Who can build this and for how much? Am I nuts?

rack'em zach'em

rack'em zach'em

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Zach's Cue -

Burls has to be Red - Bright Red


Joint
Half Ivory

Shaft and Joint Collars
Red Burl Ring, Ivory Ring, Red Burl Ring - Silver Crosses going around the Rings

Forearm

Under the Collar - Crown of thorns

Ebony

One Side to have a vertical eyeball - Ivory Eye with other materials making up the eyeball and lashes.

I want Abalone tears coming down from the eye to the top of the handle with a ring of Abalone representing a puddle of tears. I want silver lines coming up out of the puddle representing a splash.

The Second side of the forearm to say SALVATION in silver - Elegant

Red Burl and Ivory Segmented handle. If possible Angels and Demons Fighting in Scrimshaw in the Ivory

Butt Sleeve- same ring work
Ebony with Silver mountain and crosses on the mountain. Reverse side to say IT IS FINISHED in Silver

Ivory Butt

Shafts - 12.75
Black G-10 Pin
Short Moose horn ferrules
Kamui Black SS Tips
All under 18.5 ounces
 
Sounds cool, and seems like you put a lot of thought in to it. I know several builders who could pull it off & do the design justice (meaning it doesn't look corny), but finding a cue maker willing to do it will be trickier. Manzino would be good choice for it. Maybe Tonkin. Maybe Wayne. I'd imagine Sheldon could do a very fine job with it if you could talk him in to it. I'd think you'll be looking at well over $10G's. It could be done cheaper but by whom? And what would it look like? A creative & intricate design like this will only look great if executed by somebody very skilled & capable, and who will not cheap out on the work. Going cheap on a design like this will ruin it, IMO.
 
Sounds cool. Eric is right you better save your money and get the right person to do it. Arthur cues i think would be a great person to do it.
 
qbilder said:
Sounds cool, and seems like you put a lot of thought in to it. I know several builders who could pull it off & do the design justice (meaning it doesn't look corny), but finding a cue maker willing to do it will be trickier. Manzino would be good choice for it. Maybe Tonkin. Maybe Wayne. I'd imagine Sheldon could do a very fine job with it if you could talk him in to it. I'd think you'll be looking at well over $10G's. It could be done cheaper but by whom? And what would it look like? A creative & intricate design like this will only look great if executed by somebody very skilled & capable, and who will not cheap out on the work. Going cheap on a design like this will ruin it, IMO.
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Those were the cuemakers that came to me also......i cant say i better...all are very capable of doing it to as close to perfection as possable......gl
 
I agree with Eric on this one as I was thinking more like 20 grand. (That is not a quote, just a quick guess in today's market.) Wayne and Drexler were the first two that came to mind for me.
I believe this design could be pulled off in my shop and several other shops also, but I would not want the job as it would take too much time, and the weight requirement means the Ivory and Ebony would have to be cored out so thin that I would not be comfortable building it because of future problem possibilities.
This is a great design, but thinking of this cue as a player instead of just a show piece is not practical. Making the items mentioned out of silver and not made out of mother of pearl or some lighter material adds even more weight. So, No I don't think you are Nuts, as your design is great and I would love to see it when finished. But the weight requirement means very thin walls on everything, even the structural parts.
 
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