bamboo ferrule

desi2960

desi2960

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in am attempt to find the perfect cue, i will try anything at least once. this is my latest brainstorm, i love the no ferrule, but a few customers are afraid and still want a ferrule. bamboo is a very strong light material [ this ferrule weighed 1/2 of a grice ferrule of the same size ]. i played last night for about 3 hrs and i think the hit is about the same as " no ferrule " i like the hit and the look.
now we just have to play for a year or so to see how it is going to stand up over time.
 

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Probably a great choice in material Chuck. After all, they make bamboo flooring and cutting boards. If you can walk on it and cut on it, you know what I mean. Other than being lighter, they look great too.
 
Lighter should be more better...and one would think it's hard enough.....and the look....THE LOOK! I think it looks seriously cool.


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OK guys....yes I said "more better"....before I get anymore messages about it, it was a joke. :smile:

...though I was serious that I like the idea..... :D
 
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Bamboo is a grass,not wood.
But I think that looks great.
If it gets out you are using grass ferrules the pot heads might line up for some conversion work to thier cues. :thumbup:
 
More better is better than better.

o.k. you guys made me do it !!!
b. c. comic strip.
curls " i had a thunk "
peter " i think you had a thought "
curls " i think i thought i had a thunk "
 
DoubleD said:
In what world does hardness = weight?

Bamboo is about half the density of maple.

dld
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Yeah...it's the density that will make the weight.

Using this stuff is a very novel idea I think. I find it very interesting and I for one intend to follow the saga. I think he's on to something.....
 
Bamboo

I have been using bamboo (Tonkin) in some of my cues for awhile now. The
feel from the bamboo is different than other materials I have used. It seems
to just have that certain feel. Anyway, bamboo pound-for-pound is 6 times
stronger than steel. I use laminated bamboo that is even stronger. I have
3 more cues in the works which will have bamboo handles and points.
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i believe

you would have to use laminations, as finding a solid piece of bamboo a minimum of 1/2 inch thick might be hard to find.
solid pieces are made using a technique like building bamboo fly rods, cutting pie shaped pieces and putting them together like a predator shaft.
 
measureman said:
On the Janka hardness scale rating
Bamboo 1560
maple 1450
So in hardness they are very close which should mean they weigh about the same.
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The correlation between hardness and density in wood is rather weak and cannot be relied upon to make such a conclusion.

This is particularly true for bamboo, which is known to be rather strong given its lightweight characteristics. Maple is roughly twice as dense as bamboo.

Kelly
 
Kelly_Guy said:
The correlation between hardness and density in wood is rather weak and cannot be relied upon to make such a conclusion.

This is particularly true for bamboo, which is known to be rather strong given its lightweight characteristics. Maple is roughly twice as dense as bamboo.

Kelly
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Agreed. Isn't hardness the inability of a material to flex whereas density is how much weight a material has when measured by volume? The two concepts seem to be independent of one another.
 
Hobart007 said:
Agreed. Isn't hardness the inability of a material to flex whereas density is how much weight a material has when measured by volume? The two concepts seem to be independent of one another.
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No, flex is a different property when discussing wood. Janka hardness is a measure of force required for a steel ball to indent a piece of wood to a certain depth.

Modulus of elasticity is the measure of (non permanent) flexing.

Kelly
 
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