Guess the Cue Maker

Here are two unfinished butts that never became cues. Anyone want to guess who made them?

Week #14) Black Boar Custom Cue 2009

General Cue Description-

Black Boar created this masterpiece in 2009. The butt sleeve displays an intricate inlay pattern using precious materials and precision engineering. The floral pattern

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Rare Joel Hercek Unfinished Cue Blank c. 1994

Early in Joel Hercek’s career (c. 1994), especially during his training from Burton Spain, Joel produced cue blanks that were sold to other cue makers. While this practice was commonplace

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Week #13) PFD Studios Chinese Dragon Cue 2009

General Cue Description-

Paul Drexler (PFD Studios) built this cue in 2009 as part of a trilogy of dragon-themed cues. His intent was to create a

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20th-Century Miniature Cue Samples for Cue Salesmen

Dick Abbott of BilliardCue.com scored one of the coolest cue collectibles- a set of miniature cues that would have been used by a salesman to show examples of early two-piece

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Gus Szamboti Cue Blanks

Ever wonder how the great master Gus Szamboti put together a forearm? Well, here is what they looked like before they were turned round! Pretty amazing considering all those blocks

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Week #12) Samsara Butterfly / Intarsia Custom Cue

General Cue Description-

Samsara built this ivory, ebony and rosewood burl intarsia butterfly/fantail masterpiece. The construction technique was a geometric nightmare, built in three sections: the

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Week #11) George Balabushka Cue for Ray Martin

General Cue Description-

Circa 1971, George Balabushka made this cue for Ray “Cool Cat” Martin. The cue is comprised of a Burton Spain ebony forearm with black, mahogany,

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