JERRY McWORTER
CROWN CUE
IN STRIKING CURLY KOA
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Here is another classic McWorter design, this time his well-known "Crown" design in an absolutely stunning piece of curly Koa with a beautiful, bright tone. I think one of the reasons he is a Hall of Fame cuemaker is because of his excellent choices of woods.
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He's been making this design for a number of years, using a number of different woods, and it has been a popular cue for him. It's a simple design, especially for Jerry, but very striking and elegant. He doesn't make a large number of cues, probably no more than about 25-30 a year, and I'm glad he makes time to include a couple of these each year.
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He uses the same inlay pattern above and below the wrap, and while it is very attractive, it still allows the beautiful curly koa he selects to be an equal "co-star" in this stick. There's something about the way he outlines each piece of white LBM in ebony than makes the "crown" appear almost three dimensional.
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Since this cue relies so heavily on the beauty of the wood, he saves great pieces for this design. The curly koa is so figured and with so much depth that it almost looks alive when the cue is in movement.
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As always, he uses a lightly textured black leather wrap, applied perfectly as few can do. He obviously likes this wrap selection - I've never seen a McWorter with anything else.
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When this wood is showing its curly figure, it's about as good as it gets.
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And when it's showing its opposite side, the grain is really unusual.
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This inlay pattern that is used above and below the handle is extremely cool. It looks almost three dimensional because of the tricky way he's used the black lines between the white "flames" that seem to be lapping at the wood.
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The picture above shows an effect that I assume was accidental, but still very interesting. If you visualize the white inlays above the wrap as "flames", then it looks like they are radiating "heat" up into the wood.
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As always, he chooses his trademark lightly embossed black leather wrap for the handle, and applies it flawlessly. His wraps are virtually seamless, and it takes a keen eye to even find a seam.
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Talk about clean work - this inlay work is so sharp. Even through a high powered glass, the work is as good as it gets!
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He caps the butt with a black delrin ring for durability, and then engraves his name with the cue number. And, he builds a matching butt cap.
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The grain in this wood is very unusual. Not only does it have exceptional "ring" figure, but in the areas that don't it has this lacy grain that usually isn't seen in Koa. It's crazy.
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| In my opinion, Jerry's cues are among the best-hitting sticks on the market. Part of the secret is in the fit and tight tolerances he builds into his cues, especially in the joint, which never changes. It helps to insure that all his cues have the same great feel.
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| Being a very good player, Jerry knows how he likes a cue to hit. He perfected that feel in a stick years ago and duplicates it perfectly each time. He doesn't vary his joints or his construction technique, and they all hit well.
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He builds all this cues with a 3-8X10 stainless steel pin with a flat-faced, wood to wood configuration. It's a great joint that works perfectly with his sticks. On 99% of his sticks, he uses a delicate double silver ring at the joint and on the shaft ring collars.
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As a finishing touch he adds a nice custom joint protector for the butt with matching wood and rings.
It comes with one of Jerry's low deflection shafts of premium maple, both 13mm. He uses elforyn for his ferrules and Kamui medium layered tips. It weighs 19.2 ounces (15.6, 3.6), and is 58 inches long.
This cue also comes with a complimentary four inch ultralight extension made specifically by Jerry to fit his cues.
Keep in mind I handpick the cues I get from Jerry, and get his very best pieces of wood. This rare piece of Koa is exceptional.
PRICE: $3100 PLUS SHIPPING
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Note: Optional custom-made extensions, made by Jerry, are available for this cue and are $300. They are very light and quickly screw in the butt when his rubber bumper is removed. (I only sell these with a cue that I sell.)
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