Joel is the son of nascars hall of fame inductee "herb" thomas.he is also well known as a top quality craftsman in the trade,no cnc machines,all splicing done by hand.the old way.he started with jerry brock(who learned at viking cues)about 10 years ago.he's made less than 100 cues.this cue is 8 years old but only has a couple racks shot with it.3 buska rings,12 ivory inlays,ivory butt,joint and ferrle also.butt is purpleheart wood,all black is ebony wood.arrow straight,pro taper shaft,12.75mm tip.i know he made 3 cues for the late grady "the proffessor" matthews,i went to va when he bought the last one to grady.about 5 years ago,billiards digest published grady won a tourny there.under "cue used",he said "jt" cue.$1400.00,i ship.
