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. . . update. Latest addition: camphor burl handle with canary forearm and butt . . . . . . walnut pool shaft and purpleheart snooker shaft. Yes, I'm playing snooker as well as pool. The upcoming project is a dedicated snooker cue with a handle extension;...  

. . . live action? Called shots, all. 🎱 ...  

They're all wow!, but that's a beauty...

. . . sitting about fourteen inches from the pocket?

. . . often.

. . . makes for . . . . . . an exciting finish, that's for sure ;-) . . .

. . . is the bois de rose cue. I'll take photos of it tomorrow for you. As for aptness for playing, I'm partial to walnut shafts. From here on out most cue builds will have walnut shafts. Laminated maple is best for breaking, though. Art

such a degree of difference that you’d prefer the break of one versus the regular play of another. I guess when it comes down to the surgical precision that characterizes the game, the subtle differences between the surgeon’s/player’s tools holds a lot of... 

. . . and bois de rose ( aka Madagascar rosewood) cue. Both wood types are African; bois de rose is especially rare. Art ...  

Similarly, I had an African patient of mine who was an art collector and had gifted me an amazing piece of African wooden art.

. . . bois de rose , commonly referred to as Madagascar rosewood, but it is not a true rosewood ( Dalbergia ). To say that it's beautiful is to understate its appearance. There are five cues in my collection that I never play with because they're so gorge... 

I’m sure beautiful is an understatement for all of them.

. . . reputedly revered by native tribes.

Last question: how are these types of wood sourced for the purpose of making cues? (Unless there’s a big market for high end cues).

. . . Cook Woods and Bell Forest Products, that supply Bob with most of the timbers in his warehouse. How they get these exotic woods is a mystery to me. Much of Bob's stock was acquired decades ago; some types are almost impossible to find now, particula... 

Congratulations Art on your latest addition. Looks wonderful 👌

. . . and dedication to extracting every gram of performance attainable reminds me of Kari. A few more video clips of his cues . . . . . . in action. Art

. . . or playing with them.

... custom knives and collecting them, usually with exotic wood handles though I confess I have no experience with pool or snooker I admire their cues beauty and craftmanship. I also enjoy so much viewing your magic at the pool table. Congrats for your ne... 

Thanks for this great post, it’s been very informative. I generally played pool and three balls, but this summer when we took shelter from rain in a bar in Copenhagen I discovered the danish five pin billiards, which I must confess was the hardest pool ga... 

. . . until just now. The level of cue ball control required to avoid pins is exceptionally high. I'm sure Christian will challenge me to a game after plying me with few shots of Stauning. As for wood used in shaft construction: almost every shaft ever pr... 

until now that wood usage could differ the performance of cues. I didn’t know of Stauning either, when in Copenhagen I always drank acquavit as hard liqueur. Let me know if Christian and you Sir, decide to have your billiards game in summer in Copenhagen ...