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DAVE KIKEL
AFZELIA LAY & EBONY
FOUR POINT CUE
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This is another gorgeous cue by Dave Kikel in which he again utilizes beautiful and rare woods. I think his selection of exotic woods is perhaps the best of all the major cuemakers. When I order cues from him, I never know what to expect, and he always pleasantly surprises me. This cue begins with a nose of afzelia lay, with ebony points and an ebony butt sleeve. Afzelia comes from tropical Asia and Africa, but afzelia lay typically comes from Laos.
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With this cue, he uses a basic four-point design, and then dresses it up with an ivory joint collar contructed with a 5/16 X 14 piloted joint. He adds an afzelia band in the joint collars. He also inlays afzelia and ivory 8-stitch rings in the butt sleeve. The veneer colors in this cue are beautiful.
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| He builds additional elegance into this cue by adding 28 ivory dots and 12 ivory inlays. However, he keeps the cost down by fitting it with a synthetic ivory butt cap. Finally, he adds a beautiful leather wrap that matches the color of the afzelia perfectly. When it's all finished, this cue really comes together.
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It comes with two 13mm shafts with ivory ferrules and sumo tips, and weighs 18.8 ounces. I think this cue is a bargain for $2225. (The wood alone in Dave's shafts is worth a premium -- all of it aged 12-15 years, and then carefully culled.) It's a great cue, and hits like few cues do.
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