Great Ivory-free Tonkin Cue Underway
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Hi Josh,
Nice comments!
I agree with you about Pete's rendering capabilities.
Will
Dean played with a Juma joint Tonkin for a while. The hit was as solid as anything.
You might want to try it.
Nick
Thanks Nick!
Hope all's well!
Will
Hi Rick,
Thanks for your comments!
Literally every time I see you post and I see your Palatine location,
I am reminded of my dear friend cue seller John Wright, who passed away in October, 2004.
Will
Thanks Martin!
Come to the ICCS in Denver in a couple of weeks and you can play with one of Tonkins!
Will
Beautiful Cue
What amazing Cuemakers we have today, artists.
I strictly play Ebony 20-21 oz cues so I am partial to this fantastic looking cue.
Sincerely:SS
What amazing Cuemakers we have today, artists.
I strictly play Ebony 20-21 oz cues so I am partial to this fantastic looking cue.
Sincerely:SS
The renderings are great! I love all ebony ebony dues, such a beautiful canvas. I am also partial to the wrapless handle with complimentary details. JMO
Thanks for the comment. Pete`s new process utilizing renderings is really fun and makes the early development process
fun for the buyer as well as nailing down a common understanding of the cue to be built and delivered.
In the last few days I saw a rendering on AZB of another Tonkin cue either underway or now complete that is stunning.
Worth looking up. Titled as New Tonkin Design and is also in this AZB cue gallery forum.
Will Prout
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Tonkin Ebony Cue with Silver, Blue
I just realized that I don’t think I ever posted pictures of the completed Tonkin cue I received, so here are a few.
You can see the changes we made to the design along the way.
Ivory free, stunning, and an amazing player.
I have been playing with this cue at Shooters-Olathe regularly.
My highest recommendations go to Pete Tonkin.
Likely one of the best cuemakers in the history of the craft.
This is a player’s level cue. I also own some of his advanced cues, just amazing.
Will Prout
I just realized that I don’t think I ever posted pictures of the completed Tonkin cue I received, so here are a few.
You can see the changes we made to the design along the way.
Ivory free, stunning, and an amazing player.
I have been playing with this cue at Shooters-Olathe regularly.
My highest recommendations go to Pete Tonkin.
Likely one of the best cuemakers in the history of the craft.
This is a player’s level cue. I also own some of his advanced cues, just amazing.
Will Prout
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Will,
If you If you are serious about this Q being a world traveler, then you should consider getting Pete to
furnish you with documentation that all the white in the cue is not ivory & specify what he used instead.
In fact, I’d obtain a small sample to carry in case of any U.S. Customs questions or from another country
you were traveling to with your new cue. The only way of determining the age of ivory, and I know this one
does not contain any, is to drill the cue to obtain multiple core samples that effectively destroys your cue.
The ivory has to be tested for its age since pre-ban 1978 ivory is completely legal but ivory that is younger
(newer) was poached and illegally obtained unless it was an authorized and permitted trophy hunt animal.
IMO, documentation confirming what material was used making the cue and having a sample that could be
examined and tested minimizes the opportunity for any unnecessary problems.....better to play safe than sorry.
Matt B.
If you If you are serious about this Q being a world traveler, then you should consider getting Pete to
furnish you with documentation that all the white in the cue is not ivory & specify what he used instead.
In fact, I’d obtain a small sample to carry in case of any U.S. Customs questions or from another country
you were traveling to with your new cue. The only way of determining the age of ivory, and I know this one
does not contain any, is to drill the cue to obtain multiple core samples that effectively destroys your cue.
The ivory has to be tested for its age since pre-ban 1978 ivory is completely legal but ivory that is younger
(newer) was poached and illegally obtained unless it was an authorized and permitted trophy hunt animal.
IMO, documentation confirming what material was used making the cue and having a sample that could be
examined and tested minimizes the opportunity for any unnecessary problems.....better to play safe than sorry.
Matt B.
Will's new cue
One of the best parts of this cue build was delivering it in person to Will at Shooters. He had no idea I was coming or that the cue was finished. So I called him from shooters and told him guess where I am at and I have something for you. It was such a good time hanging out with Will and a bunch of other old friends plus all the new friends I got to meet at Shooters. I will definitely be going back.
One of the best parts of this cue build was delivering it in person to Will at Shooters. He had no idea I was coming or that the cue was finished. So I called him from shooters and told him guess where I am at and I have something for you. It was such a good time hanging out with Will and a bunch of other old friends plus all the new friends I got to meet at Shooters. I will definitely be going back.