I just picked this up from Cornerstone on Ebay....it's GORGEOUS & an AWESOME playing cue -- Thanks for the new tips Bill -- shoots lights out!!! 
New (Old) Richard Black Playing Cue
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Nice R.b. !!
Nice pick-up, Ken.
I didn't know you were into the Richard Black angle...I figured you for a Scruggs man!
Regardless....gorgeous cue! Congrats.
Rat
Nice pick-up, Ken.
I didn't know you were into the Richard Black angle...I figured you for a Scruggs man!
Regardless....gorgeous cue! Congrats.
Rat
Funny how S__t happens!?
Hey Rat,
I just came accross this auction while surfin EBAY....had to have it!
But, I do like that Timmy Scruggs cue you have for trade too!?
Hey Rat,
I just came accross this auction while surfin EBAY....had to have it!
But, I do like that Timmy Scruggs cue you have for trade too!?
Oh, yeah? Hit me up in a PM and tell me how much you like it!!krbsailing said:Hey Rat,
I just came accross this auction while surfin EBAY....had to have it!
But, I do like that Timmy Scruggs cue you have for trade too!?
Maybe we can figure something out!
Rat
you are a great guy to deal with , the cue had beautiful veneere colors!! and played greatkrbsailing said:I just picked this up from Cornerstone on Ebay....it's GORGEOUS & an AWESOME playing cue -- Thanks for the new tips Bill -- shoots lights out!!!
Ken:
Congrats on the new cue! Tom is a full-blooded RB fan, so I am sure he has infected you too! Glad to hear that you like it. I have always enjoyed the RB cues I have owned.
Wonder if Tom still has his collection..... Ask him if he is ready to sell me that damaged one that he had... has no shafts and needs a major refinish job as I remember... split diamonds in the butt, I think....
Congrats on the new cue! Tom is a full-blooded RB fan, so I am sure he has infected you too! Glad to hear that you like it. I have always enjoyed the RB cues I have owned.
Wonder if Tom still has his collection..... Ask him if he is ready to sell me that damaged one that he had... has no shafts and needs a major refinish job as I remember... split diamonds in the butt, I think....
Richard Black Qs
While the points/veneers are beautiful, and the butt sleeve also, I'm quite surprised at the very plain maple wood used in the forearm. I have considered getting a RB for a long time, but that forearm is a turnoff.
Is there a reason he used such plain wood? Does he do that with all his Qs? 
While the points/veneers are beautiful, and the butt sleeve also, I'm quite surprised at the very plain maple wood used in the forearm. I have considered getting a RB for a long time, but that forearm is a turnoff.
Is there a reason he used such plain wood? Does he do that with all his Qs? 
Subsonic2u said:While the points/veneers are beautiful, and the butt sleeve also, I'm quite surprised at the very plain maple wood used in the forearm. I have considered getting a RB for a long time, but that forearm is a turnoff.
i don't think that forearm looks bad at all. i prefer the "clearer" maple for traditional pronged cues the most. in fact to me the best looking wood for traditional point work is perfectley clear unstained strait grain maple with very little grain similar to this pic. even this cues grain could be less noticable for my taste.
I read that Balabushka preferred the clear-grained wood, as he felt it produced a better hit....
And, yes, Richard uses some very highly figured woods for his forearms. Not sure if he saves them for his more expensive cues or not, but I have mainly seen nicer birdseye on his higher-end cues.
And, yes, Richard uses some very highly figured woods for his forearms. Not sure if he saves them for his more expensive cues or not, but I have mainly seen nicer birdseye on his higher-end cues.
Subsonic2u said:While the points/veneers are beautiful, and the butt sleeve also, I'm quite surprised at the very plain maple wood used in the forearm. I have considered getting a RB for a long time, but that forearm is a turnoff.
Here's a close-up of my forearm:
I think it has gorgeous color and figure. I asked for a highly figured fore arm. He said that he wished he had something better, but this was the best he could come up with. He didn't charge extra for sorting through either.
Jim
Plain Forearm
I'm not sure what-why-or-when cuemakers started using more highly figured woods....this Richard Black cue was made in the early to mid
80's -- it's just a more traditional look
I'm pretty sure Cicchitti still has that cue; I think it was on his work bench during my last lesson. He had another RB cue he was shooting with which was the first RB cue I'd ever seen in person
I'm not sure what-why-or-when cuemakers started using more highly figured woods....this Richard Black cue was made in the early to mid
80's -- it's just a more traditional look
I'm pretty sure Cicchitti still has that cue; I think it was on his work bench during my last lesson. He had another RB cue he was shooting with which was the first RB cue I'd ever seen in person
Holy Inlays & Veneers Scotty!
Excellent LQQking cues Scott....I'm green ($$$) with Envy Wowser
Excellent LQQking cues Scott....I'm green ($$$) with Envy
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