Gothic Cue

Gothic themed cue, built for Steve Peisner.  Ebony nose with very ornate ivory spears and side accents.  The spears and small intricate inlays have silver inlays all working together to complement the Gothic theme.  Ivory handle has very complex engravings flowing down towards the highly ornate butt sleeve.  The cue is finished off with an ivory joint and butt cap.  There is more information on the unique cue in the special works section of my web site.

Kandinsky Cue

Kandinsky, one of the few cues I’ve actually named.  I built this cue for Jim Clark, a customer who owns an original Wassily Wassilyevich Kandinsky painting. The inlay process used in this cue is different than anything I’ve done to date.  Unlike most inlay designs that are indexed from one shape to the next, this cue’s inlays were laid out individually.  Each inlay was given a number to correspond to its given hole.  The butt of the cue is all ivory and I engraved Jim’s actual painting into the sleeve.  There is more information on the unique cue in the special works section of my web site.

Fiddle-Back & Ebony

Fiddle back nose, ebony points with black, yellow, blue, white veneers.  Diamond-wing inlay in the points with a diamond -wing design below the wrap.   Engraved ivory ovals cutting through small ivory arrows.  Ivory joint and butt cap.  I’m starting to do more and more of inlay cutting through inlay, I really like the results.

Brazilian Rosewood

Classic looking for point Brazilian Rosewood into Fiddle Back Maple.  Flat face joint, ivory slotted trim.  Rosewood backend with ivory slotted trim.  The cue is finished off with a brown with white spec “Penn” linen wrap.  I added Hercek to the Delrin butt cap.

Hoppe-Style Ebony

Elegant ebony four prong with notched ivory diamond and dots in the points.  The Hoppe style butt sleeve has four sets of ivory notched diamonds with dots followed by four ivory barbells. Hoppe ring with small ivory plug finishing out the bottom of the cap.

Ivory flat face joint with ivory slotted trim throughout.  Green spec “Penn” linen wrap.

Brazilian Rosewood & Fiddle-Back

Brazilian Rosewood points into Fiddle Back Maple nose.  Ivory spears inlayed into the points with ivory-ebony spears at the ends. Hoppe style butt sleeve with ivory plug. Green spec “Penn” linen wrap.  Classic looking cue.

Ebony & Fiddle-Back

Ebony points into Fiddle Back Maple nose.  The points are inlayed with ivory scalloped diamonds with smaller silver scalloped diamonds inside.  The trim on the cue is made up of thin ivory rings with ivory-silver scalloped diamonds cutting through.  The backend has four larger ivory-purple heart-silver diamonds with ivory-silver diamonds between.

Two sets of ivory-silver diamond trim and an ivory butt cap and joint.  The cue is finished off with a smooth black leather wrap.

Ebony & Birdseye Maple

Ebony points into Birdseye maple with ivory spears in and above the points. Black, orange, purple, and white veneers.  Hoppe style backend with ivory double spear and diamond design.  The design is separated by ivory dots and pattern flows around the sleeve. The cue is finished off with a black and white linen wrap.

Joker's Wild Cue

I had a great time building this cue. I tried to have fun throughout the process and I think that it shows in the design. The cue was originally going to be a "gambler" themed piece. However, the customer (Dave Wasserman) wanted to try and incorporate Jokers into the theme. I tried to add a "fun-house" type of style to the cue with some evil Jokers throughout. There is more information about this cue in the Special Works Section.