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The player you referred to was named Jesse if memory serves me. Never heard the last name. He came to Seattle in the early seventies.

I do it myself. Unfortunately the motor on my metal lathe is being rebuilt. Out of business for now. There are many capable builders out there. Just ask in your local poolroom. The other cue looks like zebrawood to me.

The Brazilian Rosewood itself is worth more than the cue. Consider having a local builder reconstruct the wood into a beautiful cue. I have converted several of these cues to something special.

New York Mel (R.I.P.) would offer 2 to 1 odds, in a manner of speaking. He would only use one piece of chalk while his opponent could use two.

Both of these gentlemen are fantastic cue artists. It is up to each individual to choose what appeals to them.

There is an Olympia Pool Players group on face book. Join and you will find all the hot spots.

When you start printing calendars with your cue of the month let us know. I would love to frame the photos and hang them on the wall. Your work is amazing.

I once built a two piece cue out of acrylic rod. It was unique looking, but not a cue to play with. It seemed to absorb the energy instead of transferring to the cueball. A collector bought it to add to his collection.

Most makers use a 3/8×16 weight bolt. Some use one with a head on it in the back of the cue. Others use 3/8×16 socket set screws. The advantage to these is they may be placed further into the cue from the back end. This allows you to adjust the balance point of the cue. These come in different...

The final polishing. Using webril wipes. I used Meguiars for years, but like Novus better.

I use Novus 2 fine scratch remover

I didn't mention that I won a majority of these tourneys. I was not greedy and the players enjoyed the competition. These were bar tourneys between West Seattle and Burien. $5 entry and house matched.

In the mid 80s Bill Webb went to Vegas to tour Jerry Franklin's shop. There was an open door policy at Southwest Cues at that time. While there Bill ordered three cues. All three high and three low six point cues. Cost at that time was $275 each. Bill came home to Seattle and waited for the...

For years I ran tourneys 7 days a week. You do not have to entice the top players to play. Spread the money out. First place does not need to be big money. Most are playing to learn or have a good time. Pay more places and get more players. With 16 people it would be $50 for 1st, $40 for...

Another consideration is the wood itself. A lot of Brazilian Rosewood was used years ago. One of my nicest builds is a reconstructed Rich cue. Beautiful figure that comes to life when wood is turned down. Hard to tell by the picture. Butt may be solid rosewood.

The cue looks to be in excellent condition. The label has stayed intact for 50 or 60 years. A great player used a cue just like this where I worked in 1971. If this cue could work as well as his did it would be worth $1000.

You can remove the bumper and place some spacers in the buttcap. That will move the bumper out to give more protection.

I have wrapped with linen and coated with Elmer's. Then sanded that down to desired size. Wrap again over that. Worked well. Never any problems.

My choice is bank pool. Great gambling game.

Breathing just before you stroke keeps you from going brain dead. Use a mantra. Stay down and follow through. Repeat it over and over under your breath. Soon that thought dominates your brain. Nothing distracts you. Good luck!