Butt & Joint Protector: $1075
Shelter Girl is named in honor of the Lady Jovi, Princess Pit bull of the Lindemuth people, and to whomeversoelse she deigns.
My aunt Jean said when she dies she wants to come back as my dog, which was meant to indicate Jovi gets a lot of attention, but actually sounds weird now that I type it. Anyhoo
This orange wood is spalted and stabilized maple, which gets its action from being both rotten, so there’s lots of fungal lines and color pockets, but also from being part of the tree that supported a sizable branch, so you have a lot of compression swirl. The log I cut the branch nub from is still over at Alpaca Luke’s. Feels like I can hear it calling, sometimes.
The handle with the inlays is Gaboon Ebony. Not to be an ebony snob or anything, but that’s the type that would permit snobbery, were one given to such pleasures.
There’s another block of maple suitable to build an extension, should one be desired, and enough blue for the joint protector/shaft ring, should a shaft be purchased as well.
If you do want the ultimate badass Character Cues shooting experience, pair with a BurcHowdy shaft, regular or heavy, which can help forward-weight your cue and provide both commanding English as well as low-deflection similar to carbon fiber shafts, but with the feel and response of wood.
To purchase the butt & joint protector, to be finished October/November 2026, simply add to cart and check out. Most folks choose a payment plan.
If you’d like to add a shaft and/or an extension, email me at Clayton@CharacterCues.com and I’ll change the page to reflect your preferences.
Monthly payments. No interest. No automatic bank draft.
Woods Used: Spalted & Stabilized tiger maple, Gaboon Ebony, Stabilized Beech Rings
Butt Length: 30″
Core: Shagbark Hickory
Collars: Phenolic
Probable butt natural weight: 14-15.5 oz.
Pin: 3/8-10 mod; radial
Glue Date: 3/26/26
Earliest Finish Date: 10/26
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 (torrefied low deflection black birch shaft): $550
Break Shafts:
- Purple Heart Shaft: $400
- Osage Orange: $400
- Hickory: $350
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
