Here is Cajunbarboxplyr's new j/b cue. Like my friend Brent from BHQ says..."there's a story behind every cue". Cajun currently is a tad short on funds as he's between tournament victories at the moment yet he still wanted a great performing j/b. He even requested that it be made from blem wood or scraps in effort to keep the cost down. Well as many of you know I have a kid helping me out in the shop lately and his skills have been showing a lot of promise. He asked if I'd allow him to make a complete cue just using some scrap parts and it turned out to be the perfect project for Cajun's cue. Here are the details. The cue is 60" as per Cajun's request and the forearm is a piece of birdseye thats light in the eyes as it has only one single birdseye...hence it was in the scrap bin. The wood under the wrap was salvaged from an old broken house cue. The shaft was blem as well as it has a few dark sugar spots. I personally like these shafts but most prefer a bit cleaner. The ferrule is the very old school unbreakable fiber material thats no longer available and the tip is canvas phenolic. Heck even the bumper is from a house cue and if you look closely it says Valley. The only premium parts are a pair of aluminum 3/8-10 pins, a bit of irish linen, and of course the tip. The cue was assembled after hours by my young friend totally on his own time and I only supervised & answered a few questions. Pretty sporty if you ask me...I wish the first cue I built was 1/2 as nice. Well I guess you can't call it a Varney cue...maybe just a cue from the Varney shop. Enjoy your new crusher Jamie!:thumbup:
