Adding a groove/wrap question..?

Dave38 said:
To the original poster, what is the wood of the handle? There could be a slight loss of weight if it's a heavy, dense wood such as ebony, as cork is VERY light, so it's not a tit for tat type of comparision, but if it's dense wood, I would estimate it at less than a quarter of an ounce. When you look at a 25 cent piece....a quarter, it actually weighs .5 ounces.....so removing .025" per side so .050" overall, over a 12-13" distance, of heavy wood compared to maple or any type of less dense/weight wood....PLUS there will be no finish in that same area, so a slight allowance for that also......it can be nothing or something.....the type of wood it is and what the customer expects, and can they feel the difference? These are the factors that will matter in this situation
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For a wood that's 50lb/ft^3 (a little denser than hard maple), that would be just shy of half an ounce removed for 0.025" deep groove.
 
Guestimation:
Wood removed: 1.1" dia. x3.1416 x 14" x .025"=1.21cu. in. = 0.042 lb.@60 lb. cu.ft. or 0.672 oz
The weight of most woods used in cues is between 35 to 75 lb. cu. ft. for the most part.

Weight of 1.21 cubic inches of Cork, solid​

carat23.79ounce0.17
gram4.76pound0.01
 
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claymont said:
Guestimation:
Wood removed: 1.1" dia. x3.1416 x 14" x .025"= 0.042 lb.@60 lb. cu.ft. or 0.672 oz
The weight of most woods used in cues is between 35 to 75 lb. cu. ft. for the most part.
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Good quick & dirty calc. Internet says cork is about 15 lbs/cf, or 2-4x less than typical dense woods used in butts. So when its all said and done, he’s looking at maybe 0.2 ish oz less?

@OP - looks like the real cue makers are busy or already answered & you’re stuck with us low life geeky types for a guesstimate. Hope it helped.
 
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