Do Points Add Strength?

jimmyco

jimmyco

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I recently purchased a cue here on AZB. The photo was a group shot of several cues, so the detail was limited. I thought I was buying a merry widow.

The cue arrived and while still in the parking lot of the post office, I looked the cue over. Well to my delight, it has four sharp points. Same wood, no veneers, but definitly four well cut, evenly sized points. If not looking at this in natural light, it could easily go unnoticed.

So, I am curious the reasoning for such subtle beauty. Do the points give a cue structural integrity?

It is an early Jim Auerbach cue.

Thank you for your insight.
 
rhinobywilhite

rhinobywilhite

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Think of the points as splines of a different(usually) wood that add backbone or strength to the butt.
 
Texas Carom Club

Texas Carom Club

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Guitar maker guy i knew said making a neck from 3 pieces would be stonger than a single piece

Small strip if something down the middle
2 pieces sandwiched outside

Always found it hard to believe but he was the guitar maker wood worker
Not me
 
Michael Webb

Michael Webb

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bbb said:
short splice points add strength??
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And stability. But you know how opinions work. Lol

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jimmyco

jimmyco

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rhinobywilhite said:
Think of the points as splines of a different(usually) wood that add backbone or strength to the butt.
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Good analogy. Thank you. :thumbup2:

Texas Carom Club said:
Guitar maker guy i knew said making a neck from 3 pieces would be stonger than a single piece

Small strip if something down the middle
2 pieces sandwiched outside

Always found it hard to believe but he was the guitar maker wood worker
Not me
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I reckon a guitar neck under continuous tension would require a great deal of strength. Sounds reasonable. :wink:

Michael Webb said:
And stability. But you know how opinions work. Lol

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Beautiful work Michael. :bow-down:
 
Michael Webb

Michael Webb

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What you have, I call a ghost cue. It's a good test for a Cue maker if he wants to see how tight his points really are. There could be other reasons also. I would enjoy seeing puctures of yours.
 
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bbb

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Michael Webb said:
And stability. But you know how opinions work. Lol

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Thanks for the reply Mike
I would have thought a full splice point since it’s a male prong into a female forearm would add stability
But a short splice point which is glued into a groove in the forearm
Would not be adding strength and stability and just be there for ornamentation
I guess that’s why I am not a cue maker and I was wrong
Thanks for clearing that up for me
Larry
 
Michael Webb

Michael Webb

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bbb said:
Thanks for the reply Mike
I would have thought a full splice point since it’s a male prong into a female forearm would add stability
But a short splice point which is glued into a groove in the forearm
Would not be adding strength and stability and just be there for ornamentation
I guess that’s why I am not a cue maker and I was wrong
Thanks for clearing that up for me
Larry
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Hi Larry
I wouldn't call it wrong. Each discipline, short splice, full splice, butterflies and flat bottom points, all have thier place.
 
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