I don't know Jim Ward personally but I believe he builds cues out of California.
I used to own a 6 pointer that he made. It was a nice looking cue of good quality.
He is out of Visalia, CA I played in my league there last night and they had one of his business cards there and i never even thought to pick it up I will try to get his #### for you if you want. I have only hit with one of his cues b4 and it hit great
It's not a big deal, just wondering if it's the same guy since I knew him for many years but lost touch with him. If it's the Jim Ward I know, he's about 5'10", white, about 45, brown hair, thin, loves Padgett and Bert Schrager cues.
I have marketed several Jim Ward Cues in the past 5 years and my customers are very pleased with the Craftsmanship and Playability ... The price was reasonable also ... I cannot find a website for him, but he may be in the Blue Book of Cues ... ??