Butt & Joint Protector: $775
I made my second limited edition batch in response to a request that I do more out of non-dyed stabilized wood. All of the Beatitudes butts began as a single piece of spalted wood long enough to be both a forearm and butt sleeve. Some were long enough to also offer an extension as an add on, if wanted. The Beatitudes Limited Edition have product numbers from LE149 to LE156. The grain in each contiguous piece is aligned even when the pieces are not contiguous, as when there is a ring set or handle in between. All of the designs were dictated by the wood itself, as my cuts were placed where I could get the straightest sections to work with.
Woods used in the batch: Oak, maple, apple, walnut, yellow birch, black birch burl, black cherry red rot, and of course, all on shagbark hickory cores. I harvest rotting wood from around where I live in western PA, dry it to zero percent humidity, and stabilize with Cactus Juice resin. The resulting material is significantly more dense than the original wood was — that’s why I can use a soft wood like walnut or cherry and have it produce a hit like hard maple or some other dense wood.
BLESSED IS THE JUST is made of the piece of wood that gave me the idea for the batch. It was the first one that I set aside, cut extra long and big from the getgo, with a single cue in mind. there’s another contiguous piece that would make the extension. Alpaca Luke and I were out on his land the year I started Character Cues and when I sawed open the log I cried. It has made some of the most dazzling butts to come out of Character Cues.
This is one.
–Clayton
PS… Want to add the best wood shaft on the planet to your order? I’m on a quest to build the best low deflection wood shaft on planet earth. Check out my reasoning and progress here… and maybe grab one of the first 30 along with a prototype shaft for testing and feedback: https://charactercues.com/product/black-burchowdy/
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Woods Used: Spalted & Stabilized Maple (Alpaca Luke’s), walnut rings, brass rings
Butt Length: 30″
Core: Shagbark Hickory (firm hit)
Collars: Phenolic
Probable full cue natural weight: 18-19 oz.
Pin: 3/8-10 mod; radial, or QR
Glue Date: 6/17/25
Earliest Finish Date: 1/26
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. 🙂
Butt $700
Carbon Fiber Shaft $450
Purple Heart Shaft: $400
Wood shaft: (any species, w/ matching ring) $350
- Maple
- Birch
- Ash
- Sassafras
- Walnut
- White Oak
- Hickory
- Honey Locust
- Beech
- Cherry
Matching wood joint protectors: $75 each
Extensions:
- 3-6″ Simple: $250
- 7-12″ Simple: $300
- 3-6″ Like-Design: $450
- 7-12″ Like-Design: $500
lookupatnight (verified owner) –
I was a bar player 25 years ago. Pretty good and getting better…never played any tournaments or anything like that. My wife and I had my first child and then a second and life as it often does.
I picked up a cue again after the kids grew up in Feb 2025. I had a Cuetec back in the day that I liked. One thing I do like is something unique. I do not like seeing my cue everywhere.
The search for my perfect cue started and that’s when I found Character Cue’s and Clayton. I trolled his page for a few months until he posted LE153. I was drawn to it at first glance. I purchased the butt and later on added a matching extension and then the Burchowdy Shaft V4. Choose your pin and your target weight, shaft diameter…truly a custom build.
The wait wasn’t easy but well worth it. Near the completion you get updates with pictures and videos adding to the excitement.
The hickory core gives a solid hit. Matched with the Burchowdy shaft it feels like your stroke hand is directly connected to the tip. Everyone just loves the look and once they play with it they love the feel as well.
The Burchowdy shaft is amazing. The stiffness of Carbon with the superior feel of of a wooden shaft. I was a bit unsure at first as I didn’t really have a problem with the Lucasi Pinnacle carbon shaft I had. That passed quickly as the Burchowdy showed me what it could offer. After a month or so of getting used to her, my play has certainly improved.
Clayton makes a solid cue that is as unique as the player. Plays as beautiful as it looks. I get tons of comments from other players as it certainly attracts attention.
This is my first Character Cue….it will not be my last! Thank you Clayton for all your hard work!