this is the episode of how it's made where they go into the falcon factory and show a cue being made all the way from a block of wood to the felt table.
i thought this was really interesting when i saw it and thought i'd share.
my brother LOC tells me that balabushka used to buy out falcon blanks and make their cues from there.
who knew? :-o
link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adUbpn7WZYA