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Espiritu<br />
Cues:<br />
A <strong>Hometown</strong> Man’s<br />
Worldwide Craftsmanship<br />
Kerri Walker<br />
<strong>Rankin</strong> County is the home of Russ Espiritu, a world class<br />
pool cue craftsman. Russ and his wife Carolyn reside in<br />
Puckett, Mississippi, and Russ is serving his third term as<br />
mayor of Puckett. The two built a shop adjacent to their<br />
home where they work together to make Espiritu Cues.<br />
The shop houses dozens of machines<br />
and aisles of woods and animal skins<br />
that are used to make the highly<br />
collectible cues. Espiritu Cues are<br />
intricately inlayed with many different<br />
woods, colors, and materials. Russ has a<br />
computerized system that can carve<br />
designs into the cues with precision.<br />
66 • <strong>February</strong>/<strong>March</strong> <strong>2016</strong>
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