Stick 159: Islander
Butt & Joint Protector: $1,325
8-9″ Extension: $450
BurcHowdy: $400
BurcHowdy Joint Protector: $75 (gifted)
Total: $2,175
I’ve been eager to use this Black Cherry and Maple burl since my Amish friends brought it over last fall. It’s been slow drying and is at 9% humidity as of the listing. It’ll be going into the slow kiln to draw it down to 7, then I’ll be deciding where to do some barrel rings or something else.
Update 9/4/25 — I had an idea for the rings and once that hit me, I had to see them. Once I made them I figured I better core the handle while I was at it real quick before I take a break. Then the butt sleeve, and next thing, I was epoxying the butt collar to the core. A little this, a little that, sprinkle some love, splash Gorilla Glue all over the outside to see what the finished colors will look like, and rest.
–Clayton
PS… Want to add the best wood shaft on the planet to your order? I’m on a quest to build the best low deflection wood shaft on planet earth. Check out my reasoning and progress here… and maybe grab one of the first 30 along with a prototype shaft for testing and feedback: https://charactercues.com/product/black-burchowdy/
Monthly payments. No interest. No automatic bank draft.
Can be set up with specific monthly payment amount or you can make periodic payments on your own schedule until finish time.
Woods Used: Black Cherry Burl, Maple Burl (handle)
Butt Length: 30″
Core: Purple Heart
Collars: Tomahawk
Probable full cue natural weight: 19-21 oz.
Pin: 3/8-10 mod; radial, or QR
Glue Date: 9/4/25
Earliest Finish Date: 3/26
CAFETERIA STYLE: email me at Clayton@charactercues.com if you’d like to purchase this butt with any of the following. I’ll protect the page for you and change the listing and price to include the items you’d like to purchase. To discuss on the phone, email first. 🙂
Low Deflection Shafts:
- Carbon Fiber: $450
- Black BurcHowdy: $400
BREAK SHAFTS:
- Purple Heart Shaft: $400
- Osage Orange: $400
Wood shaft: (any species, w/ matching ring) $350
- Maple
- Black Birch — recommended over maple for better English and snappier control
- Ash
- Sassafras
- Walnut
- Hickory
- Honey Locust
- Beech
- Cherry
Matching wood joint protectors: $75 each
Extensions:
- 3-6″ Same Wood: $250
- 7-12″ Same Wood: $300
- 3-6″ Like-Design: $450
- 7-12″ Like-Design: $500
$2,250.00 Original price was: $2,250.00.$2,175.00Current price is: $2,175.00.
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