Heavy Pool Cue

Lizardking said:

I’m not a subject matter expert on wood species. I too, thought it might be cocobolo. It was suggested to me to be Goncalo Alves, which I learned is also called Tigerwood.

https://www.wood-database.com/goncalo-alves/

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I know. Sorry I used the names interchangeably not realizing it.

If it was cocobolo, you would have known if you made any dust out of it.

I will no longer use my gun drills on unknown cue construction.

I found a "surprise" in a butt once and it cost me $175

More than the POS cue was worth.

JC said:

I will no longer use my gun drills on unknown cue construction.

I found a "surprise" in a butt once and it cost me $175

More than the POS cue was worth.

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No kidding?
Sometimes they leave drill bits in there.
Stacking set screws was a popular practice too.
Use earth magnets next time to detect them.
Sorry about your drill.
Send it to sterling and get it rebrazed.

If that is truly Goncalo Alves,then I have 4 butt blanks on hand that I harvested from broke or repurposed house cues that look just like the butt in the original post .

They would ALL need help to get up to what I'd consider a playable weight,meaning that 2 of them were 17oz and 2 were 18oz one piece cues with no weight bolt. The joint diameters are all .860ish and around 1.250.

The plan is a SS FB pin out front and something else in the rear :grin:. Tommy D.

You saved the cue and learned some lessons. Sounds like a Win Win.
Congrats.

you will not get 2 oz by coring it............

Kim