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Joint Protectors
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SSDiver2112
Escott Cues
No pictures but I have seen some bent pins.
I've got a similar set of Baxter JPs for my Schon.
I've got a buddy that has a pretty nice Viking that was dropped and the pin is a little off. He was able to mate the shaft to the butt to get it pretty close to straight.
sudocrushms
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Those are beautiful. Do you do commissions for joint protectors? Wouldn't mind a set for my Virtuoso.
They could just sit in a glass display case.
SSDiver2112
Escott Cues
Send me a DM on what you are looking for.
I was surprised and excited after seeing how the joint protectors turned out for my last custom made by Bob Owen.
It was a last minute request and I asked Bob to make a design that fit the design of my cue that he and I collaborated
on its final design. I was hoping this would be my best design and I never gave any thought to what the protectors should look like. I left that to Bob because the design I came up with was already giving him fits because it used a lot of small inlays consisting of Pau Lau Abalone & Ivory. I was hesitant to undertake the protector design so I let Bob decide.
Well, Bob and I had become pals by this point after he built my 1st custom so I knew I could count on him to come up with a nice design. OMG, the workmanship is crazy. He made the rings match my cue design. The rings on my cue contain 32 inlays of abalone and ivory identical to the protectors. The tops use scalloped Pau Lau & Ivory encircled by ebony. Anyone that’s worked with Pau Lau has learned first hand how easily it fractures & splits so it’s tedious work. IMO, Bob can walk on water.
It was a last minute request and I asked Bob to make a design that fit the design of my cue that he and I collaborated
on its final design. I was hoping this would be my best design and I never gave any thought to what the protectors should look like. I left that to Bob because the design I came up with was already giving him fits because it used a lot of small inlays consisting of Pau Lau Abalone & Ivory. I was hesitant to undertake the protector design so I let Bob decide.
Well, Bob and I had become pals by this point after he built my 1st custom so I knew I could count on him to come up with a nice design. OMG, the workmanship is crazy. He made the rings match my cue design. The rings on my cue contain 32 inlays of abalone and ivory identical to the protectors. The tops use scalloped Pau Lau & Ivory encircled by ebony. Anyone that’s worked with Pau Lau has learned first hand how easily it fractures & splits so it’s tedious work. IMO, Bob can walk on water.
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Gorgeous cue, I'd be scared to take it out and shoot with that piece of art......
I never could understand owning a cue and not playing with it. Any of my friends can play with one of my cues. How else can you learn and find out that pool cues do play and feel differently. The issue with the cues in my 6x12 case is the specs on all six cues are really alike. 4 of the 6 cues were built to the same specs. The biggest difference in my cues is the pin. Weight of the butt and shafts and the diameter are alike so it comes down to the thread and wood. The 6 cues in my case use a radial, 3/8x10 & 3/8x11 flat ivory joints. I retired my Runde Schon 20 years ago. It’s much heavier > 20 ozs & has a piloted steel joint.
