The creation of a beautiful accomplice...

[Jive]

About 2 months back i contacted Jim Baxter for a set of Joint Protectors for my Pechauer which turned out great (whole set plus cue on trade or sale here ...we started talking from there and realised how much he loves beautiful wood...one thing led to another and thats how we got started on working on this gorgeous thing that your about to see...

Whole process was extremely interactive, we exchanged mails and PMs everyday which made the cue even more of a joy to build. Started with wood selection and going through Jim's photobucket list of cue pics you won't be short of seeing gorgeous wood....we settled on Amoyna and Jim happen to have ordered some. Here are some of the wood he ordered and allowed me to choose from, but ultimately i asked Jim to pick since he knew better which would go better..






The initial plan was to build a plain jane with just beautiful wood and nice rings but as the whole thing progresses..so did the cue...i saw some nice 6pt wood cue and shared them with Jim, he suggested we could go 3high 3 low points and we worked with his 2 favourite wood, Ebony and Amboyna. With the help of Wayne from Fincher Custom Cues(Jim, if you're reading this correct me if i'm wrong...) had the points made with the ebony and amoyna...here are some pics:

 

[Jive]

more....

next we discussed how i wanted the butt and the rings...i saw some cues with very nice pearlecent butt and i showed Jim the pictures, it happens that he's done something similar before and he decided to incorporate that into the ring work as well.


few days later assembly of cue began..




then came the installation of rings...

 

[Jive]

things progressed really quickly...






and then it was off to have the final coating...birth of my beautiful accomplice...

 

[Jive]

more pics











I haven't receive my cue yet as Jim is still finishing the 2 shafts with similar ringwork but everything should be done by this week and if all goes well i can have this beauty in my hands by end of next week...

I'll upload more pics when i have this beauty in my hand with the shaft on...for now...enjoy the pics!

 

[Jim Baxter]

Everything correct , I did add a 6" alum. threaded rod to the A joint . Wayne Fincher did a Beautiful job on the Amboy points . Thanks for posting Jive . Jim

 

[Jive]

haha thank u for making the beauty! remember to bring it to the bar and shoot a few with it first! u can christen the cue!

 

[cyberrot]

congratulations on adding a beauty to your collection, bro.

i think this is another entry for SCE 2011.

 

[Jive]

Hey marcel,

haha if you don't mind my humble cue in the exhibition i'd be more than happy! just let me know when and where!

 

[Realizm]

Jimi hmmm now that your not on the road you can make a lot more amazing cues ,,,,,,,Looks great .

 

[tjohns]

You won't be disappointed.I saw this cue and a few others the other night.But this cue,
WOW, Jim out did it again.congrats.

 

[solar]

i think this is another entry for SCE 2011. [/QUOTE]

Marcell, When and where is the SCE 2011?