Just finished this breaker for Christie in Georgia. The curly Purple Heart billet is one piece from the forearm to the threaded butt cap. The Olive wood handle sleeve is from Africa. Olive wood is easy to work with a smells like olives when cut. It is fairly stable but needs to be well seasoned and cored. The shaft is also cut from curly PH and has a Euro taper, G-10 ferrule and Samsara JB tip.