What are some of the similarities in tone and hit or differences?
Bacote vs. purpleheart
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Bocote vs PH
IMO, bocote has a brighter hit than PH and it is a lot more expensive. Each has its place in cue building. Bocote is usually heavier than PH and is seldom, if ever, used for shafts or cores.
IMO, bocote has a brighter hit than PH and it is a lot more expensive. Each has its place in cue building. Bocote is usually heavier than PH and is seldom, if ever, used for shafts or cores.
Both good hitting forearms.
I try to avoid capped melamine ferrules for them b/c they make the ferrule really loud and hard.
I try to avoid capped melamine ferrules for them b/c they make the ferrule really loud and hard.
qmaker
I will bow to your superior knowledge, but in my humble experiences, I have found that purpleheart is just a bit more dense and a bit heavier than bocote.
bocote average dry weight is 53 lbs
purpleheart dry weight is 56 lbs
in the last 20 plus years of building cues, Seems that most ph I have had is heavier than the bocote I have used, might just be in my mind
I will bow to your superior knowledge, but in my humble experiences, I have found that purpleheart is just a bit more dense and a bit heavier than bocote.
bocote average dry weight is 53 lbs
purpleheart dry weight is 56 lbs
in the last 20 plus years of building cues, Seems that most ph I have had is heavier than the bocote I have used, might just be in my mind
They are about dead even all the way across the board. Purple heart causes more splinters. Bocote is capable of provoking an allergic reaction to the dust, purple heart isn't. The density of the two woods is almost identical across the range.
Bocote threads better and a little less susceptible to buzzing in assembly compared to purpleheart imo.
If you want the best of both, you can get a full splice with a purpleheart nose and bocote back. This is my wife's, and it hits real nice.
That butt is hard and heavy.
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That butt is hard and heavy.
Actually, it's 14.9 oz. It's drilled out for the first 9" from the bumper. Balance point is 18 3/4" with a 3.5 oz. shaft.
i agree here any ferule in my opinion play better and feed back of hit as well! No need put a cup over the end of tenon. All this comes down to protection and warranty.
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