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    Comparing 10 Shaft Wood Species

    Comparing 10 Shaft Wood Species

    Clayton
    February 19, 2024

    (The image above shows the shafts below when under black light. Notice the black locust glows…. Also, some time during this read you’ll want to see the table at the end. The terms are defined shortly before the table.) Folks are generally concerned with both the look of the shaft and the play. I’ll address […]

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    The fun part

    The fun part

    Clayton
    January 8, 2024

    I present (first image below) the rough draft, which uses a blackish handle section made of beech, like the rest of the cue. The reason I like it is that because it is beech, it has the same movement going on. It’s like a black and white version of the rest of the cue. The […]

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    Lifetime Warranty

    Oh my gosh Clayton! I got my stick today and it is just beautiful and shoots great!

    My words cannot express  the beauty and workmanship you have created!

    Thank you, thank you, thank you so very much!!!!

    Also, I loved the letter sent with the stick♥️

    — Aggie McFarlane

    Stick 126: Too Sexy

    Welcome to Character Cues!

    I’m Clayton Lindemuth, gritlit author and cue builder. My Character Cues are crafted from spalted Pennsylvania hardwoods, live edge, and burl from the woods around me. I process and stabilize, slow dry, and build cues the old school way. Not in a hurry. Ain’t setting records. Work day and night and build less than 50 a year.

    Cuemaking is my divine charge and my goal is always to showcase God’s creativity and way. I’m proud of these sticks not because of my part, but because their beauty is palpable — it baffles me. I could never have dreamed them, yet they came from my hands. Only God can put words in the mouth of a mule.

    Signed, Numbered, Impossible to Replicate

    Every Character Cue is a unique creation. Burl grows where trees are attacked and suffer. The fungus that eats rotting wood leaves lines and colors behind. Suffering, death and decay become cue art. Again, only God…

    Each stick has a name and a story.

    A look at stickbuilding

    Hand Crafted for You

    Uncompromising Quality: Butts hang 6+ months, reduced in size monthly

    Personalized Options: Buy a butt while it’s hanging to make payments over time and choose your pin (3/8-10 mod standard; Radial, Uniloc QR available), collar, and weight.

    Shaft Versatility: Pair a Character Butt with your favorite shaft. Or get the full Character Cue experience with a matching shaft and/or extension. Choose from carbon fiber, maple, ash, beech, walnut, cherry, white oak, honey locust, hickory, purple heart, or sassafras. 3″ -12″ Extensions optional — both simple and matching the cue design.

    Owners love Character Cues signature poise and hit, driven by full-core construction and the natural density of stabilized wood (check product pages for core specs, and take into consideration tip, ferrule material, shaft material and pin size when analyzing hit).

    Trusted by Players

    Join the Character Cues Facebook Group to see owner reviews, photos, and videos. Ask about the hit, build process, or my lifetime warranty. Curious about the return policy? It’s straightforward and buyer-friendly—check it out.

    Stick Review

    Indie Author; 1/4 million sold

    Clayton Lindemuth’s works have been smashingly reviewed by Publishers Weekly (starred review and best of the week), Indie Next List, Kirkus, BlueInk Review, Foreword Reviews, Seattle Book Review, San Francisco Book Review, Manhattan Book Review, Indie Reader, Reader Views, Spinetingler Magazine, Hardboiled Wonderland, various independent best of the year mentions, (Spinetingler and DoSomeDamage, among others). Clayton’s novels Cold Quiet Country and My Brother’s Destroyer have been published in France by Le Seuil, and have been charmingly reviewed by Le Monde, La Croix, Le Figaro.

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