Flame Veneer Cohen cue
This flame veneer Cohen cue is an example of finish work performed here at Proficient Billiards.
Cohen Cues are meticulously handcrafted, highly sought-after custom pool cues made by master cue maker Eddie Cohen in California. Since building his first cues in 2010, Cohen has quickly earned a reputation as one of the rising stars in the modern custom cue world. His work is celebrated for its uncompromising build standards, precise engineering, clean execution, and solid, responsive table playability.
The primary showcase of his artistry includes:
- The “Harry Potter” Hit: Known for a distinctively crisp, solid hit, players frequently describe his cues as giving incredible control and table feedback—acting almost like an extension of the arm.
- Exceptional Structural Consistency: Cohen maintains ultra-strict tolerances. For example, he weighs all finished shafts to ensure they match within an exact 0.05 ounces of each other.
- Intricate Weight-Management Engineering: When utilizing heavy luxury materials like silver lattice work (sometimes using over 50 feet of silver wire), ebony, and precious gemstones, Cohen utilizes a specialized “step-coring” method. By boring out different widths in the handle while maintaining uniform wall thickness, he balances the weight perfectly to keep cues at a playable 19 to 19.9 ounces.
- Mitered Point Work: Advancing past traditional overlapping methods, Cohen uses custom fixtures for a mitered point process that virtually eliminates visible seam lines.