I too was fortunate to have had a couple of Mark's ebony/bem blanks. Joe Callaluca converted one for me, and Judd Fuller converted the other to a break cue, along with a John Davis player, which are now for sale here: http://forums.azbilliards.com/showthread.php?p=4033215#post4033215
Mark is missed very, very much.
Yes Mark will be missed , I should sai Is missed . I was fortunate to accquiar 3 more Bear Blanks . I still have 1 , and not in a Hurry to do anything with it . Jim
Yes. I was able to recover, with the help of Mark's friend Lee Bledsoe, a 6-point cue Mark was almost finished with. He had said it was built similarly to a Black Boar. I will need to find someone to finish it, but am in no hurry to do so either.