I went over to Paul Fanellis today at lunch and low and behold he had some items of interest. The cue featured in his Inside Pool article was finished and wrapped. Its a cue made for my friend Mark and let me say, I thought it was a tad nicer looking than my snakewood cue from last year. The rosewood is really nice and the colors are super vibrant. Mark's inspiration for the colors came from some of the 360's he had seen over the years. A real looker.. in a few weeks we will have some pics... the best part is there are three shafts, one of them, is like a 360 shaft.. butterflied.
Next up was the cue we will call the "firefly". Its a jet black ebony cue with orange, yellow, red and white veneers. You cannot describe what this cue looks like, hopefully Paul will e-mail me a pic, cause I would love to share it. This cue is one I chose the colors on for myself. The cue has ebony points with the same color scheme in veneers. Between those points are the orange, yellow, red, white butterfly veneers right down to the handle. The top has the same design in thinner butterflies. Going to be awesome... The one thing that really stands out about Pauls cues, they don't need a single inlay. They are so full of life, any inlay would take away from the other work.
For the record, Pauls point work is really, really, nice. He does tight veneers and his butterfly's are beyond reproach. Which brought me to another thought, reading here some time ago about the "strength" or lack thereof, of a butterfly lamination....urban legend. Until someone shows me joint "failure" under standard cue usage.
Joe
Next up was the cue we will call the "firefly". Its a jet black ebony cue with orange, yellow, red and white veneers. You cannot describe what this cue looks like, hopefully Paul will e-mail me a pic, cause I would love to share it. This cue is one I chose the colors on for myself. The cue has ebony points with the same color scheme in veneers. Between those points are the orange, yellow, red, white butterfly veneers right down to the handle. The top has the same design in thinner butterflies. Going to be awesome... The one thing that really stands out about Pauls cues, they don't need a single inlay. They are so full of life, any inlay would take away from the other work.
For the record, Pauls point work is really, really, nice. He does tight veneers and his butterfly's are beyond reproach. Which brought me to another thought, reading here some time ago about the "strength" or lack thereof, of a butterfly lamination....urban legend. Until someone shows me joint "failure" under standard cue usage.
Joe