Spalted/Stabilized Apple and Tiger Maple BUTT with JOINT PROTECTOR: $775
CF shaft $450 (13mm)
Up to 6” Extension – $250
Shaft joint protector – gifted ($75)
Total $1,475
- Equipped with a bumper that accepts extension with a 3/8-16 pin.
- Extensions and shafts can be added to the order, purchased later, or not at all. Prices below.
What’s going to make this butt special to someone, first, is its size.
It’s 1 3/16″ longer than a “normal” 29″, with an equal length shaft your cue will be 2 3/8″ longer, or 60 3/8.” It’s also a bit on the heavy side, at 16.8 oz. With a carbon fiber or birch shaft, it’s a 19-20 ounce cue. With purple heart, 21. With added weight, 23.
What’s special about the build? The applewood has a nice curl and my friend Alpaca Luke burned the whole 10 foot log for a few sessions as the border of his campfire before I rescued it. I dried and stabilized it and added blue dye to the resin. Now its good as new and denser than wood. (Part of what gives Character Cues their distinctly solid hits.)
The parts of the apple forearm and joint protector that were exposed to fire are black. I love how the blue and black work together, on an otherwise fairly light colored forearm.
The handle section is tiger maple, also spalted and stabilized. I love how the heart shaped knot in the center of the handle goes all the way through.
Woods Used: Apple forearm, tiger maple handle, beech green rings. All spalted and stabilized.
Butt Length: 30 3/16″ including bumper
Butt Weight: 16.8 oz.
Core: hickory
Glue Date: 6/24
Pin: 3/8-10 brass
Collar: .85″ brown phenolic
Butt: 1.25″
A word about shafts:
I build shafts out of ten species and carbon fiber. My advice is this: if you have a shaft you love to use, buy this butt to match that shaft. If you’ve heard of a famous shaft that you’d like to try, buy that shaft to match this butt.
However, if you’re into the art of it and want to have fun, try something new, and make your Character Cue fully badass, consider one of my ten species or carbon fiber with a like-wood decorative ring.
Read about the different species here: https://charactercues.com/comparing-10-shaft-wood-species/
Shafts: (with decorative like-wood ring)
- Carbon Fiber — $450
- Purple Heart — $400
- Maple — $350
- Birch — $350
- White Oak — $350
- Cherry — $350
- Walnut — $350
- Sassafras — $350
- Ash — $350
- Hickory — $350
- Black Locust — $350
Like Wood Joint Protector: $75 each
Like-Build Extensions:
3 -6″ — $250
7 – 12″ — $300
To add a shaft, joint protector or extension, please email me at Clayton@CharacterCues.com.
I’ll set this page up to reflect the cue as you want to purchase it, and password protect it for you until you do so.
