Is there a wood somewhere that...

You have asked a very interesting question, and by the responses there seem to be
some very exotic species that are on some cuemakers wish list, for sure.

What is the purpose of your question. Do you have something planned?

RG
 
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How about some Koa, still got to cut it up and let it set for some years but I'll take what I can get. Saved this from the chipper at one of my tree service guys yards. Can't believe they were going to chip it up.

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Picked up a bunch of this too, whatever the hell it is. The guys were not there to ask. But I couldn't let it get chipped up either, just looked too nice. It may be Banyon but who know, guess I'll have to see how it drys and cuts later on.

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Just curious I guess.

I have a banger cue, and think about all the wood out there, as well as the fact there there has to be some kind of wood out there that just literally isn't seen anymore. Quest for knowledge makes people ask weird questions.

Seeing posts, I got to thinking that maybe there was some tree that was indigenous to Borneo, and there weren't anymore of them left, but in the ocean it was said there were maybe a few full trees.

The player side of me wondered about the durability of these expensive woods, the appreciation side of me thinks that it's pretty neat that there are so many options when I thought it was really limited.

Cue Monger Ray said:
You have asked a very interesting question, and by the responses there seem to be
some very exotic species that are on some cuemakers wish list, for sure.

What is the purpose of your question. Do you have something planned?

RG
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What about kahikatea, ever heard of that?[/QUOTE]

Yeah, we used it for fire wood when I was a kid.
It looks great as a tree, the wood is very soft, I think it was used for making boxes for butter exports, that's what my great uncle told me. It is a strange wood as it has virtually no smell to it. Out here they are also called white pine.
I can't see it being any good for cue though. There are other rare woods from NZ that have all the tone qualities for a cue, but are very light relative to Maple and the S American rose woods.
Neil
 
Albatross Cues said:
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Picked up a bunch of this too, whatever the hell it is. The guys were not there to ask. But I couldn't let it get chipped up either, just looked too nice. It may be Banyon but who know, guess I'll have to see how it drys and cuts later on.

Aloha
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That looks a lot like some type of sycamore, possibly even faded macadamia.
 
qbilder said:
That looks a lot like some type of sycamore, possibly even faded macadamia.
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Aloha Eric,

You are probably right about the Mac Nut. I don't know how big they get. The four chunks that made up the stump was were this one came from. Looked to be 3 1/2 to 4 foot diameter. I just couldn't let it get chipped up.

Mahalos Brah

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Is the stump of a tree even good wood to make a cue from?

That's the hardest part to get rid of. You always see stumps around, when the tree has been long gone.
 
u12armresl said:
Is the stump of a tree even good wood to make a cue from?

That's the hardest part to get rid of. You always see stumps around, when the tree has been long gone.
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Depends on where & how it's used, but yes, stump wood can be good for cues. The cue here to the left is stump wood. The spalted curly maple came from a stump. It's resin stabilized to add strength, weight, and hardness. But it's stump wood.

 
Eric,

All 4 of those are really nice looking. I got a chance to play with one of yours, and I have to tell you that while my banger Schick is always first in my heart, I'd pick up one of your sticks not only for playability, but also for the looks.

qbilder said:
Depends on where & how it's used, but yes, stump wood can be good for cues. The cue here to the left is stump wood. The spalted curly maple came from a stump. It's resin stabilized to add strength, weight, and hardness. But it's stump wood.

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u12armresl said:
Eric,

All 4 of those are really nice looking. I got a chance to play with one of yours, and I have to tell you that while my banger Schick is always first in my heart, I'd pick up one of your sticks not only for playability, but also for the looks.
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:smile: Thank you. Made my day
 
merylane said:
That looks delicious
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Hey buddy! Hope you're doing well. I thought I had a lead on some the other day, but it didn't work out. I got 8 pieces of the 150 they initially told me they had in stock. I was so excited thinking I was gona score 150 pieces of cochen, then they called back & said they only actually had a few, but could sub something else in if I wanted. No thanks, just send the 8 :sorry: I did score a nice chunk of kamphi a few months ago, so at least I have a small hoard of something :lol:
 
qbilder said:
:smile: Thank you. Made my day
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The one he got to play with was that monster hickory burl cue I had of yours that you made for Trav initially. I think the hoppe, too. A lot of people here in Indy enjoyed those cues and the other ones of yours I've had.

D, you ever get to play with the elephant ear wrapped ST I had?

I showed him the purpleheart/ebony/hickory segmented handle cue design we talked about numerous times and he said he thought it was cool.

Hope that one comes to life one day.

Hope all is well for you, Eric.


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Hey Eric, what in the hell wood is this???

http://s3.photobucket.com/user/Qbilder/media/DSC03866_zpsfa13fa51.jpg.html

That is UNREAL. Most unique looking stuff I've ever seen! I'D LOVE to snatch that cue up one day if it ever comes up for sale. Wow..

Have more? lol
 
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ddadams said:
The one he got to play with was that monster hickory burl cue I had of yours that you made for Trav initially. I think the hoppe, too. A lot of people here in Indy enjoyed those cues and the other ones of yours I've had.

D, you ever get to play with the elephant ear wrapped ST I had?

I showed him the purpleheart/ebony/hickory segmented handle cue design we talked about numerous times and he said he thought it was cool.

Hope that one comes to life one day.

Hope all is well for you, Eric.


edit,

Hey Eric, what in the hell wood is this???

http://s3.photobucket.com/user/Qbilder/media/DSC03866_zpsfa13fa51.jpg.html

That is UNREAL. Most unique looking stuff I've ever seen! I'D LOVE to snatch that cue up one day if it ever comes up for sale. Wow..

Have more? lol
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That wood is cocobolo. I only had one board. I still have one piece from that board, but it isn't as spectacular. The board was 2" thick x 10" wide & 8' long, massive for cocobolo. I bought it specifically for one corner that had lots of weird stuff going on. I cut that piece out, then processed the rest of the board into squares. The piece I cut out is what you see in that cue. The board cost me around a grand in 2007, and the only reason I bought it was for that one 20"x2" section. I'm doubting it'll ever come up for sale in the foreseeable future. I made that cue for a close friend. Like all of his collection, he plays with it regularly but unless you see him in a pool room playing with it, you'd never see the cue. He tends to keep his collection private, and rarely sells stuff. When he does, it's just because he doesn't want it anymore, or needs to clear room for another cue. So it may come up for sale at some point, but I wouldn't count on it.
 
qbilder said:
Depends on where & how it's used, but yes, stump wood can be good for cues. The cue here to the left is stump wood. The spalted curly maple came from a stump. It's resin stabilized to add strength, weight, and hardness. But it's stump wood.

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what kind of wood was used to build the top cue? I really like it.
 
qbilder said:
That wood is cocobolo. I only had one board. I still have one piece from that board, but it isn't as spectacular. The board was 2" thick x 10" wide & 8' long, massive for cocobolo. I bought it specifically for one corner that had lots of weird stuff going on. I cut that piece out, then processed the rest of the board into squares. The piece I cut out is what you see in that cue. The board cost me around a grand in 2007, and the only reason I bought it was for that one 20"x2" section. I'm doubting it'll ever come up for sale in the foreseeable future. I made that cue for a close friend. Like all of his collection, he plays with it regularly but unless you see him in a pool room playing with it, you'd never see the cue. He tends to keep his collection private, and rarely sells stuff. When he does, it's just because he doesn't want it anymore, or needs to clear room for another cue. So it may come up for sale at some point, but I wouldn't count on it.
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That Cocobolo cue you are talking about is one of the prettiest pieces of wood I've seen in a lot of years! You had a real nice eye when you put that one together.

Really special.

Will Prout
 
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