A Thuya Burl Cue

BryanMordt

BryanMordt

Retired Cuemaker
Silver Member
Recently completed for a customer. The images may take a little while to download especially if your on a dial up connection but they really show the beauty of thuya burl.

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I am usually asked how much my cues go for and this particular one sold for $650 with 2 shafts and joint protectors. The thuya handle was sectioned and cored with maple for added strength.

Bryan Mordt
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Bryan,

Your craftsmenship continues to amaze me. I personally love simple/plain wrapless cues and this one is a beauty. My buddy Jack whom I shoot with every weekend recently got an all ebony cue with curly maple wrap from you and he loves it. He plays with it almost all the time now and constantly kicks my a$$!

Funny side story you might enjoy is that I recently got back my Cognoscenti cue from Joe Gold with a brand new shaft. Since Jack's new BCM is wrapless, my Cog's wrapless as well and both cues had G-10 pins, we decided to pit these two cues together and have a small duel. A race to 7 in 9-ball was pretty close with Jack/BCM coming out on top 7-5. In the same evening, we also played a very quick 50 point game of straight pool. Jack/BCM was off to the races beating me/Cog out 50-25. Jack is definitely a better player and both cues performed excellent. Cheers Bryan!
 
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I said it a long time ago this guy is on his way ( BIG TIME ). He also answer some repair quetions for me over a year ago and I thought that was very nice of him. I look forward to having one of his cues in the future. Great finish work by the way. Hannphie
 
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ironchef. said:
Bryan,

Your craftsmenship continues to amaze me. I personally love simple/plain wrapless cues and this one is a beauty. My buddy Jack whom I shoot with every weekend recently got an all ebony cue with curly maple wrap from you and he loves it. He plays with it almost all the time now and constantly kicks my a$$!

Funny side story you might enjoy is that I recently got back my Cognoscenti cue from Joe Gold with a brand new shaft. Since Jack's new BCM is wrapless, my Cog's wrapless as well and both cues had G-10 pins, we decided to pit these two cues together and have a small duel. A race to 7 in 9-ball was pretty close with Jack/BCM coming out on top 7-5. In the same evening, we also played a very quick 50 point game of straight pool. Jack/BCM was off to the races beating me/Cog out 50-25. Jack is definitely a better player and both cues performed excellent. Cheers Bryan!
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Thank you.

I'm glad to hear Jack is enjoying his cue. I still can't believe how nice the curly maple was in that cue, I was very pleased with it.

Have a good one.

Bryan
 
Hannphie said:
I said it a long time ago this guy is on his way ( BIG TIME ). He also answer so repair quetions for me over a year ago and I thought that was very nice of him. I look forward to having one of his cues in the future. Great finish work by the way. Hannphie
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I am very flattered by your remarks. I am on a long road when it comes to my cue making. I still feel like there is much to be done and improve upon but I also know I have come along way since my earlier days. It's not an easy business to make your mark in and I realize that it takes time & dedication. I am fortunate that my business has slowly been on the rise for the last year or so and I have been getting a lot of orders/inquiries.

It's nice to have a passion for something that also pays the bills.

I seem to get a lot of nice remarks about my finish work, thanks for the recognition. I put alot of work into the finishing process.

Bryan
 
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bandido said:
That's gorgeous, Bryan. Real clean work and good materials selection. :)
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Thanks Edwin, I appreciate you saying so. It's always nice to hear feedback from another cue maker.

Bryan
 
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I got my cue from Bryan Friday and it plays and looks GREAT. Must not have been fancy enough to make Bryans highlight films though.lol I love it and will get another one off him when money allows.(We have twin boys due in December) so hopefully Bryan will still be making cues in 20 years!

Love the cue and Bryan is a real craftsman.

Andy ;)
 
Bryan you make beautiful cues.. It's as simple as that to me.. I would love to have one if I had the money :/.
 
biGhuK said:
Bryan you make beautiful cues.. It's as simple as that to me.. I would love to have one if I had the money :/.
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Bryan that is a nice cue .and once i get back on my feet we will be talking .
 
beatiful work bryan... i can't stop looking at this damn cue!!!

i just sent you an email... hope we can do some business together!!!
 
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Fantastic work! The finish is awesome. Bryan you just made me drool with anticipation for my cue. In case you're wondering this is Roy who ordered the 8 pointed burl.
 
Man, your web site is killer. Probably the nicest cuemaker site I've ever seen. Particularly the photography.

Did you do that site yourself? What kind of camera do you use?
 
Tifosi said:
Fantastic work! The finish is awesome. Bryan you just made me drool with anticipation for my cue. In case you're wondering this is Roy who ordered the 8 pointed burl.
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Hi Roy:

I have been getting nice remarks from people seeing your cue on the rack. I will begin spraying in a week or so. It's getting closer. :)

Bryan
 
Malice said:
Man, your web site is killer. Probably the nicest cuemaker site I've ever seen. Particularly the photography.

Did you do that site yourself? What kind of camera do you use?
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Yes, I did the website myself. It is the second generation of bcmcue.com; I have made some improvements over the old version. There are many things I haven't done with the site that I look forward to doing. Time is the biggest problem, the busier I am with orders the less time for web stuff. I'm also a single dad and I like to make time for my daughter as well. :)

As for the photography, it has been my hobby for many years and it's nice to apply it my passion/business. I currently use a Sony DSC-F717 digital camera for taking all my pictures.

Thanks for all the kind words!

Bryan
 
Nice cue! I also have thuya burl on my new cue and it really looks awesome. The finish on your cues also look great!
 
WOW....what a great looking cue. that has to be one of the best cues i have ever seen. can you post your web page address. thanks john
 
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