Woods

[totlxtc]

I thought I might just post this up as it might help people with picking woods. Im sure some are not available as some are dyed and some are too rare, but I hope it may show alot of the available woods and if your not sure what a thuya burr etc is you can see.

[totlxtc]

[totlxtc]

[totlxtc]

And thats it! phew!

[trevs1]

A nice idea for those who are interested, but.........

The problem with these images is that they're not really true representations of how some of these timbers look in reality, with many of them being artificially dyed and not natural colours. Also, many others amongst them are pretty obscure and not readily available for use in cue manufacture.

Timbers of a particular species can and do vary quite a lot, so it might be better to visit a website which offers numerous images of the same species to get a clearer idea of how they can appear in reality.

Try here for a more accurate view....

http://www.hobbithouseinc.com/person...dpics/#letterT

[totlxtc]

Thankyou Trevor you are a star...The only reason I found the woods is because I was looking to get 4 splices added to a cue by yourself and was looking into woods and thought posting this may help people aswell. Thanks for your input

Welcome back btw trevor

[Oldgit]

Also, my advice for what its worth, is to be very careful which woods you select as the reason most of the common woods that we are all used to are used is because they are hard enough and smooth enough to be handled over and over again.

Over the years myself and Adr have experimented with many strange and lovely looking woods including Karelian Birch, Tiger Myrtle and other exotic woods which really do look lovely BUT are unsuitable due to their being soft or rough.

If you look at exotic woods in these catalogues then look at the 'specific gravity' of the wood and ensure it is hard enough.

Oldgit

[cueinhand]

A nice idea for those who are interested, but.........

The problem with these images is that they're not really true representations of how some of these timbers look in reality, with many of them being artificially dyed and not natural colours. Also, many others amongst them are pretty obscure and not readily available for use in cue manufacture.

Timbers of a particular species can and do vary quite a lot, so it might be better to visit a website which offers numerous images of the same species to get a clearer idea of how they can appear in reality.

Try here for a more accurate view....

http://www.hobbithouseinc.com/person...dpics/#letterT

Thank you so much Trevor, this website contains much useful information.

[ADR147]

amboyna in my experience is usually much more highly figured than that. also try the website for craft supplies here. http://www.craft-supplies.co.uk/

[cueinhand]

ebony-argentine/brown/gaboon/macassar/misc/mun
There are many type of ebony on the website which provided by Trevor.
Be curious! Normally, which one or two ebony get used to the butt of the cue?

[trevs1]

ebony-argentine/brown/gaboon/macassar/misc/mun
There are many type of ebony on the website which provided by Trevor.
Be curious! Normally, which one or two ebony get used to the butt of the cue?

The most commonly used are African (mainly black or black..ish) and Macassar (stripey brown and black), although Indian ebony (also mainly black) has been used also, but is now less common due to difficulties in obtaining it.

There are other ebonies available but these are not as regularly used for cue production as those above.

[cueinhand]

Thanks Trevor
Be curious again!
Is there any other hard woods can be replaced with the ebony for the butt of the cue?

[totlxtc]

Any hardwood i believe. Ive seen a maple shafted padayuk butted cue with four splices of maple then 4 more of ebony. Looked really nice with the Maple(Light)/Padayuk(Red)/Maple(Light)/Ebony(Black)

[cueinhand]

so far I just saw 2 butt of the cues without ebony, one the butt totally built of snakewood , and other the butt totally built of cocobolo.
so I want to ask:
Ebony is necessary for the quality cue?

[ADR147]

no not at all - there are many others - rosewood for a start