Hello everyone, my name is Derrick Petzoldt. I am currently 22 years old and my life is devoted to playing pool. I love the game and will be around it, continuously. Therefore, after years of watching cue-makers build and repair cues, I decided to buy a lathe with the intention of only doing cue repairs in my local area. After a few months of playing around with it, I decided I was going to build a cue for myself. Of course, I had no intention of building a great playing cue, but I completed it with minimal complications. I imagined I would be throwing wood everywhere, from being so frustrated and tired of constantly ruining wood. The hardest part for me was the rings, which I made as complicated as I could to test myself. After about 6 months, I had built a beautiful Purple Heart Merry-Widow with brass railroad track stitch rings. The cue was perfect, and I couldn’t believe how well it turned out. I then, built a full set to match the first cue, which can be found in the photo gallery on this site. Other than that, I have built a handful of Sneaky Pete’s, as well. At this time, I am now in business to complete any custom order you desire!