What would you get?

[spartan]

I thought a thread like this would be fun. If you had $2500 to spend on a cue that you had to play with for the rest of your life, what would it be? What kind of design would it be? This is just a fun thread. Personally I would order a cue from James White. The design would be like this, Birdseye Maple forearm with 8 Ebony points (all long) with 4 veneers green, blue, green, and blue, piloted SS joint with ivory stitch rings, black lizard wrap, ebony buttsleeve with an ivory Hoppe ring. Plain but elegant. I have thought about having this cue made for awhile.

[skor]

oooo I love James White cues, they look so good... well no wonder, he picked the trade from Paul Motty... do you think that $2500 will cover that cue?

I think that I would go with a short spliced Paul Dayton cue with 6 points Amboyna burl (high-low) with 2 veneers spliced into Ebony with lizard wrap and some ivory rings
something a bit like this

[spartan]

Skor, the cue I designed would be a few hundred less than $2500. It is a simple players cue. I dont like cues that are too fancy, just some nice woods that compliment each other.

[txplshrk]

I would get this cue from McDermott or have a custom cue maker make me one similar, and I would pocket the rest of the money. LOL

http://www.seyberts.com/pool_cues/cue.php?model_number=M2-9B

[dags_lax]

I would probably go with something along the lines of a Porper Tuxedo Cue, ebony with ivory points. Something along the lines of Greg's cue but with traditional points rather than floating inlays. As for the cue maker, there are quite a few custom cue makers that make a top notch cue that plays even better than it looks.

[mechmat]

John Madden custom with 6 re-cut points up and down, no wrap. Woods TBA.

[DEATHTRON]

PFD...what is it, Ink Ebony? Or Gabone ebony? with malachite points veneered with ivory. 6 points, alternating, and reverse points in the butt. Wood to wood joint with silver rings, silver rings at a b c d e.

Zach

[kylel]

i like the look of gabon ebony

[spartan]

PFD...what is it, Ink Ebony? Or Gabone ebony? with malachite points veneered with ivory. 6 points, alternating, and reverse points in the butt. Wood to wood joint with silver rings, silver rings at a b c d e.

Zach


Think $2500 would cover that?

[DEATHTRON]

Oh...I missed that part. I guess I should learn to read good. No, that cue will be closer to double that. For $2500....well, thats a whole nother ball park.

Zach

[spartan]

Please share with us another design that would be in that range. BTW that design sounds awesome.

[nathar]

I really like the Capone in jsggems post in Cue Showcase. I'm trying to envision it with reverse points on the butt sleeve. Honestly, that cue is almost exactly what I'm looking for aesthetically. And everything I've heard about Capone cues playability is great. A little under the $2500 mark, but I will probably be contacting Mr Capone about a similar cue in the near future. 8)

[rolldarocks]

Samsara Cue.....$2,200.00 I would still have $300.00 for the Predator shaft.

[spartan]

Nathar, if you have any doubts about a Capone dont worry. He makes a great cue and stand behind his work.

[kylel]

I would go with something like this quick picture I made in paint. It would have a Ebony Butt with 3 floating Quilted Sapele points, a black leather wrap (maybe I would go with linen, not sure yet), the forearm would be made of Quilted Sapele and have 3 floating Ebony Points going up about 3/4 of the way, and Unilock Joint. And I would like 4 rings also, but not sure of what. Maybe add a venneer on the points, not sure of that either.



Also is quilted sapele a good wood for cues?

[spartan]

Thought I would bump this thread up to see if anyone else wants to share a design or someone wants to share a second design.