My Josswest dream cue is finally here.

JimmyRayK

JimmyRayK

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My new Josswest cue I have been waiting for arrived yesterday. And it turned out very special. :)

I have always been one of Bill Stroud's biggest fans. His contributions to cuemaking can't be understated.

At the beginning of the year Bill and I started to come up with a design scheme. One of my favorite cues of all time was Dr. Wu's Josswest cue that was featured in the "Hand of the Masters" calendar several years ago. So Bill and used that cue as a starting point and then took this cue to an advanced level. Similar design in the forearm and then an extreme 4th axis design in the back.

Materials we decided upon were ebony, ivory, black mother of pearl and then a ton of silver work. From there we went with an A++++ piece of birdseye in the forearm. 4 ebony points with white, silver, white and black veneers. Four ivory points between tipped with an elegant ivory spear above. Rings of silver, ivory and black mother of pearl. Black monitor lizard wrap.

In the butt sleeve, the starting point was 8 ovals of black MOP surrounded with a thick silver venner. Then tied everything together with ivory and black MOP inlays all wrapped in silver. Fancy joint caps from JW are still in the works.

I will be taking the cue to Houston to the ICCS show and it will be displayed on the Grand Collection table.

Here are pics.

Thanks to Mr. Stroud for everything including his friendship.

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Stunning!
I will have to say that this cue I need to see in person.

Great design and looking forward to catching up with you soon.
Myron
 
Congrats, Jim. I've seen a lot of JWs and although they are superb and tasteful cues, frankly imho none are in this realm. Bill has gotten into new territory with this one....you really have a special cue there, my friend.
 
Thanks

cueaddicts said:
Congrats, Jim. I've seen a lot of JWs and although they are superb and tasteful cues, frankly imho none are in this realm. Bill has gotten into new territory with this one....you really have a special cue there, my friend.
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Thanks Sean. Bill and I really put a lot of thought into this cue. We have done several cues together and with the chance of retirement coming up for him, I wanted to go to all out thinking it might be our last project together.

Take care,
Jimmy
 
That is an incredibly magnificent and elegant looking cue from one of the most innovative and brilliant makers there is. Is that black MOP?

Martin



Jimmyrayk said:
My new Josswest cue I have been waiting for arrived yesterday. And it turned out very special. :)

I have always been one of Bill Stroud's biggest fans. His contributions to cuemaking can't be understated.

At the beginning of the year Bill and I started to come up with a design scheme. One of my favorite cues of all time was Dr. Wu's Josswest cue that was featured in the "Hand of the Masters" calendar several years ago. So Bill and used that cue as a starting point and then took this cue to an advanced level. Similar design in the forearm and then an extreme 4th axis design in the back.

Materials we decided upon were ebony, ivory, black mother of pearl and then a ton of silver work. From there we went with an A++++ piece of birdseye in the forearm. 4 ebony points with white, silver, white and black veneers. Four ivory points between tipped with an elegant ivory spear above. Rings of silver, ivory and black mother of pearl. Black monitor lizard wrap.

In the butt sleeve, the starting point was 8 ovals of black MOP surrounded with a thick silver venner. Then every thing tied together with ivory and black MOP inlays all wrapped in silver. Fancy joint caps from JW are still in the works.

I will be taking the cue to Houston to the ICCS show and it will be displayed on the Grand Collection table.

Here are pics. I will be getting a much better set of photos to post in a couple of days. For now these will have to do. They just don't do the cue justice. In person the cue is stunning.

Thanks to Mr. Stroud for everything including his friendship.

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jazznpool said:
That is an incredibly magnificent and elegant looking cue from one of the most innovative and brilliant makers there is. Is that black MOP?

Martin
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Thanks for the compliments.

Yes it is black MOP. Bill and I thought that it along with silver and ivory would make a beautiful color scheme against the ebony background.

Jimmy
 
Good Lord, Jimmy!!! After the discussions we had about Bill's work, and the cue he was making for you....I knew it was gonna be sweet. Wow....did I ever underestimate the hell out of it!!!!

That's a gorgeous piece of art, and Bill really outdid himself on this one. Great design, great execution, and I know you've gotta be thrilled.

Congrats on getting a true masterpiece, sir.

Take care,

Mark
 
What a masterpiece!!!. It definitly could be the cornerstone of any collection. Congrats on a great cue.

TommyT
 
Thanks

9ballrun and TommyT,
Thanks for the compliments.............

Hey Mark, aka 8ballrat, hope you can make it to the Lousville in Jan. for the DCC. You can check out the cue and the thousand others that will be on hand.

Keep in touch,
Jimmy
 
sweet looking cue and normally don't like the fancy stuff.that black MOP looks better than the regular.
 
Recredible and immarkable.

He is one of the finest cue maker that I have ever seen and this is my favorite that I have seen thus far. Good luck with it!
 
Now that's what I call a gallery cue...can't even imagine how it would play. You're a lucky man!!

Regards,
Duc.
 
More Pictures

I hope these pictures are a little better.

Sorry for the repost. I went ahead and replaced the pictures on the original post. They just were too dark to do the cue any justice.

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Sorry for the repost. I went ahead and replaced the pictures on the original post. They just were too dark to do the cue any justice.

Thanks,
Jimmy
 
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WOW...that is a MONSTER cue Jimmy!!! There is so much great work in this cue the incredible piece of BEM almost gets lost. I think that may be the prettiest BEM I have ever seen. Congrats on a great cue for a great guy.

Give me a buzz to discuss the cue. I have to see that one in person!
 
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