Is there a wood that's naturally white or are all cues that are white dyed white?
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White wood?
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Holly if you can find it without gray streaks is about all there is for naturally white woods.
Holly is the only naturally white hardwood but you don't see it used in cues much. Brilliant white cues are fiberglass or painted.
For the purpose of cues, holly is the white wood of choice. However, there are several woods that are brilliant white when first cut, but very quickly darken or change color. In order to keep the wood pure white, the log must be milled immediately upon being felled, and the lumber dried immediately upon milling. If you can do this, then you have many, many options for white wood. Here in the states you have at least 3 types of maple, holly, hornbeam, basswood, aspen, etc. that are brilliant white if you are quick enough to preserve it. Holly is favored for its whiteness, but it's no whiter than the others. It has minimal visible grain characteristics so the color has a flat, smooth texture. Maples & hornbeam have bolder medullary rays than holly, so they will show a sparkle on the quartered sides.
Here's a piece of chalk maple, a southern variation of sugar maple. I cut the tree, milled the log, and began the drying all same day. In person this wood is as white as holly but this particular piece has curly figure that gives texture to the color.
Here's a piece of chalk maple, a southern variation of sugar maple. I cut the tree, milled the log, and began the drying all same day. In person this wood is as white as holly but this particular piece has curly figure that gives texture to the color.
Holly is a great choice but a pain in the pooper to work with, and it doesn't get any easier down the road for refinishing. It's a dust magnet. If you can get it impregnated then you'll be ok. I used it in the late 90's. Now, I choose Elforyn but it's not wood. It resist dust and is really white. You just have to make sure your work is tight to avoid glue lines.
I concur that Holly is a PITA to work... but if you get it right you'll love it 
This was my first attempt at a butterfly anything... It was a segmented holly handle the holly looked just as good as Ivory IMO. There is holly used in the butterfly's also...
Sorry for the file size!
This was my first attempt at a butterfly anything... It was a segmented holly handle the holly looked just as good as Ivory IMO. There is holly used in the butterfly's also...
Sorry for the file size!
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Very nice work.
Very nice work.
This is going to sound stupid but I recently bought these mugs and thought "wow I really like the gold and white design/theme. I wonder if you can make a cue like this" that's why I asked about the white wood
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Oh wow that's pretty cool! I never heard of this. Is it very expensive and difficult to obtain?
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your cuemaker will know where to get it , atlas billiards
about the same as a good pc of holly or maybe a little bit more
i HEARD this on the internet (HERE)
"Holly is the only naturally white hardwood but you don't see it used in cues much. Brilliant white cues are fiberglass or painted."
by god , if it's written on the internet it must be 100% accurate
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i HEARD this on the internet (HERE)
"Holly is the only naturally white hardwood but you don't see it used in cues much. Brilliant white cues are fiberglass or painted."
by god , if it's written on the internet it must be 100% accurate
It's the only wood choice for consistency, availability, and it's reasonably affordable.
Yes, I got some that is white ish. But I don`t think you will ever find hornbeam as white as holly can be.
For those who`s wondering. I`m using hornbeam to make break shafts (or atleast exmerimenting with hornbeam as shaft wood.) I think it would be a nice core material too.
It's not the easiest thing to get a nice, clear piece of holly that doesn't move when you look at it... at least large enough for what I'd like to use it for...