International Cue Collector's Show

There was an International Cue Collector's show in St. Louis last weekend. Several famous pool cue makers were there with there latest cue designs. These are not your every day playing cues but one of a kind. functional works of art that sell for thousands of dollars each. One of the cue makers there was Bill Schick from Shreveport, LA. He is in the cue makers Hall of Fame and made a cue for me in 1983 and one for Tonya in 1984 (these were the every day playing variety). He still remembered us, mainly because we brought him our own ideas for the design and Tonya wanted mauve colored highlights in the points. He said he didn't have a clue what "mauve" was at the time but didn't let on. We suspect he found out from his wife, at any rate Tonya has been playing with a beautiful cue with mauve highlights and her signature duplicated in a gold inlay on the butt for the past 27 years. I still have mine, one of a kind with my initials in gold on the butt, but have been using a different cue for the last several years.










Also at the show were several collectors of high end and famous old cues. The collectors came from all over the country and Japan to show off their collections and see what the cue makers have made that they may want to buy before the other guy gets it. I have included some pictures that do not really do justice to the craftsmanship required but may give an idea about the artistic ability necessary to come up with the designs. The cues are made of various exotic woods and the designs are inlaid wood, metal, ivory etc. some with scrimshawed engravings.