Pearwood cue

[GR1]

Hello all...any opinions on pearwood shaft cues...playing qualities? are they superior in any way to maple or ash.Dont see many about in vintagecues..is there a particular reason for that?.Thanks

[DeanH]

From what I understand; very smooth finish, compared to ash and even maple. Short supply, expense, so not used much

[GR1]

So would it be seen as an 'exotic' wood to use and not because ash and maple were at some points in time hard to get...as in the war years or trade embargos

[GR1]

There's the Burroughes and watts Norfolk cue in pear...but why is it called thd Norfolk cue..when Norfolk isn't on the badge?.

[DeanH]

There's the Burroughes and watts Norfolk cue in pear...but why is it called thd Norfolk cue..when Norfolk isn't on the badge?.

I thought the old Norfolk cue was hornbeam or alisier (c1960s) but maybe pearwood earlier/later on


edit - yep, found a reference to pearwood on a Norfolk

[100-uper]

I thought the old Norfolk cue was hornbeam or alisier (c1960s) but maybe pearwood earlier/later on


edit - yep, found a reference to pearwood on a Norfolk

You were correct first time. The Norfolk cue was introduced in 1954 and until 1965 was only advertised as being supplied in Hornbeam and Alisier, at which time the Hornbeam option was replaced by Maple. A pearwood shaft would have been a special order.

[GR1]

Wow...so pearwood wasn't an 'off the peg' cue for the Norfolk cue.But why were they called the Norfolk cue ?..and secondly...what the hell is Alisier?.I wouldn't mind a hornbeam cue to make a change.

[DeanH]

Alisier - yep never heard of that before - google is your friend if you want more info

Norfolk - three possibilities - around the time mentioned above there used to be matches and "snooker holidays" advertised at The Norfolk Hotel, Bournemouth; or, a Duke of Norfolk seems to have been involved a bit with the sport; or, maybe a B&W worker has a great day-trip to Great Yarmouth with his family?

[GR1]

Hahaha...I've just bought one of these cues off Ebay at what I think is a good price..generally I don't have machine spliced cues , probably less than 10% of my collection , but I've wanted a variation on the ash maple cues.

[DeanH]

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[GR1]

I've tried posting pictures before without success..I've got what I would consider some very rare ones ..like a W Cooke pattern cue by Cox and Yeman c 1875 and a very early Peradon 2 piece Peall cue pre 1905 ( I think) but I have a thing for snakewood..I've got 6 EJ Riley signature cues.

[vmax]

Hello all...any opinions on pearwood shaft cues...playing qualities? are they superior in any way to maple or ash.Dont see many about in vintagecues..is there a particular reason for that?.Thanks

I've made some pearwood cues, have one for sale on ebay right now, I've found them to be slightly more flexible than ash or maple and if that suits it's ok. Could have been the pearwood I used, could be how the wood is, who knows but the wood I used is 'curly' which has a banded pattern across it rather than along it. Looks good and plays as well as anything else, to be honest any hardwood can be used for a cue, ash and maple are simply plentiful and therefore cheap which makes for high margins.
I've used ash, maple, pearwood, beech and oak and every one of them potted balls.

[GR1]

That is very interesting, especially coming from a person who makes cues...yoh obviously know through experience what you are talking about...never would I have thought that oak could actually work in a shaft...I suppose ultimately ifs a bit like bows...yew being the 'perfect' wood but others are still just as suitable.

[GR1]

Left me know what title thecue on e bay is under

[itsnoteasy]

Wity Bilston seems to get a lot of pear wood cues made.
I've never used one really but iirc I might have had a couple of hits with a pearwood manock that an old boy in the club had(I could be misremembering).
Weren't they supposed to warp easily?