My PJ SugarTree - curly maple handle, chechen rosewood forearm
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simply amazing...
That cue is amazing, Eric sure knows how to compliment the natural beauty of the woods that he uses. It also doesn't hurt that he makes one fine hitting cue on top of it. I need to post pictures of mine, simple like yours, but man oh man does it play.
That cue is amazing, Eric sure knows how to compliment the natural beauty of the woods that he uses. It also doesn't hurt that he makes one fine hitting cue on top of it. I need to post pictures of mine, simple like yours, but man oh man does it play.
haha..tts true..hasn't seen alot of makers using chechen rosewood, this cue has a birthmark at the side of the curly maple handle, which makes it so much more unique, it's not seen during the selection of woods, only shown after turning the wood down...haha..any1 interested in seeing it?
i've been looking for rings like this... what woods are in those checkered rings?
very nice cue!
very nice cue!
I normally do not post on topics about my cues, but this one is one I am very fond of. Chechen rosewood is a very cool wood for cues & really needs to be seen in person to appreciate the depth of the color & figure. I actually would love to someday have enough time to build one for myself using it. I went to central Mexico this past May & with some minor language barriers & lots of confusion found a Mayan sawmill/lumber yard that sold me some really nicely figured pieces. It is most definitely a unique species of tree.
Melinda, the rings are maple with chechen checkers sandwiched between black & brown phenolic.
Melinda, the rings are maple with chechen checkers sandwiched between black & brown phenolic.
That stuff does look nice. The curley offsets the contrast nicely also. I like that there's some curl in the shaft too. Kind of ties the whole cue in together.
qbilder said:
Thank you for the details. Again, it's a beautiful cue!
Melinda
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nicest sugartree ive ever seen.
<~~~ not a SP fan at all.
<~~~ not a SP fan at all.
Chechen is kinda heavy, like cocobolo or kingwood. The maple is not heavy, though. So if done just right, the cue can be assembled & balanced with no metal besides joint pin, and reaching a solid 19oz. Rarely do I use maple forearms unless there are heavier wood points in it. I like to use heavy woods in the forearm/butt with something lighter in the handle, then match shafts by weight to fine adjust the overall weight and/or balance. Everything has a purpose besides asthetics & requires close attention. Very simple appearances, but the design is rather complex. Like they say, beauty is only skin deep. It's what's inside that counts 
qbilder said:Like they say, beauty is only skin deep. It's what's inside that counts
TAP TAP TAP
A more true statement, I've never read!
