cue is 18.3 oz. made of striped ebony and curly maple. the forearm has been laminated with 1/4 by 1/4 inch strips of ebony into the curly for stiffness. the butt has alternating bands of curly and ebony. the handle is one solid piece of striped ebony. the shaft is 12.8 mm flat laminated that has been processed in a vacuum chamber with a liquid acrloid b72 forced in to all the airpockers making it much more solid. the wood pin, 1/2 by 8, is made by me and treated to last a lifetime. the rings are linen fiber, and the tip is a compressed le pro. cue is new accept for a few test drive balls hit by me. if you buy cue, hit a few racks and for any reason are unhappy, just return cue for a full and prompt refund. keep your head down. $300.00 chuck