A little cue shaft survey...

[itsnoteasy]

Bamboo? How is that going to work? It's almost not wood?

Not only is it almost not wood, it's not wood.

[ken147]

Bamboo? How is that going to work? It's almost not wood?

Laminated bamboo shaft?

[Ninja.cues]

Laminated bamboo shaft?

Yes like arrows towards the butt end.

[blahblah01]

Curiouser and curiouser.

[itsnoteasy]

They used to make fly rods out of split cane( bamboo) I had one as a boy, wish I still had it, but iirc it was kind of 50p shaped not round but it is a very strong and springy material.

[blahblah01]

Yep as it bent without snapping?

I can understand why it would work for the last inch or so at the tip end, but a whole shaft, would be a tad wobbly unless radial laminating does something to the rigidity....

[Dredd46]

If the cue felt nice when picking it up I wouldn't care what wood it was to be honest Ninja.

As above assuming of course different woods aren't super expensive

[itsnoteasy]

After watching some of the cricket, is willow any good for cue shafts? They make cricket bats out of it.

[Ninja.cues]

After watching some of the cricket, is willow any good for cue shafts? They make cricket bats out of it.

Yes it should be good for them

[itsnoteasy]

Yes it should be good for them

I've never heard of a cue made from it, I wonder why.

[Ninja.cues]

I've never heard of a cue made from it, I wonder why.

I guess one of use may well have to give it a go and see how it comes out...

[blahblah01]

I would guess that it is too soft and whippy.