both cues have purpleheart rings, except buttcap
the rings that i cooked in the oven to darken
worked almost too well, a little darker than i wanted them
i never said i knew how to cook!!
Does the shaft sound like an aluminum bat when you hit with it. I have some really dense purpleheart shaftwood that I made a player shaft from and that is the comment everyone gives when I let them test it out. I really like the stiffness but the sound takes some getting used to. Chris.