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💯What kinds of wood in these hundred-year old cue sticks? 💯

BarenbruggeCues
Paul Bell said:
I have Briggs one-piece cue sticks made sometime between 64 and 125 years ago. This was the period in which the O.L. Briggs & Son company was in business in Boston.

Can you tell me what kind of wood was used from looking at photos?

The wood at the butt is darker in the 18 and 19-ounce cues than that in the 16 and 17-ounce cues. See photos


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Just common woods for that time. Nothing special.
Generally used whatever they could buy a truck load for cheap back then.
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Kamui

Brain71
Sheldon said:
Depends on who you ask.
Tips are super subjective, and people have a habit of believing some weird stuff about them.
Manufacturers make some pretty interesting claims about them as well.
They're both multiple layers of pigskin.
Kamui says the Athlete tips use layers of different hardness, with soft material near the contact area and harder material lower in the tip.
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Sounds about right. I've been out of the loop for a minute and wasn't sure. I've always been a Kamui black fan so I'll stick with those. Thanks guys.
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