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. . . but his recovery is not going well.  He's been immobile for the better part of a year, with increasing severity the last several months.  He was hoping for a cure with knee replacement; it hasn't come quite yet.

Bob started work on a pair of koa wood cues for me earlier this year but progress was slow at first and has now come to a standstill.  Since there won't be updates for awhile, here's a cue I haven't shared before.

Snakewood forearm and butt, sectioned persimmon handle, and cored with purpleheart.  For those unfamiliar with cue-making, snakewood is one of the most, if not the most, difficult wood types to work with.  Cracks easily, has to be handled with kid gloves.  This cue took the most time to make out of all in my collection.

This was also the first Denali cue in my collection to be made with an esoteric shaft.  

Bob had made a walnut shaft once before, but this was the first other than maple, oak, or purpleheart made on my account.  The low level of deflection this shaft produced when it was first played led to experimentation with several other types of wood since.  This cue has seen table action only once . . . it's retired due to its exquisite appearance and phenomenal playability.  

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