The workmanship looks top notch and the design is a dandy.
Curious to know why you chose Maple for the handle & dyed
it black versus say ebony. I was imagining the wood density
and weight might have been the reason for not using ebony.
The only thing I’d like to see changed is the rings. The design
is really nice so a little larger in size would have looked great.
Ebony handles??
Yes Sir, I've done them before. I double cored them. Butts finished around 14.8 to 15 oz.
The reason for pursuing the black dye is,
I have a very good inventory of black, dry Ebony.
Good ebony is getting harder to get so I keep it for Forearms, points and butt sleeves.
Next reason for black dye is, if I refinish someone's cue who has a wrap but wants to go wrapless. Black matches everything. And more importantly, I don't have to needlessly cut someones cue in half and rebuild it.
Examples
Pechauer, Meucci and Robinson.