but this is the closest to perfection a person ever comes!

A tastefully designed and perfectly executed!
Better and more close up photos are coming soon!

Enjoy!

Cornerman · Sunday at 2:39 PM

bbb said:
here is a list of winners and second place for major tournaments over the years
you can decide who dominated in the 1980's and 1990's

One Pocket pool record book - one pocket pool record setters

A One pocket pool dedicated web site - one pocket pool rules, events, store, message board and more.

www.onepocket.org

Can someone tell me why those U.S. Open one pockets weren’t considered major tournaments? As a sincere question because several of them are not, and then they became major tournaments.

ivicafranic · Sunday at 2:37 PM

Joel Hercek Gambler Cue

4 Points Ebony into Maple
3x8x10pin
Mother of Pearl inlays
Joel's work is really something else. Always classy, never overdone, aestethically pleasing and flawless in every way.
His workmanship is out of this world. He says there is no perfection but for me this is pure perfection.
There are lots of Gambler Style cues but this one is my favorite.
Had lucky to add it to my collection.

Enjoy!

ivicafranic · Sunday at 2:35 PM

Hercek

4 Points
Cocobolo into BEM
Pin: 5/16x14
Joint: Ivory
2 13mm Shafts, Ivory Ferrules
Inlays: Ivory Diamonds and Dots
Butt Cap: Ivory
Wrap: White Linen

One more Joel Hercek cue added to my collection. Quite old but still classy thanks to timeless design.
The cue is perfect and like it was built yesterday.
Joel's work is always perfect and i find his cues one of the best cues ever built considering construction techniques, quality of build, playabiltiy, balance in combination of having an incredible sense of aesthetics.

ivicafranic · Sunday at 2:33 PM

Craig Petersen

This is a highly rare 6 point with recut short points by late Craig Petersen. I was really lucky to add this extremely desirable, rare and collectable cue to my collection!

Specs:

Weight: 19.5 oz
Length: 58″
Joint: 5/16-18
Shafts: 13 mm
Inlays: Ivory
Wrap: EE Leather

About Craig Petersen

Craig Petersen started making cues as a teenager around 1963. He had learned to play pool at the YMCA in Evanston, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. He soon became fascinated with cues, and started doing repairs in a local pool room. Soon, he had a full service shop in that room, but later ended up working in the cue department at Brunswick.
In 1967, Craig got married and moved to California. He was away from cuemaking for the next eight years, returning to Chicago in 1975. For the next ten years, Craig worked off and on for some of the top Chicago area cuemakers.
In 1985, he opened a shop of his own in Bartlett, Illinois. This shop relocated to Addison, Illinois in 1988, and to Fort Wayne, Indiana in 1990. Craig died unexpectedly in 1992, at the age of 46, having made less than one thousand cues. At the time of his death, Craig was in the process of completing his first five-point cue.
Today, Craig Petersen cues are sought after by cue collectors around the world. Later cues are easily identifiable by a "C.P." logo on their butt caps. Craig was famous for extremely sharp and even points. Also, he had a talent for getting inlays, rings, and points to line up perfectly. This was amazing, considering that all work was done by hand with very little equipment. Cues with piloted joints have very thick joints, usually of stainless steel, with very thin pilots.
Craig was a very influential cuemaker whose designs bridged the gap between traditional cues and cutting edge contemporary inlay patterns. Craig's design and construction influence can be seen in many of today's cues and he had a profound direct influence on the early work of Joe Gold of Cognoscenti Cues because of his having trained Joe in the late 1980s.

Cornerman · Sunday at 2:32 PM

Renegade4006 said:
I have used the wrong term for the spot. When I posted the only term I could think of was break spot.

Mods, delete my previous post.

Ah, I misunderstood what you meant then.

Cornerman · Sunday at 2:32 PM

Patrick Johnson said:
Where’s the “break spot” if not the foot spot?

pj
chgo

Well.. I guess that begs the question. Maybe I misunderstood what a “break spot” is since that’s not a term.

ivicafranic · Sunday at 2:28 PM

Andy Gilbert 8 Points

2024 Build

Tulipwood into Ebony 8 Points
Abalone Dots in the rings

Forearm
Clover inlays at the top of each Point
Silver Dot in the center of each Clover
White Notched Diamond in the bottom of each long Point
Clover Topped Gun Sight in the bottom of each short Point

Butt Sleeve
4x4 White Notched Diamonds/Drammed Array
Clover Topped Barbells with Silver Dot in the Center of each Clover
Genuine Black EE Wrap
Delrin Butt Capp
2 13 mm shafts
3/8x10 Pin

Andy knocked it out of the park. I designed the cue and he took all my suggestions and did just a few little changes. It turned out gorgeous. The workmanship is fantastic as always in Andy's cues.
Beside Andy and Vicki i have to thank Sean Brown who made this possible and was more than helpful as always.
When great people are involved, the result is always outstanding!

Enjoy the photos

ivicafranic · Sunday at 2:25 PM

R2PQZ said:
You have more invested in cues than what I paid for my house. Very nice collection.

Thank you. It is just a very small part of my collection actually

Renegade4006 · Sunday at 2:23 PM

Bob Jewett said:
I looked through the NAPA official rules and it appears that they use the foot spot like everyone else. Do you have official NAPA rules text that says otherwise?

I have used the wrong term for the spot. When I posted the only term I could think of was break spot.

Mods, delete my previous post.

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