South West - SW347-08

South West 2008 - Serial Number 347 08 - Ebony 9-point Cocobolo cue (SW347-08)

The South West shop continues the tradition of distinctive cue making started by Jerry and Laurie Franklin over 20 years ago. Laurie Franklin operates the shop with the assistance of Jerry's nephew, Mickey Bunker, and Al Lawrence, who has worked at South West since 1988. The demand for these cues just keeps going up, based on the company's reputation for painstaking workmanship and the playability of their cues. The current order time for a South West cue is 8 years.

The typical South West cue has a 6-point high/low short spliced forearm; this cue has three more ebony points re-cut into the long points. The standard cue has slotted ring work at the joint and shaft collars and at the base of the butt sleeve. Ringwork above and below the wrap (A&B) is a premium option, and included on this cue.

Description: Cocobolo forearm with 6 high/low Gabon ebony points with a single white veneer. The three long points are each inset with a short Gabon ebony point framed in a white veneer. The butt sleeve features a gorgeous piece of cocobolo with a thick ebony band at the base. Black and white slotted ringwork decorates the cue at A, B & C and the black linen phenolic joint and shaft collars at D & E. The flat-faced linen phenolic joint with a 3/8-11 brass pin is marked with the serial number “347 08” and South West's cactus logo. Black with white speck Irish linen wrap. A push-in type black rubber bumper protects the black linen phenolic butt cap.

Length: 58 inches; weight is 19.3 oz.

(2) 13mm shafts with Melamine ferrules and Triangle tips. The shafts are gorgeous, the kind of quality you seldom find these days.

100% new condition; unplayed and immaculate.

PRICE: $2,800 SOLD

You can read more about "South West Cues" and see photos of another of their 9-point cues, in the May 2008 Wand Workshop in Billiards Digest or in the May 2005 story "Franklin Gets Due at Hall-of-Fame"