Paul Dayton made my dream cue!

Catamount · 2016-10-12T12:39:41+00:00

My favorite wood is pernambuco. Early on, I got a Schmelke with a one piece rosewood butt. There was just something special about it (along with the other one pieces I've had since). My dream was a cue with a one piece pernambuco butt. Honestly, I thought it would be impossible to find a suitable piece of wood. Then, one day, I stumbled upon the perfect piece and pulled the trigger. Now all I had to do was find someone to make the cue. I spoke to a few other makers, but they weren't really interested. I contacted Paul, and he was like "No problem, send me the wood". He had made me a cue previously, so I knew his work was excellent. I sent him the wood in June, and just got the finished cue yesterday Paul did an amazing job. IMO, he is one of the most underrated makers out there. He has some really nice old growth shaft wood, and I love his taper. This cue looks and plays just the way I was hoping it would. As it turned out, the piece of pernambuco was big enough for two cues. Paul was able to make a new cue for himself, as well. Thank you Paul for making my dream come true!