Ivory Handle question
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iba7467 said:
FIRST YOU NEED TO FIND SOMEONE WILLING TO USE YOUR MATERIALS, THEN AS FAR AS THE DESIGN GOES, YOUR BUDGET IS THE ONLY LIMITING FACTOR. SCRIM WORK LOOKS GREAT ON A FULL IVORY HANDLE.
pharaoh68
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FAST_N_LOOSE said:
Could not agree with you more. I like the look of a segmented ivory handle. Perhaps two or three pieces. And as far as getting it to 'pop' or stand out, scrim work is the best way to go IMO. Nothing provides a better contrast to white than black!
Inlays are ok too. Sometimes silver. Sometimes a darker wood with some figure (burl).
But Marcus is right. Your only limitations are those of the selected cuemaker and your budget. Keep both in mind when trying to come up with something.
Look at some of these for ideas.
Gilbert "Ivory Starburst". (Not a true 'ivory handle' but look at the second pic.)
http://forums.azbilliards.com/showthread.php?t=81835
A Schick with an ivory handle plus some basic scrim
http://forums.azbilliards.com/showthread.php?t=78988
A Hercek with a segmented ivory handle and some really intricate scrim.
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a134/highendcues/DSC01499.jpg
A Scruggs with segmented ivory handle with just ringwork.
http://www.waltoncues.com/Cue.asp?CID=KVW-002
(oh, and special thanks to Waltoncues and High End Ken for the wonderful examples I was able to find from them)
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pharaoh68 used a link from www.waltoncues.com, if you go to his inventory page, his personal collection at the bottom has 5 ivory handled cues. Now, most are just segmented with ringwork, but still....you can see the designs that were used on the cues as well as seeing which cuemakers might be good for ivory handled cues.
http://www.waltoncues.com/Inventory.asp
http://www.waltoncues.com/Inventory.asp
Hey iba, I did some work in Ohatchee back in 2001. Built some powerlines over there. I live in Talladega.