It’s definitely hard for me to imagine what is shown in the picture is a pool cue. I’m not the kind of guy who is good at playing pool but at least I know how a pool cue looks like. But the one shown in the picture looks more like a long axe, which is the best weapon used in the ancient holy war. Believe it or not, this pool cue is currently the most expensive one in the world, which is asking for a price of $150,000.
This extraordinary cue is called “Intimidator”. It features four bold bladed wings that definitely can rip your pool table into pieces. The focal point is a Genuine Italian Obsidian Gemstone Sphere, an extraordinary, flawless round-shaped stone set in the butt cap. Guess how long it took for the designer to create this super cue? It took them about 1800 hours including hand engraving, hand etching and hand machining. The designer started out with a solid piece of stainless steel that weighs 82 pounds and spent a year of finely machining it into a 9.5 pound masterpiece.
Anyway, this super cue is just a piece of collectible art, which no pool club in this world will allow you to use it for playing pool on their pool tables.
via [TeChDiGeSt]
March 8th, 2009 at 10:09 pm
Custom cues are handmade from exotic materials, according to individual taste. Pool cues are designed with consideration of the length of your arms and size of your hands. A typical pool cue is 58 inches long and weighs about 510 to 600 gm.