Australian beefwood

[jay_j]

was just wondering if there any cue makers out there that think beefwood would look nice on a cue

http://www.hobbithouseinc.com/person...s/beefwood.htm

i have a log at the farm that was cut and stored about 30 years ago i guess its prob about 1/2 a cubic meter. and now its listed as a endangered species and u cant cut it down because its very strong/dense as well a poisonous to termites so the farmers cut it all down for fence posts

[jim evans]

hi jay its like a roupla or a lace type by the grain,have you cut it into planks as such or is it still a log

[jay_j]

its got the grain with the little eye things all through it like the one in the pic and its just a log that's been rebarked and stored in the rafters its about 650mm dia and 4.5/5m long. i had a second one but used a rip saw portable mill to cut it into 120mm slabs to make coffee tables for my sisters and mum

[Andy W]

was just wondering if there any cue makers out there that think beefwood would look nice on a cue

http://www.hobbithouseinc.com/person...s/beefwood.htm

i have a log at the farm that was cut and stored about 30 years ago i guess its prob about 1/2 a cubic meter. and now its listed as a endangered species and u cant cut it down because its very strong/dense as well a poisonous to termites so the farmers cut it all down for fence posts

Hi Jay, I like the last pic of the bowl, looks great. I guess with the wood being seasoned for so long there wont be any problems with shrinkage and being a dense wood it should work well on a cue. If you decide to do something with this I would be interested in the results. good luck.

[jim evans]

i wouldnt mind a plank of it