DOUG BEASLEY
COCOBOLO MERRY WIDOW
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Here's another pretty cue from Doug Beasley - this time a simple merry widow with few accoutrements, but because of the very beautiful piece of wood, is still a real looker.
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This time, that special wood is bocote, used a lot in musical instruments, furniture, knife handles and gunstocks. It is from Mexico, central American and South America, and is an easily workable wood that is very attractive.
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The bocote in this cue is striking - highly figured with lots of interlocking grain. It has a nice rich, deep color.
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I've taken quite a few pictures of different sections of the cue, from different angles, to try and show the different aspects of this beguiling wood.
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He adds a nickel silver ring at the butt cap and at the joint to add a little variety to the appearance. but I like the way he hasn't tried to busy this one up, and decided to let the wood be the star.
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He adds a black phenolic ring just above the wrap to help frame the beautiful forearm.
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He wraps the handle with a very nice piece of black Bison leather. This leather has a plush texture that not only looks good, but feels even better in your hand.
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This is a great playing cue, by an excellent cue maker, that is extremely affordable. It comes with one shaft, of premium maple, with a Juma ferrule and a Moori Brown layered tip. It weighs 18.8 ounces (15.0, 3.8, 3.8) and is 59 inches long.
PRICE: $1050 PLUS SHIPPING
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