The shaft is made from "old growth" maple that is not white-white. It is off color but is dead straight and hits beautifully.      The ferrule is Micarta-H, 12.7mm and the tip is a Triangle slightly pressed. Tip can be changed.
The butt weighs 15.8 ounces and the shaft weighs 4.5 for a combined weight of 20.3 ounces.
I took this cue to the pool hall and played a couple of racks with it. I was so impressed by the balance and hit I was tempted to keep it for myself. This cue is like a thorough bred race horse--it wants to run/play and almost plays
by itself. If you are looking for that one-in-a-hundred great playing cue this
may well be it.