Pixel, as much as I agree with you, I have had this cue for years and its been sitting in a case not being used for years as well. I'm sure you know you can't straighten a warped piece of wood and this had enough of a warp to make it useless. So I've been wanting to repurpose this for years. It just so happened it'll work for this. And every time I shave, I'll think back to the money I won hustling with this cue