Butt wood split

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pocketsplitter

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Without naming the brand, the following happened to my cue and was wondering if anyone else has experienced or even has a rational explanation:

I bought this cue less than a month ago, played at most 3 times with it and not long sessions either. When not playing, I break it down and store it upright in my cue case. Last night, I take it out at the pool hall and the butt cap had come off and the butt itself had split, with a length of a few inches starting from the bottom of the butt...

Any thoughts?
 
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garczar

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pocketsplitter said:
Without naming the brand, the following happened to my cue and was wondering if anyone else has experienced or even has a rational explanation:

I bought this cue less than a month ago, played at most 3 times with it and not long sessions either. When not playing, I break it down and store it upright in my cue case. Last night, I take it out at the pool hall and the butt cap had come off and the butt itself had split, with a length of a few inches starting from the bottom of the butt...

Any thoughts?
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Rare but can happen. Wood is a natural material. If moisture content was just right and there was a void down in the grain it could split. Seen it happen a few yrs ago on a inexpensive import cue. Never seen it happen on higher-end stuff.
 
Runner

Runner

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Butt cap coming off and the wood split sure sounds like some
type of impact happened, with out you knowing about it.. are
there kids in the house? :rolleyes:
 
gogg

gogg

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logical said:
Can you post a picture of your butt crack?

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And people say that AZB isn’t as popular as it once was....
I predict an upsurge as the new web-cam feature comes online 😜😜😜
 
Bob Jewett

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Runner said:
Butt cap coming off and the wood split sure sounds like some type of impact happened, without you knowing about it.. are
there kids in the house? :rolleyes:
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And do you have an apple tree in the yard from which the kids could knock ripe fruit if they had a long enough stick? :eek:

If the cue had been seriously mistreated it likely has some scars. Any of those?

Pictures?

Are you in the habit of thumping your cue on the floor for a good shot (or in anger)? I managed to damage a cue that way with a pretty light thump. I think the butt cap may have had a crack and the inside pressure from the rubber bumper being compressed split it.

But it's really surprising that the wood is split.
 
SamShaddey

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I had something kinda like that mine was a feral split. Ingot a hold of the builder showed him what happened and he fixed the problem. Short story give the guy a chance anything could have happened. High altudue transport, drastic change in weather climate due to location. Or straight up abuse anything's posable.
 
JoeyInCali

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I've seen it happen on a very fancy ebony cue.
The ebony buttsleeve just split.
A friend had it hanging on his wall. He lives in an area where it can be very dry sometimes.
 
j2pac

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pocketsplitter said:
Without naming the brand, the following happened to my cue and was wondering if anyone else has experienced or even has a rational explanation:

I bought this cue less than a month ago, played at most 3 times with it and not long sessions either. When not playing, I break it down and store it upright in my cue case. Last night, I take it out at the pool hall and the butt cap had come off and the butt itself had split, with a length of a few inches starting from the bottom of the butt...

Any thoughts?
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Gorilla tape. :eek:
 
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pocketsplitter

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weight bolt was straight from factory - didn't mistreat it at all. I've let my shaft drop on the table every now and then when i miss an easy shot but i was still in the honeymoon stage with this cue so i would never have done even that - and buttspliter is the post of the year contender
 
Michael Webb

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pocketsplitter said:
weight bolt was straight from factory - didn't mistreat it at all. I've let my shaft drop on the table every now and then when i miss an easy shot but i was still in the honeymoon stage with this cue so i would never have done even that - and buttspliter is the post of the year contender
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My favorite part of this thread so far is......

Wait for it.



NO PICTURES YET.
Great thread.......NOT!
 
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Ty Arnold

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Yeah Mike is right. Without pictures it is going to be hard for anyone to give you a correct educated opinion on the issue.
 
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RiverCity

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logical said:
Can you post a picture of your butt crack?

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garczar

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pocketsplitter said:
Just don't want to give away any brand names. in case its a random occurrence I don't want to taint their reputation.
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BS. Random or not it should be public. What's the point of a having a pool-player-based forum if this stuff is withheld?? I don't care if the last name is Balaszamrundebushka or Pissant Production,Inc.
 
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