"out of the norm", yes. Incredible craftsmanship, YES!!
It boggles my mind how you can do this stuff, Steve. You never take the easy way do ya? Most cuemakers start off with plain janes and work their way up to simple points, then maybe some veneers & simple inlays...not Steve. Hell no, he went straight for the full-splices & butterflys.
I can't wait for Hannah to put a few years on so we can make her a cue. She'll have her own Steve Klapp cue.
EDIT: I love the use of lacewood in the first cue. An often overlooked, but beatuiful wood. Is that bloodwood in the second one? Whatever it is, the color is extraordinary.