Description

BUILD STATUS:

I named the stick Lascaux because the black lines, left by fungi, remind me of some of the art on the cave wall located in Lascaux, France.

This stick is exquisite. The black cherry tips perfectly bookend the curly maple ripples and squiggly cave art lines. The exotic appearance is enhanced by leather rings placed at the forearm and butt.

Superb balance. The shaft glides smooth and the stick feels like an extension of the body.

SPECIFICATIONS

Name: Lascaux

Product Serial Number: #0004

Length:  59 inches

Weight: 17.3 ounces

Woods Used: Spalted and Stabilized* Maple with Black Cherry end caps

Core: Hickory tenoned into hard maple

Finish: Solarez (Gloss)

Joint Type: Radius/Ball Thread 3/8″

Shaft Taper: Pro Taper 

Warranty: Lifetime

*The stunning grain patterns and markings you see come from the wood being spalted, which means, rotten. Rotten wood is weak and unsuitable for building pool cues. But spalted wood that has been stabilized is another matter. Stabilized wood has been dried, placed in a vacuum, impregnated with resin, and cured in an oven until the resin hardens. The resulting wood is strong and durable enough to easily provide the strength required for a cue.

The wood comes from the woods around me in western PA.