Ladies and gentlemen, we have the right suspect! John Showman and Matt24 have both figured it out for us. Steve Klein in VA made this cue. It is absolutely gorgeous and plays every bit as good as it looks (hits a ton, Jimbo!). The detail in this cue is phenomenal! The ebony is jet black and the maple forearm doesn't have a birdseye to be found. The ringwork really sets the cue off and isn't found in a lot of the usual tribute cues that I see on the market. We usually only see Steve's sneaky petes, so I just wanted to share some of the work he's really capable of... Thanks for playing! Rep points to anyone I can give them to (sorry ScottR, they say I have to spread them around a little first).
Steve