Need Inspiration or Comment on Cue Design

[unclevit]

I am making my own cue similar to this attached Omin's Union 5. Maple Shaft. But I want to change the middle 4 splices from Redwood to Clean White Maple. 1 pc. Will name it 'Black&White' What do you think ? Sample pictures of any B&W cue(s) ?
Any comment/input is appreciated. Tks.

[Freddie Ng]

Curly maple would be my choice

[sprogbasket]

Yeah, Curly or Birdseye Maple ...plain white would be a bit bland for me....only speaking personally of course.

[cueinhand]

Simple is perfect !!
I will show you my new cue , but not now , around June

[Jellibeen69]

I would never use a birdseye maple as an in-between splice, but only as the finishing front splice.
to beautiful to hide.

[sprogbasket]

I would never use a birdseye maple as an in-between splice, but only as the finishing front splice.
to beautiful to hide.

I tend to agree but the splice in the cue above is hardly " waffer thin " !

[iancafc]

birdseye maple would look great

[Stick]

Would use a wood with a very slight but glossy yellow tint to it for the splices.

[unclevit]

Simple is perfect !!
I will show you my new cue , but not now , around June

cueinhand : I am doing it in February, not June Funny You
By the way, so many people are saying 'For what' as I have a lot of more beautiful woods. Might have to give up this B&W design. Curly Maple would be a good choice. Tks cueinhand

[unclevit]

Curly maple would be my choice

Agree Fred. People here saying if I can do up to snakewood job, why go back to simple design

[Freddie Ng]

Agree... sometimes simple but also beautiful

[flame]

I am making my own cue similar to this attached Omin's Union 5. Maple Shaft. But I want to change the middle 4 splices from Redwood to Clean White Maple. 1 pc. Will name it 'Black&White' What do you think ? Sample pictures of any B&W cue(s) ?
Any comment/input is appreciated. Tks.

hi unclevit, if the upper splice of ebony is only on the top(not 4 splices all round the butt) i would be tempted to shorten it, to allow the bird's eye maple to be more visible, Bill.

[flame]

hi unclevit, if the upper splice of ebony is only on the top(not 4 splices all round the butt) i would be tempted to shorten it, to allow the bird's eye maple to be more visible, Bill.

sorry didn't mean to post pic, it doesn't relate to my opinion,

[unclevit]

sorry didn't mean to post pic, it doesn't relate to my opinion,

flame ; good thought. tks. Perhaps I will do in 12 splices version, with 4 middle and 4 butt splices, all in deep black ebony wood, underneathed with thick white maple or milkwood
BTW, your leopardwood splice is looking good

[Wayne G]

Check out my album and you'll see my TW cue with fiddleback maple splices.