Pic of my new Dominiak Q

Subsonic2u

Subsonic2u

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I just got a new Dominiak Q with the Dominator shaft. Well, "preowned," but new to me. I saw this pic posted on AZ on 7-9-03 and instantly fell in love with the Q. :cool: It was originally owned by Zim of Zim's Rack in IL. Since then it went thru 2 other owners before I finally bought it. It is a 1/1 and the only 1/1 that Dominiak Cues has ever made. They have made other Qs using this same model 1009 design, however this is the only one made from Snakewood and Ebony. Dominiak Cues is no longer making Qs as their wood business is taking all their time. They do expect to return to making Qs in the future. What do u think? Is she a beauty? :cool:

The butt sleeve and forearm are ebony with inlays of long diamond and spear points of snakewood. The handle is snakewood with inlays of long diamond and spear points of ebony. It has a phonolic butt cap and joint rings. It is cored with an 8 piece radially spliced maple dow and the joint is a Unilock radial screw for that great solid hit that Dominiak Qs are known by. I'm a happy camper and just wanted to share with u the beauty of this fine custom cue. :)

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Pic of Dominiak Snakewood/Ebony Forearm

Forgot to include a pic of the handle/forearm. :o Very black ebony.

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Nice cue...a friend of mine has a Dominiak that is radially spliced with leapordwood and ebony like P2s....
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Those are great cues! I'm pretty sure it's lacewood, not leapordwood though!

Zim
 
Zims Rack said:
Those are great cues! I'm pretty sure it's lacewood, not leapordwood though!

Zim
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This is a bit of a hijack, so I will first say that the ebony/snakewood Dominiak is a very nice looking cue.

You draw a distinction that many do not point out. Often times lacewood is considered the same as leopardwood, and I have seen references that say which country the species is harvested from sort of dictates which name it goes by. Also, I have seen references that say leopardwood is just lacewood that happens to have the larger sized flakes. But, I believe the two woods are in the same family, but a different genus, hence different woods that are very close in figure.

Kelly
 
Kelly_Guy said:
This is a bit of a hijack, so I will first say that the ebony/snakewood Dominiak is a very nice looking cue.

You draw a distinction that many do not point out. Often times lacewood is considered the same as leopardwood, and I have seen references that say which country the species is harvested from sort of dictates which name it goes by. Also, I have seen references that say leopardwood is just lacewood that happens to have the larger sized flakes. But, I believe the two woods are in the same family, but a different genus, hence different woods that are very close in figure.

Kelly
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The reason I made that comment is because I'm a dealer for Dominiak cues and I know that they used lacewood in that model and not leapordwood.

Zim
 
Well, I know that leapordwood is darker, similiar to mahogany....and lacewood is lighter, more like maple....the overall grain is similiar....

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I can't seem to find an example of lace wood online...but when I do I'll edit this post...
Found one....lacewood
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billiardbum said:
What ever happened to Dominiak????
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Here is what Bill has to say about Cue Stock Inc and Dominiak Custom Cues...

Hey Michael,
Good to hear from you. We are well , hope you are also. I haven't built any cues since that show that you met Aaron. We have lousy customer service. I have some cues that have been sitting for some time . So far 06 is a lot better year for us, 05 was a big expansion, big money looser. I just took an order for some Dominator radial shafts to a customer in Japan.We have some on back order also and this will be the first time we have made any in some time. Our production has been sawing and drying parts for a large furniture Mfg , turning squares for staircase and millwork ,baseball bat squares and rounds, and believe it or not we have sold 2 trailer loads of turning squares for military tent stakes. Our cuestock production has been limited. If we can get things running better we will have time to build the Dominator and try to make some money. What we are into now is a very large market that is ongoing. The billiards industry is hurting right now, with production going to Asia.
We have nothing for sale at this time.
Stay in touch.Hope your business is well.
Bill

That pretty much tells you what he's been up to!
Zim
 
Lacewood or Leopardwood?

Hi Guys

I'm posting a pic of a group of Dominiak Qs in the final stage of production. The Snakewood is the 3rd from the left. The 3 on the right of the pic are, what I was told Lacewood. A difference in strength of light (brightness) can make them appear lighter or darker. The Snakewood, under a bright light (as seen in the first post above) almost glows with an orangeish/brown color. Remove it from the bright light and it appears to b a darker brownish color. The same thing could happen when trying to figure out if a Q is made of Lacewood or Leopardwood :confused: as both woods seem to have almost the same design with the main difference being a lighter shade (Lacewood) or darker shade (Leopardwood). It would b easy to mistake one for the other depending upon the lighting conditions when viewed. Regardless, the wood surely is beautiful.

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#'s 5,6 and 7 are definately leopardwood...lacewood has more of a quilted maple look to the grain....
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showboat said:
#'s 5,6 and 7 are definately leopardwood...lacewood has more of a quilted maple look to the grain....
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According to Bill Dominiak (the cue maker), at the time this photo was taken the wood was lacewood! Either way, it still looks sharp!

Zim
 
Subsonic2u said:
What do u think? Is she a beauty? :cool:

The butt sleeve and forearm are ebony with inlays of long diamond and spear points of snakewood. The handle is snakewood with inlays of long diamond and spear points of ebony. It has a phonolic butt cap and joint rings. It is cored with an 8 piece radially spliced maple dow and the joint is a Unilock radial screw for that great solid hit that Dominiak Qs are known by. I'm a happy camper and just wanted to share with u the beauty of this fine custom cue. :)

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That is a beautiful cue. I love the combination of woods and the way they set each other off. Enjoy it, now get out there and kick ass and take names.:)
 
Zims Rack said:
According to Bill Dominiak (the cue maker), at the time this photo was taken the wood was lacewood! Either way, it still looks sharp!

Zim
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Fine....my bad....I won't argue anymore...
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showboat said:
Fine....my bad....I won't argue anymore...
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I'm not trying to argue, that's not my character! I am simply passing on info about Dominiak's cues, according to the cue maker.

Zim
 
Zims Rack said:
I'm not trying to argue, that's not my character! I am simply passing on info about Dominiak's cues, according to the cue maker.

Zim
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So what?! Just because he's the cuemaker doesn't mean that he knows what kind of wood it is...lol. :D :D :p :p
 
Zims Rack said:
I'm not trying to argue, that's not my character! I am simply passing on info about Dominiak's cues, according to the cue maker.

Zim
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OK...I was saying that in jest anyways....:p
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i know bill well.
ive had a ton of his cues.
your cue is snakewood. 100% sure

the wood in the other pics is lacewood. 100% sure

bill has moved to the wood aspect of billiards. more money.

lepardwood?.......i know woods, and ive never even heard of it.

maybe its a nickname for lacewood.....like curly/tiger maple.

chris G
 
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