This cue had an auction bid of $4,401 in early November 2005.
本桿在2005年11月初以4401美元售於球桿拍賣。
In my opinion this cue is one of the top 5 most beautiful I have ever made. Somehow the nicely figured Birdseye Maple, Cocobolo, and simple yet colorful designs, all meet to make this cue very pleasing to the eye.
以我個人看來它是我所有製作的球桿中最好看的五根之一。不知如何﹐它的優質華麗鳥眼楓木與黃檀木﹐ 配以簡潔但色彩豐富的設計﹐使得本桿看上去非常順眼。
And the hit of the maple and cocobolo was just awesome.
並且﹐楓木與黃檀木的擊打手感是一流的。
This cue is my very first use of Cocobolo wood.
本桿為我使用黃檀木製作的第一根球桿。
Weight: 19.8 ounces when finished
桿重﹕完工時為19。8盎司。
Joint Pin: 3/8-10 Radial.
結合螺絲﹕3/8-10 Radial。
Joint: Wood-to-wood with cocobolo joint sleeve.
前後節結合﹕木材平面對應﹐中輪為黃檀木。
Ring work: 1/2 inch thick phenolic, but no inlays.
裝飾環工藝﹕0。5英寸厚石碳酸﹐沒有鑲嵌物。
Forearm: Highly figured Birdseye Maple
前臂﹕非常華麗的鳥眼楓木。
Forearm inlays: Four inside of rare black Camagong wood from the Philippine Islands.
前臂鑲嵌﹕四枚箭頭﹐配以產于菲律賓群島的稀有黑天鵝絨蘋果木鑲邊。
When these photos were taken (in August 2005) the cue was not finished. The clear coat paint-job was still 4 layers (Two sessions) from being finished and the joint pin was not yet installed.
這些照片拍於2005年8月﹐當時本桿尚未完成。它還需要分兩次塗上共四層透明漆﹐以及安裝結合螺絲。
Handle: Cocobolo
握柄﹕黃檀木。
Butt Sleeve: Birdseye Maple from the same piece as the forearm.
後臂﹕取自與前臂同一木板的鳥眼楓木。
Butt sleeve inlays: Four french windows inside of rare black Camagong.
後臂鑲嵌﹕四枚法式落地窗口﹐配有稀有黑天鵝絨蘋果木鑲邊。
Butt Cap: Cocobolo from the same piece as the handle and the joint with the grains lining up from end-to-end
大輪﹕取自與握柄和中輪同一木板的黃檀木。三部份的黃檀木紋路對齊。
Shafts: Two super-low deflection Prodigy™ Shafts
前節﹕兩根超級低母球偏向級奇跡前節。
I seldom get a chance to take photos of my cues or even hold them once they leave. A cue collector, who has 5 of my QP Cues, revisited for a week, bringing this one with him. Below are two photos of this cue 9 to 10 months after it was originally painted. When he left, he took back two additional QP cues. :-)
球桿一旦寄出﹐我很少有機會能再見到它們﹐給它們拍照。一位擁有5根我的球桿的收藏家曾來訪過過一個星期﹐隨身帶著本桿。 以下兩張照片展示著本桿售出9至10個月後它的良好狀態。當這位收藏家離開時﹐他又帶走了兩根新球桿﹕-)
The collector revisited me along with a fellow airplane owner, the cuemaker, Dan Prather, in December 2007. The collector ordered another cue. :-)
