I should have done some homework. I did not know you made cues yourself. I am a big fan of beautiful wood and may be in touch with you in the future. A cue made from something like that burl in the fourth picture in your initial post would be breathtaking.
My apologies for posting non pool related pics but these have some pretty nice wood albeit plain compared to what you create.
Here's some claro walnut in the form of a 22. Damn thing shoots lights out too.
Cheers,
RG
What's odd is I have not seen claro walnut or French walnut used in cues but these are the most popular classic custom gunstock woods. Seems to me these would be perfect woods for cues too. I have always loved the fiddleback European walnut grain.
Chris