Goodness Will, that's quite the family portrait!! Thanks for always giving us a peek at these bits of cue making history. So much I'd never have the opportunity see.
Be safe and well!
Thanks!
You’re close, you’ll have to stop over sometime.
Will
Goodness Will, that's quite the family portrait!! Thanks for always giving us a peek at these bits of cue making history. So much I'd never have the opportunity see.
Be safe and well!
Thanks for sharing Will.
I love Bill's works..
Alton
Amazing, thanks for sharing!
Nice pics Will! Hope all is well...stay safe. See you soon. Bob
Thanks!
You’re close, you’ll have to stop over sometime.
Will
Love to see some of your cues sitting on cuoio leather.
That would be a humdinger of a photo op!
.......another picture.....
Will Prout
Jaw dropping collection. Thanks you for posting Will!
Always a treat to see these beauties Will and of course, being a fan of Box cues myself, I can definitely appreciate these more.
There is another box cue that I believe Bill Stroud made in in the 70's or 80's that is same style as the Ed Kelly Gina, but had a stainless steel joint collar, solid black linen wrap and the bushka rings above and below the wrap and the box veneers were either black or blue on the inside and white on the outside.
That cue was used as a prop in a TV show when I was a kid, but really into Pool in a very big way and that style of cue stuck with me for years and it's what started my interest in not only custom cues, but particularly box cues.
The Josswest box cue you have with the SS joint is same style joint collars and inlays in the forearm, but wrap and rings above the wrap are different and butt sleeve is completely different.
Thank you for sharing as always and I hope you're safe and well out there.
Willie
In the late '70's I had the opportunity to buy an ebony box cue from Bill Stroud, in person, for $400. FOUR HUNDRED FREAKIN' DOLLARS!!
Big mistake. HUGE!
Will,
Those cues are amazing. How was it not more well known about Stroud and these box cues? I wonder how many of these type cues he made? What would these beauties sell for today?