Love Handles ?

[JoeyInCali]

What happened to the linen wrap days?
Now, almost everyone wants some exotic handles.
From bocote to bubinga to ebony to ironwood to mango .
Pieces are in varying stages and configuration.
Some will be cored, some not and some just extended at the bottom with a threaded dowel.

 

[L.C.Hui]

The bubinga.. nice...:thumbup:

 

[mnb]

What happened to the linen wrap days?
Now, almost everyone wants some exotic handles.
From bocote to bubinga to ebony to ironwood to mango .
Pieces are in varying stages and configuration.
Some will be cored, some not and some just extended at the bottom with a threaded dowel.

what kind of wood are the pieces 4th and 5th from the right?

 

[Busboy]

Really like that bocote one in middle :thumbup:

 

[Badbeat13]

I still love linen, Joey, but I must admit that these
woods are beautiful and will look even better on
the finished product. Very nice!

 

[JoeyInCali]

what kind of wood are the pieces 4th and 5th from the right?

Macassar ebony.

 

[heresy]

Really like that bocote one in middle :thumbup:

Seconded. That thing is intense.

 

[qbilder]

That bland looking birch seems to blend into the crowd, obscured by the color & figure of the others. My money says it turns out to be the ugly duckling who turns into the beautiful swan

 

[JoeyInCali]

That bland looking birch seems to blend into the crowd, obscured by the color & figure of the others. My money says it turns out to be the ugly duckling who turns into the beautiful swan

That birch is a mango.
Gotta get a few of those sent out for stabilization.
Gotta get more ironwoods too.

 

[qbilder]

That birch is a mango.
Gotta get a few of those sent out for stabilization.
Gotta get more ironwoods too.

No kidding? Looks like massur birch, nothing like the mango I have. The stuff I have is stained & kinda nasty colored.

 

[cubswin]

Come on Joey, why post pictures like this and make me want a cue.

 

[JoeyInCali]

Come on Joey, why post pictures like this and make me want a cue.

You can always burglarize someone's home that has that curly Koa cue. :grin:

 

[JoeyInCali]

No kidding? Looks like massur birch, nothing like the mango I have. The stuff I have is stained & kinda nasty colored.

I have a few striped mango I'd trade.
I can't get the curly Koa's anymore so this is the closest thing.

 

[cubswin]

You can always burglarize someone's home that has that curly Koa cue. :grin:

Nah, but I will go over and play with it I'm sure.

 

[HereWeGo]

Rainy Day Handles

 

[lenoxmjs]

I'm guessing that there are a couple in there for me


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[slide13]

I'm a linen fan myself, just looks and feels right to me. But, I can appreciate a beautiful wood handled wrapless cue....some nicely figured wood that works well with the rest of the cue can look fantastic. And this is some good looking wood!

What I don't get is leather, especially exotic leather wraps. Always looks cheesy and gaudy to me and I don't care for the feel. Smooth leather is okay, I guess, but I often see cues I'd love if it weren't for a horrible lookng lizard skin wrap.

 

[Texas Carom Club]

What happened to the linen wrap days?
Now, almost everyone wants some exotic handles.
From bocote to bubinga to ebony to ironwood to mango .
Pieces are in varying stages and configuration.
Some will be cored, some not and some just extended at the bottom with a threaded dowel.

that middle bocote piece has fantastic figure 2 it
what are the 2 pieces to the left of it
those are my favourites of em all

 

[Texas Carom Club]

I prefer the feel of the clear coated wrapless
and a smooth leather,be it imitation or not
the key is the smooth feel for me
the linen is no longer an option for me

 

[yuri_b17]

Do I see my next one in this batch???...