I've an old 2 piece BCE Jimmy White cue worth about £5 but so what I play just as poorly with any cue. Knocked about something terrible I sanded it down to the bare wood (100% ash with weight added to the butt 1/2) and thanks to Trev, ADR and other members advice I applied 4 coats of liniseed over about 2 weeks and finished It off with beeswax. I ended up with a cue that is far far better than it was new, even after doing the unthinkable and painting the butt half Ford Metalic Red.
What was very noticable was the colour of the ash as when sanded it was almost white a far cry from the aged golden colour it was and with the red handle I liked the contrast. Using Linseed though the ash has darkened considerably and as I'm going to renew another simlar cue likewise for my son (metalic blue he fancies) I'm wondering if Tung oil will do as good a job as I hear it does not darken wood as much. Anyone tried it?
What was very noticable was the colour of the ash as when sanded it was almost white a far cry from the aged golden colour it was and with the red handle I liked the contrast. Using Linseed though the ash has darkened considerably and as I'm going to renew another simlar cue likewise for my son (metalic blue he fancies) I'm wondering if Tung oil will do as good a job as I hear it does not darken wood as much. Anyone tried it?
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