The story and the pics are worth a look.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Antique-Famous-...emQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item1e5a2902fe
http://cgi.ebay.com/Antique-Famous-...emQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item1e5a2902fe
Interesting auction
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a fun read!
That was a fun read. Seems ol' Shorty invented the long splice! :smile:
Hu
That was a fun read. Seems ol' Shorty invented the long splice! :smile:
Hu
He might have also been a pioneer of the offset joint pin.:wink:
I noted that too!
I noted that too. I suspect he turned the cue as one piece after installing the joint. Regardless, far more cues have been built with the offset joint pin than with points so perhaps he had something there!
Hu
I noted that too. I suspect he turned the cue as one piece after installing the joint. Regardless, far more cues have been built with the offset joint pin than with points so perhaps he had something there!
Hu
I'll have to ask Richard Black if he knew of Shorty... 
A good yarn is not just for knitting... :wink:
JV
A good yarn is not just for knitting... :wink:
JV