How about a cue this is made with 19th Century Ivory? Love it or Hate it.
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You know, not trying to be picky, but an image would help our decision making process.
My thoughts on this, is Ivory gonna make the cue play better, hit 10 ton, more then likely it will add value to the cue & done properly, make its appearance look elegant. Other then that, there are cue makers today doing beautiful work w/o using Ivory what so ever and there cues look amazing.
Just my 2 cents worth
PS; Sorry I didn`t answer the question, I can do w/o Ivory in a cue & still be happy with it.
Just my 2 cents worth
PS; Sorry I didn`t answer the question, I can do w/o Ivory in a cue & still be happy with it.
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But If you owned a Balabuska (which I have owned and sold), would you play with it? This is the reason many of us own beautiful cue sticks. Not to play with, but to keep it in the safe. Any scratches would damage it. So, it's a treasure.
Fossilized ivory is legal and readily available from suppliers. It is used a lot in knife handles and pistol grips. I had a custom skinning knife years ago that had fossilized mammoth ivory scales.
Yes I would, I`ve never owned a cue I wouldn`t play with. That`s what they were made for to begin with right? I`m not knocking Ivory at all, just saying all that bling won`t make it play any better will it?
Does Ivory make the cue play better? Just asking here as I do know know.
I have no need for any cue that I wouldn’t play with.
The best shafts I've owned have been ivory ferrule-ed.
I can't stand how (non capped) ivory jointed cues I've had played.
Ivory in the butt? Could take it or leave it and I own cues with/ without currently.
I can't stand how (non capped) ivory jointed cues I've had played.
Ivory in the butt? Could take it or leave it and I own cues with/ without currently.
Having seen many photos of dead elephants killed for their ivory, I could never ask a cue maker for anything ivory in a new build.
I've heard of Marie Antoinette's famous billiards cue (a mace, strictly speaking) made from a single piece of ivory and decorated with gold and jewels. But so far as I know there aren't any pictures in circulation.
The cue must (presumably) still exist. In storage in some French palace perhaps?
The cue must (presumably) still exist. In storage in some French palace perhaps?
Antiques are just that. I really don't like ivory, but I have a few old cues with ivory and am not going to tear the parts off.
It's a relic of a bygone era, and people using it today have their own justifications.
Certainly not playability though, there's a reason that exactly zero pros use ivory.
It's a relic of a bygone era, and people using it today have their own justifications.
Certainly not playability though, there's a reason that exactly zero pros use ivory.
I played with a really fancy one at a pool hall daily for years. Sold it for 19k, but I shot thousands of balls with it joyfully.
If you are in a decent environment, why not play with a fancy cue?