The birdseye cue with linen and the brass rings is my cue (joey and myself co-designed it lol) and to say it PLAYS lights out is an understatement...it’s unreal how good these ferrules are too...i,m truly amazed how well JOEYs cues play...i bought a birdseye merry widow of his about a year ago and tried it for a couple days and sold it because i needed quick cash...IMMEDIATELY regretted it and after contacting Joey,i knew i wanted birdseye with brass pin and stag collars (same as other cue) but i wanted metal in ring work(i love silver,brass,copper in ringwork or in inlays) and this is what we came up with....if you guys don’t try to get a JOEY cue,while you can,i definitely think its a mistake....his taper and shafts are incredible too. Great guy to boot and he gives you updates and you can actually talk to him too,unlike some pretentious “cuemakers” who act like their doing you a favor to take your money lol...