For
this case we returned to a popular style, the butterfly case.
This case is called the butterfly because it opens lengthwise
all the way to lay out flat like a butterfly. Easy.
This style has the advantage of being lightweight and can hold more
than twice the amount of cues as a heavier tube case of the same size.
This type of case used to be the case of choice for many dealers as
they could carry up to 6-8 cues securely attached to the display boards
and up to 15 cues in individual sleeves.
This particular case is special as well. We
tooled it with a Chinese dragon theme. When we were done
tooling it though we like the tooling so much that we did not want to
cover up the tooling with pockets. So we borrowed an idea
from one of our customers, Jim Sward, and put the pockets inside the
case.
This is the top
side. It is tooled with one red and one green dragon in the
traditional Chinese pose for dragons.
Which meant that we needed to be creative in design so we made the
pockets detachable so that you can put them whichever way works best
for you. And we designed the boards to protect the cues from
the pockets and to protect the tooling on the pockets as well.
And the display boards are also detachable so that you can
take them out as needed or switch them around as you like.
The case is a
4x6 with one board and 8x12 with two boards. It is a fully
lined with all the protective
features that come with all the cases we build. Moisture
resistant super soft liner that won't wear out, double thick foam
rubber to protect
against impact, industrial strength rivets at the stress points, a
heavy duty luggage-grade, self healing zippers, and of course an
elastic loop system that cradles your cues gently but holds them
securely so they cannot fall out of the case. The leather is
treated to resist soiling and
liquids.
This
is a view of the handle side and the bottom. The handles are
reinforced with metal inside and attached with luggage rivets.
The
bottom of the case was tooled black on black to resist stains.
It is for sale at this
time,
please contact me at jb@jbideas.com
to inquire about it. The price is $950 and includes insured
shipping to any place on Earth that a truck can get to.
Whether you are interested in purchasing this case or just like to
browse fine work I thank you for visiting and spending some time with
us.
This is a view of the handle side and the bottom.
The handles are reinforced with metal inside and attached
with luggage rivets. The bottom of the case was tooled black
on black to resist stains.
A better view of the bottom - two classic dragon poses.
And when you open the case you get two fully tooled pockets.
Surprise! This will be something cool to show folks
when you open the case.
The pockets are detachable. Put them where you want or don't
use them - your choice.
The display board holds 6 shafts easily and securely. Everything is
separated by 2cm of dense foam rubber and velvet soft cloth.
The other side of the board holds 4 cues. None of these cues
are touching each other.
As you can see the pockets are kept from the shafts so no harm will
come to them.
The Full Monty. Everything laid out.
And the shaft side.
Here comes the dragon....
I guess the two on the front of the case were not fighting after all.
As promised - here it is with two boards - no pockets and holding 8
cues and 12 shafts.
That's a lot of cues in a small space.
And, as hard as it is to believe this case zips up easily when fully
loaded.
And that is the end of the
pictures for the Dragon Scales case. Thank you for looking.
