Jim Black Cues - The Northy part of Ireland

[Catch 22]

Thanks chaps ... yea sorry I haven't been posting lately but you guessed it right, normal day job has been keeping me busy, then life creeps in a demands some of my time as well, we all know how that goes but as time allows I've been working away on cues and repairs, I didn't release or appreciate how many local cue repairs land on the doorstep once word gets around that there's a cue builder in your area lol.

Anyways here's a couple o' customer cues I finished just before Christmas.
This one is a bit different in that the shaft was Birdseye Maple with the figuring running the fully length of the cue, photos don't really do it justice, viewed physically the Birdeyes are very 3D and look like water drops on the wood.







And this one is a blend of Ebony and Pale Moon Ebony.





Currently working on Fred's.
Oh yea ... Happy New Year

Both lovely but the top one is extra nice

[culraven]

Love the pale moon ebony, is it as tough as traditional ebony, light woods generally being softer?

[JimB]

Love the pale moon ebony, is it as tough as traditional ebony, light woods generally being softer?

It is very tough but can be more volatile than standard ebony, extra sharp hand-planes are a must.

[culraven]

It is very tough but can be more volatile than standard ebony, extra sharp hand-planes are a must.

Well worth the effort Jim, stunning cue.

[fredkite]

Some pics of my new cue from Jim.

[fredkite]

Some pics of my new cue from Jim.

[fredkite]

Some pics from Jim of my new cue.

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[fredkite]

My new cue arrived today and I have to say it looks fantastic, Jim is a top class craftsman. The finish is silky smooth and the cue feels so solid, going to smash a few balls about with it tonight. I'll do some pics if i'm not too drunk.

[DeanH]

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[JimB]

Glad it arrived safely, i was slightly worried when I saw the courier decided to go the long way round to add another 24hrs to the delivery doh!

[fredkite]

Jim Black Cues - The Northy part of Ireland

I was a bit puzzled why it went via Greenland but not to worry....

[itsnoteasy]

I just love a plain ebony cue, and that's a great example of one, nice cue Fred, great work Jim.

[Chappy5]

Excellent work and great looking Cue Jim Black.

Quality as always and i will be getting one soon!

[Tommykiid]

Another member on here recommend jim to myself but his back order is until next year at least so you'll be waiting a while I'm afraid I'm gonna take the abben reddy route

[Snooker man Stevie]

Hi Jim you still making cues not posted in a while