What are those squiggly inlays anyway?

TATE

TATE

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A Big Thanks to Fast Lenny who found me a very neat custom 3rd catalog Model 16 Palmer.

I've seen all kinds of shapes, but I wondered what those funny shaped inalys were. I've seen dots, diamonds, snowflakes, and flowers, but what do you call these?


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So, when I found out, I chuckled and said "Oh!" ...and put it on the web page for the Model 16. Now we know!


http://www.palmercollector.com/Model16ThirdCatPage.html
 
looks like they came up with the design around the dots that were in the orginal design.... very nice find! :)

chris
 
nice cue chris, i've never seen a 16 like that. what do you think, a contest to name the inlay?

guy
 
guycrunch said:
nice cue chris, i've never seen a 16 like that. what do you think, a contest to name the inlay?

guy
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It's a fleur-di-lis inspired by the French symbol used for decorating, as shown below, symbolic of the lily. The inlay was actually available from H.L. Wild in New York, a supplier for luthiers, but was too thin to be used for cues. When Palmer got a high enough volume to order their own thicker shapes from Germany, they had the fleur-di-lis made for their cues.

It makes the cue a little more interesting to collect. This is a very popular Palmer among collectors.

Chris
 

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I'd call it Barbed Wire

It bears an uncanny resemblance to the silhouette of a short section of barbed wire. Sounds more macho than fleur de lis as well, and provides a good image for a cue: "Don't touch, or I'll draw blood".

It's a little too symmetrical anyway, so instead of having to pass it off as a crude representation of a fleur de lis, a good marketer would call it the thing which it most resembles.

Ken
 
Unique design---looks like the love child of the MICHELIN MAN and FLUER-DI-LIS
 
Slider said:
It bears an uncanny resemblance to the silhouette of a short section of barbed wire. Sounds more macho than fleur de lis as well, and provides a good image for a cue: "Don't touch, or I'll draw blood".

It's a little too symmetrical anyway, so instead of having to pass it off as a crude representation of a fleur de lis, a good marketer would call it the thing which it most resembles.

Ken
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It kind of reminded me of a case of the crabs I picked up in Tijuana once, but fleur-di-lis sounded a little classier .:p
 
ribdoner said:
Unique design---looks like the love child of the MICHELIN MAN and FLUER-DI-LIS
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With all these compliments, I'm going to burn the cue in the backyard first thing in the morning!
 
TATE said:
With all these compliments, I'm going to burn the cue in the backyard first thing in the morning!
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Chris,

Plse DON'T do it----I really, REALLY like it. I think it brings back memories:confused:

Besides, it inspired SKINS
 
The inlay looks like a squished turtle to me,lol,the cue came out very nice Chris,i am glad your happy,did you recieve the other shaft?
 
Fast Lenny said:
The inlay looks like a squished turtle to me,lol,the cue came out very nice Chris,i am glad your happy,did you recieve the other shaft?
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Lenny,

Yes, thanks - I sure did. The cue really came out nice. Here's the full pic:

Model_16_custom_full_cue.jpg
 
i'm not sure how they referred to those inlays back then but they're a common combination of three graphic shapes to make one piece. it's easy to see how someone could have put that together.

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TATE said:
Lenny,

Yes, thanks - I sure did. The cue really came out nice. Here's the full pic:

Model_16_custom_full_cue.jpg
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Yes Chris the cue came out beautifully,the maple points really came out alot after being redone.Who did the work?
 
Scot at Proficient refinished it and rewrapped it. He really does some clean work, taking as little off the cue as possible.

Chris
 
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