Maple or Ash?....

[cally]

Hi Cally. You can use the EDIT POST button towards the bottom right to change spelling mistakes etc.

Cant use it...it's not there... probably not available til certain amount of posts... 10 is it?...


Ant...

[noel]

Finally, the choice should NOT be made by thinking that ash will be coarse textured when finished, because done well, a good finish will allow use of ash with no effect of the open grain catching your skin.

Good to hear Trev.... what is a good grain-filler pre-raw linseed oil?


Cheers!


=o)

Noel

[trevs1]

Good to hear Trev.... what is a good grain-filler pre-raw linseed oil?


Cheers!


=o)

Noel

Hi Noel,

I make my own grain filler, so it isn't available to buy.

[noel]

Hi Noel,

I make my own grain filler, so it isn't available to buy.

That explains it!THAT EXPLAINS IT!

That explains why all the other ash cues I've ever tried did snag my whiskers.
Damn I hate getting any needles! Especially on my chin playing snooker.
Even Parris Ultimates jolt me.

I've never hit with one of your ash cues Trev... but michaelm... here on TSF is expecting his this week...
michael promised to bring it around to the club... I'll report back... I'm excited!

Cheers!


=o)

Noel

[trevs1]

Hi Noel,

Michaels cue went today, so it should be with him before the end of the week.

Feel free to post any comments you have about it.

[cally]

Hi Noel,

Michaels cue went today, so it should be with him before the end of the week.

Feel free to post any comments you have about it.

Hi trev, have you recieved the emails i sent you?....


Ant...

[trevs1]

Replied Ant..

[cally]

Replied Ant..

Thankyou very much indeed, you are a gent......


Your cues are soooooo sweet.... i'm even more confused now.......


Cheers trev, i'll sort out what spec i want and you can sort me out a price, i assume i get a discount being a fellow country man.........


Cheers..

Ant...

[MikeWooldridge]

Hi Noel,

I make my own grain filler, so it isn't available to buy.

lol. i thought i was the only secretive bast*rd who won't tell people how i do things....

on a serious note noel, there are many proprietary grain fillers that will do the job. more than one way to shag a cat.....

[Malachi-b]

lol. i thought i was the only secretive bast*rd who won't tell people how i do things....

on a serious note noel, there are many proprietary grain fillers that will do the job. more than one way to shag a cat.....

Nice way of putting it into context haha

[checkSide]

That explains why all the other ash cues I've ever tried did snag my whiskers.
Damn I hate getting any needles! Especially on my chin playing snooker.
Even Parris Ultimates jolt me.

Get yourself one of these Noel. :snooker:

[spotsand stripes]

Get yourself one of these Noel. :snooker:

sod the razor, go maple.
wish id of discovered maple cues when i was 20. had one 7 months, cant think how i tried one after 20 odd years.

[noel]

lol. i thought i was the only secretive bast*rd who won't tell people how i do things....

on a serious note noel, there are many proprietary grain fillers that will do the job. more than one way to shag a cat.....

Dear Mike... Thanks for your prompt reply to Trevs if I told you I'd have to kill you-type non-answer... I don't just want "proprietary grain fillers"... I want the cream of ash crack fillers...
by the way... I can only think of one way to shag a =^..^= ... what other options do you enjoy?


=o)

Noel

[poolqjunkie]

I am just wondering, without much experience with ash, is polishing, burnishing, and oiling not going to be enough for smoothing the ash?

[MikeWooldridge]

I don't just want "proprietary grain fillers"

lol. why not? grain filler is grain filler. is grain filler....

anything will do really.

I am just wondering, without much experience with ash, is polishing, burnishing, and oiling not going to be enough for smoothing the ash?

i think so. dust and oil is all that gets into the grain on my cues and they're certainly smooth.

but, if someone's cue action/stance is a bit iffy (yes i said iffy and i'll come to that), i appreciate that the rubbing of the chin and potential catching of whiskers is something that can be solved by filling the grain.

but i'd rather sort myself out than do that. solve the root of the problem so to speak.

i speak from experience cos i used to catch my chin every time i played a shot. in fact, developed a piece of hard skin. never got my whiskers snagged in my own ash cue (which wasn't grain filled) but occasionally it would happen on others. so i know exactly what you're talking about.

then one day i realised i really didnt need to jam my chin tight against the cue so much. i relaxed a little, lifted my head ever so slightly so it was just above the cue, and never looked back. no more sore chin, no more snagged whiskers. lots more 100 breaks

it also made it a lot easier to follow through PROPERLY, rather than the cue 'jamming' against the chin and limiting this very important factor.

all in all, for those with plasters on their chins, or who complain about whiskers catching, take a good long look at how you cue the ball.

you may stop your whiskers catching by using maple or filling ash grain but you'll still be limiting your cue action/power with such a close rubbing chin/shaft thing going on.

anyone with this problem, try videoing yourself playing normally then lift your chin up a tiny bit just so your clearing the cue during cueing and follow through.

it may feel at first like your miles above the cue, but when you watch back, you'll see it hardly looks any different.

trust me, it will help improve your overall cue action. and the bonus is you'll stop any whisker snagging problems.

the truth is out there...