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In my recent custom cue making experiences anything around a year is exceptionally fast.
The actual time for my cues was 14 months except for the last two Bob and Jerry made.
One of the designs was really labor intensive but both reached me before CA’s ivory ban
became effective. Once the CA state legislature enacted a de facto date for the ban, my
cues were estimated to be completed in September & the ban took effect on July 1, 2016.
So in December 2015, I let Bob & Jerry know my cues needed to reach me before the ban
took effect. Well, both cue makers acknowledged my predicament and said don’t be
concerned. They adjusted their production routines to accommodate finishing my cues
ahead of schedule before the CA ban became effective. Memorial Day weekend 2016 both
cues arrived three months earlier than was originally forecasted. The cues turned out A+++.
I was already familiar with the reasons why my cues required this long to complete. Bob & Jerry
discussed their cue making approach with me before I placed my first order so I already
understood the importance of allowing adequate time for veneers, rings and inlays. The last
design Bob made for me has lots of inlays; just the matching three joint protectors use over a
100 inlays in the design. Bob and Jerry made my cue building enjoyable, exciting and satisfying.