Hello, recently i saw a cue made of solid curly maple....just a but cap and joint rings, then 1 solid piece of tiger/curly or quilted maple. Any one have an idea what that would cost??? And i am talking about really highly curly or quilted maple. An estimate on either curly or quilted is aprciated. Thanks
Cost for solid tiger/curly or quilted maple cue
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One piece cues are tricky. Most wood will have to be cored. I don't know anyone coring 29", so there will be a spot in the cue that will not be cored. If you find someone who has aged one piece blanks, that are straight, you are gonna pay, so come with your nose wide open. They are worth every penny, and then some.
My thoughts only, not anyone else's.
would it be easier if the cue was made shorter? maybe a 56 1/2 or 57" cue?
If you want more responses . . .
You would get more responses by approching your CM of choice and asking (or PMing) for a price quote in private. I think professional courtesy prevents the CMs on here from essentially bidding aginst one another in this public forum.
Good luck with your project.
Mr H
You would get more responses by approching your CM of choice and asking (or PMing) for a price quote in private. I think professional courtesy prevents the CMs on here from essentially bidding aginst one another in this public forum.
Good luck with your project.
Mr H
Finding a really nice piece of Curly Maple worthy of that work is difficult and when you do find it ... it's expensive.
I would think that any cue maker that was intrested in making that cue for you would have PM'ed you by now.
$600 is a very reasonable price for the work involved.
I would think that any cue maker that was intrested in making that cue for you would have PM'ed you by now.
$600 is a very reasonable price for the work involved.
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Really high grade curly or quilted maple is expensive and hard to fine. Then it should be cored.
Most cuemakers are somewhat reluctant to use their very high grade stock in an inexpensive cue when it will return many more dollars when used in a very high end cue.
*****Just my thoughts on the subject*****
No, not really. The fact is, unless you have some blanks that have been aging for many, many years, it is just not worth it, in my opinion. We were fortunate to have some old growth Bird's Eye Maple blanks that were aged for several decades after they had been turned to within one pass of completion. This is the only way to ensure the wood has reached stability, and will hopefully stay that way. The results are striking, and they are priced accordingly. I would think quilted Maple would never be a candidate for a 1 piece cue, aged or not. Here is a pic of one of our 30 year old blanked, old growth BEM cues
Cue makers seldom make one piece butts as there is a much better chance of movement and such a small market. So, few cue makers have the needed lengths of figured maple hanging and already aged. It's no problem building as there are millions of cheaply built cues of this nature floating around every where but without the needed materials on hand - it is tough.
Dick
Dick
The only person I can think of who might do this is Denali. He has not been posting much, he must be on a vacation traveling all over the globe...
Kelly