Amboyna on Cocobolo

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Tony Zinzola

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Have a couple little things to finish up and this one is off to the spray booth. Should get the first coat tonight, although I've been pretty sick since Wednesday, so haven't gotten as much done in a day as I usually do.

Four Amboyna Burl Points in a Cocobolo Forearm. Inlays in Points are Abalone, inlaid into Ivory, inlaid into Ebony. The Ebony and Ivory Borders are .012" thick each.

Butt has 4 Sets of the Same inlayas as the forearm, with an Ivory X and an Abalone Diamond. Between Each of those are 4 Abalone Dots inlaid into a Silver Dot. The Silver Border is .012". Overall size of the dots is .090"

The Ivory Hoppe Ring is inlaid with my newer rings. Silver Dashes. Ebony Boxes with Ivory and Silver Dots.

No artificial fillers or preservatives were used in the making of this cue.

Should be ready to ship by Friday or the following Monday.

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Wow, Tony. I'm very happy with the way this is turning out. Can't wait to see it under some clear!!
How'd we do on the weight & balance specs?
 
We shouldn't have a problem with that Chris. I still don't have the pin in the cue and need to finish it and wrap it, then I can double check.

It took me well over an hour just to put those silver dashes in the Ivory Ring. Since I was going into Ivory, they had to fit so tight so there wouldn't be any glue lines. Each piece (Boxes too) had to be tapped into place. I probably bent as many silver dashes as I got into the cue. Fortunately, I always make more pieces than I need.
 
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We shouldn't have a problem with that Chris. I still don't have the pin in the cue and need to finish it and wrap it, then I can double check.

It took me well over an hour just to put those silver dashes in the Ivory Ring. Since I was going into Ivory, they had to fit so tight so there wouldn't be any glue lines. Each piece (Boxes too) had to be tapped into place. I probably bent as many silver dashes as I got into the cue. Fortunately, I always make more pieces than I need.
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Very impressive. The effort shows.
 
I love the colours of the veneers that you used on the cue. Somehow it gives a very "sweet" look to the overall outlook of the cue.
 
Dude......... nice work! I really like the ivory rings above/below the wrap, and inlays in the hoppe ring....
 
Amboyna is the BEST

Very nice Cue Buddy, congrats Chris. Why the Hell all comes for me:mad::eek::mad:that is NOT funny.
Ralf, always waiting his Cue Set.:sorry:
 
Back to the Top, I love that Butt:eek::grin: the Hoppe Ring are the Nutz:love2::yes:
Chris you lucky Dog:grin:
Ralf
 
Isn't Tony doing great stuff! This is the first cue he's ever inlaid the Hoppe ring like this, and I believe the first time he's used rings like those around the wrap. Turned out super. The other inlay work is awesome, too. I'm kind of a sucker for blue & blue/green on the veneers, as you can see. He's pretty much nailed what I had in my mind, and I've appreciated the help he's provided along the way w/ design details.
 
Hope you get feeling better soon,Tony. You just set the bar a little higher with this cue-love the bottom end work. Congrats to the new owner,also, you just hit the lottery!
 
Sweet

crap ross and tony some of my design is in this cue...o well i am still going to keep working on it....mickey carroll
 
Your cues are getting very interesting and impressive. If I ever get a job again, I'll have to talk to you.
 
Here are some updated pics of the Butt. I had the cue all finished, but there was one inlay that had been driving me crazy. Replacing it wasn't really an option because it wasn't the inlay itself, but was a dark spot on the wood between some of the inlays.

Another thing that bothered me was that the black ring above the Hoppe Ring was a very thin ring and after I finished the cue, I thought it would look better if it was the same as the ring on the other side and above the wrap.

Anyway, after losing sleep over the thing for several nights, I ended up cutting the butt sleeve off and redoing it. I asked a few people about it and they said they wouldn't have noticed a thing if I hadn't pointed it out. I'm probably insane for cutting it off, but now at least I can say I'm happy with it. I think this is the best cue I've done to date. Hopefully Chris will feel the same way.

Pics kind of suck because it's late and the lighting was bad. I don't have my photobox set up for the winter yet.

Ralf, before you panic. Your inlays are all in. Waiting on epoxy to dry. Will have pics tomorrow night or Tuesday for you. I have the kids during the day, so more than likely it will be Tuesday. May have been in sooner, but I had to negotiate for more time to work today and had to juggle between kids, snow removal and football.

Here are pics of all sides of the butt sleeve. I'll post updated pics once the cue is all wrapped and finished.

EDIT: Also, when getting the pics up, I noticed in the last pic it looks like there is part of that tiny diamond missing. I went and grabbed the cue and it's all there. It is a kind of reddish area of the Abalone and between that and the poor lighting, it makes it look like there is a piece missing.

EDIT2: Took new pics this morning with better lighting.

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Wow! You'e right, Tony. This is an even better piece of amboyna for the butt, and I like the black better with it equal length. Wish the pics could have been better (I know you do too), but it still looks great. How much better can it get than when a cuemaker himself says he thinks your cue is the best work he's done to date in his career! I can tell you that each part of this cue has come together to create a whole that I'm extremely happy with. Can't wait to see final pics & actually have it in my hand. All the subtle lights & sparkle that I'd envisioned are coming out in the sterling silver & abalone, and the inlaid Hoppe ring is gorgeous. Let alone the way the forearm turned out w/ all the coloration & the great, long points. And all of it lets the woods stand out for all the beauty they are.
I've said all along that, once I get my ideas & desires across, my #1 criteria is that the cuemaker be as happy with the result as he can be. Then I can rest assured I'll be happy.
Very well done, Tony. I'm glad you're proud of this work. I certainly think you deserve to be.
 
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