Timeless Timber "wet wood"

Joe Rogan said:
I've heard these shafts are really desirable, but can someone please tell me why they hit so much better and what the difference in the way they feel over a regular shaft is?

Thanks in advance.
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Joe,
Some info can be found here, but I'm sure others can chime in on how they hit compared to "normal" shafts. It's got something to do with how a very long soak in cold water affects the cellular structure of the wood. It's rummored that some vintage violins were constructed with similar materials for the same reason.
Mr H
 
Joe Rogan said:
I've heard these shafts are really desirable, but can someone please tell me why they hit so much better and what the difference in the way they feel over a regular shaft is?

Thanks in advance.
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Joe to be honest they seem to be heavier and hit stiffer which makes for a real awesome playing shaft. I have a cue from Crown and just got a second shaft from them, it has birdseyes in it and seems to be very old growth. I like a stiff hitting cue and the first shaft played nice but just was not to my liking so I got this shaft and what a difference. It is the darker shaft in the picture, these shafts are well worth it and play very nice, just make sure to pick the ferrule and tip combo of your preference. :smile:

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I have hit with about 15 or so "lakewood" shafts. They just seem to move the ball better, with less effort and sometimes less deflection. It is just really good old wood. A few cues from the 50-70's that I have had have shafts that have the same properties as these lakewood shafts.
 
I have a couple of these denser, darker, old wood shafts, and would caution anyone thinking of getting one to seriously consider going to a thinner diameter than their usual. At 13mm, they will just seem too stiff and heavy, and depending on taper, tip and ferrule, can really have significant deflection.
 
Deadon said:
I have a couple of these denser, darker, old wood shafts, and would caution anyone thinking of getting one to seriously consider going to a thinner diameter than their usual. At 13mm, they will just seem too stiff and heavy, and depending on taper, tip and ferrule, can really have significant deflection.
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I heard that too. Might be great for a break cue shaft, but some break cues go for that price.
 
Due to a bunch of cancellations, I can take at least 6 new orders now.
In another week, I will probably have more, if some of the original people fail to get back to me.
 
Up for grabs!

So far I've got around half sold, the rest are up for grabs...
I got some nice full-splice blanks, and might make up a couple of nice sneakies, and offer some finished cues.
 
Just wanted to say that I just received my Timeless Timber shaft for my Bob Frey SP from Sheldon and I couldn't be happier with the shaft that Sheldon made for me. Nice solid hit... very positive feedback even though I had him take the ferrule/tip diameter down to 12.5 mm. At Sheldon's suggestion, he installed his standard melamine ferrule, an Everest tip and he turned diown the shaft using his taper.

All in all, a very nice shaft for my SP. If you're on the fence about ordering one of these from Sheldon I say go for it. :thumbup2:

Sheldon will take good care of you.
 
Thanks Dave!

People like you are the reason I keep myself in the poor house making cues. :grin-square:

It's a great feeling when my work makes people happy.

Sheldon
 
I switched from a predator Z2 shaft to a timeless timber and I'm getting more action from the timeless timber shaft.

I'm also getting about the same deflection results, not sure why but if someone would like to explain, that would be great.I also have a pro taper on the tt shaft.
 
Just wanted to thank Sheldon for an awesome shaft. This wet wood is truly something special. Well worth the money. Highly recommended.

Rik Graham
 
Timeless Timber

I have a shaft made from wood received from Timeless Timber and aside from how nice it plays it is a beauty to look at as well, it is not the pure white color you see now but has a honey darker color to it.
 
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