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A talented gentleman from Ukraine , Evladin Erofey, is an accomplished artist in several disciplines. He makes great cases too. I haven’t seen him on AZ for quite a while now (3-4 years). Does anyone have status on him? I hope he is weathering the battles. Will Prout

As some may know I have a special room where I keep my cues. It has its own furnace, air conditioning, digital humidity control, and more. For 20+ years I have used the small antique coin-operated pool tables that were made ca1931-35 as part of how I exhibit and enjoy the cues. The tables...

I was scrolling on Marketplace today and picked up a few interesting terms I hadn’t heard before: New top just put on the table. We went with red. Special, collapsible queues…. All balls included, appear really round when looking at them Antique table. Early 1990s….. Bummer pool tables, two...

My very dear, longtime friend Bill Schick has passed away. A Hall of Fame cuemaker, a wonderful personality with a wealth of knowledge that he readily shared, and a friend to tons of people in our genre, he will be sorely missed. My deepest condolences to his family and friends. May he rest...

Hi all, Here are some special cues from my scrimshaw cue collection, including cues by Bill Schick, Paul Mottey and Paul Drexler. These cues are some of the “biggest” cues made by these Hall of Famers.. Please feel free to add pictures of scrimshaw cues you have, I would like to see them. Will...

Hi All, Ginacue (Ernie Gutierrez) made the first box cue ever built, for Champagne Eddie Kelly in 1969. Kelly traveled the country gambling with the cue, and it had a significant influence on many of the top cuemakers of the day. Most top cuemakers have made box cues, including Gus and...

Hi All, Here are some of the early Josswest box cues by Bill Stroud in my collection. All are over 30 years old. Many have interesting owner history, including Richie Florence, Jim Rempe, Omaha John Shuput, and others. The pink ivory cue was Stroud’s personal player for years, and was...

My identical twin brother Willis passed away today. This crushes me to my very core. He has many friends who are AZB participants, as he went to several pool/billiard events with me each year, like the Hopkins SBE and others. We were best friends since the day we were born, over 71 years...

I shoot pool like I make love; I put everything in but the balls. I break like I make love, I put everything in but the balls. .....next? Will Prout

Tragic, sad news. I heard this morning that Taylor (TK) Anderson, a great young rising star pool player from Kansas City area was killed at 630 pm New Year’s Eve in a one car accident, in which he was ejected from the vehicle. No more details. Terrible, shocking news. Thoughts and prayers...

Here is something you won’t see every day.... In 2011 someone from Germany advertised on AZB a tooled Centennial case for sale. Expensive, but basically still in the original shipping cardboard tube and wrapped. Taken out only for pictures. He didn’t get a response, because of price and...

This is another of my favorite cues, the Tonkin Night Spirit Box Cue. Pete Tonkin is an amazing cuemaker who gained wide recognition in his early years as a phenomenal metal worker, who then started making stunning cues with unbelievable precision. We (kinda) jointly developed the design of...

This is one of my favorite cues, a real pleasure to hold in person. Bill Schick does all of his own scrimshaw work, the only hall of fame caliber cuemaker who does this. Playability is superb! Each car is different, all are exact detail, the Eastwood case goes well with the cue. I don’t “take...

Hi All, Here is a grouping of six McKernan cases from my case collection. These cases are high on the cool factor scale, and not common in the marketplace so I thought I would share a few pictures. Most of the lids have chevron-shaped inlay work, and inside the lids all came with a Brad tip...

I just saw a note on Facebook by Cliffy’s daughter that he passed away yesterday. Shocking news, I am deeply saddened. What a wonderful, gregarious, friendly person. He was well known on AZB over the years. We will have all of Clif’s friends and family in our thoughts and prayers. May Clif RIP...

Hi all, I am looking for a round tube McKernan case. I will trade a cue or will pay cash. I will trade or pay full market value +... PM me if you have one and would like to deal. Will Prout

Hi, Is the day 2 match schedule available? I didn't see it on Facebook on the Mosconi Cup page? (I already voted for match #1 candidates). Thanks! :thumbup: Will Prout

This is my All Hallows Case by Phil Eastwood. Time to show some pictures of this amazing work by Phil, as it is now the Halloween season, and I will be taking next time to Shooters. The case is visually stunning in design, layout, tooling and has flawless construction. Every time I use it I am...

Hi All, I just saw on the news that the deputy shot in Highlands County, Florida tonight is named William Gentry. I am only going by memory, but this seems to be about where a friend of mine, and AZ member William Gentry (Cuemaker) lives. Update..................This is our good friend...

Hi All, Looking to buy (or trade for) a GTF 1x2 tooled case in like new condition. If you have one, please send me a pm, and let's discuss. Thanks. :thumbup: Will Prout