(extra long) Butt & Joint Protector: $775
Spalted/Stabilized birch and maple (handle) on a shagbark hickory core.
I stabilized the forearm and butt sleeve last year and they rested on a shelf without a handle between them since then. Every now and then, I’d look at all the builds, one per shelf, and swap handles to see if something might come alive with the colors. Then I’d put them all back and go to the other side of the shop where I have a couple few hundred pieces of stabilized wood, all the colors and species I have on hand, and see if I could find anything that complemented the sleeve and forearm.
Then one day everything falls in place. A color that makes the soul go Mmmmmmmmm? A grain/spalt pattern that complements the other patterns instead of confusing them. The heart pounds. Joy, right under the surface, starts percolating into words and action. The frantic hunt to find the perfect rings is on. The only way to stay true blue and create the sort of POP rings need to create is…
Electric Blue! That’ll work! My joy is complete!
Peace. Rest. Love. All is sublime.
I make the square block of electric blue Ash round. I core it. Measure and cut rings, dry fit… The hour is late. Wife’s in bed.
“I don’t care. Rhapsody glues tonight.”
Pair with a Black BurcHowdy torrefied Black Birch low deflection shaft — or the BurcHowdy FW to forward weight your cue — for the ultimate Character Cues statement shooter. The secret is getting out. Secure yours now!
Monthly payments. No interest. No automatic bank draft.
Woods Used: Spalted & Stabilized Hard Maple, Yellow Birch
Butt Length: 31″ without bumper, this is 2″ longer than a standard 29″ butt. Entire cue would be 62″ instead of the standard 58″.
Core: Hickory
Collars: Phenolic
Probable full cue natural weight: 18-20 oz.
Pin: 3/8-10 mod; radial
Glue Date: 4/20/26
Earliest Finish Date: 11/26
CAFETERIA STYLE: email me at Cl*****@***********es.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
Wood shaft: (any species, w/ matching ring) $350
- Maple
- Black Birch (recommended)
- 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
