Featured Antique pool stick

Just so silly (though I did once watch a guy play reasonably well with a golf club)...

If you're saying it's too long for a walking stick, it's actually a pretty average size, I'm 5'8" and that's about the length of mine - you might prefer one a bit shorter, and someone the height of your stepson would probably prefer a longer one...



The knife is just a whimsey of the carver, a decorative element - here are a couple of canes with knives by a different carver (I prefer the OP's):


https://possumcounty.com/black-notched-cane-with-two-carved-knives-8-by-geo-g-borum/


https://possumcounty.com/carved-knife-on-a-carved-walking-cane-by-geo-g-borum/



~Cheryl

 

I actually thought the blade was rusted carbon steel. But a closer look I see the wood grain. Thanks for the clarity.

 

Love that film! Gleason played an awesome Minnesota Fats!

 

Agreed. Some guy or gal who happened to like pool probably put it on for the "utilitarian purpose" of helping with pushing, avoiding floor scuffs, and preserving the stick's wooden tip--sort of like how folks add tennis balls to the rear feet of walkers. As others noted, that stick is too crooked for pool/billiards. Then again, I knew a bar hustler who would usually beat everyone and use the most warped house cue when doing so--just to prove he was that good. So, in keeping with Gary's vision of a cue, maybe someone not-so-spry but masterful at pool modified his cane for kicks and "schooled" his buddies and the locals.

 

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