Good question PuckDaddy ... That ring serves a very important function besides being a bit decorative.
This is what I have been told.
That is the "A" joint and the wood fibers there are faced end to end.
Wood being porous it will tend to wick the glue into its fibers and away from the joint making it harder to get a good solid bond between the two pieces of wood.
If that bond fails the cue will click or buzz when you hit the cue ball.
(Not a desirable event)
To help prevent the the wood from wicking the glue away from that joint, most cue makers will place some type of a non-porous ring there to insure a good reliable bond.
So this must be the “buzz ring” I’ve heard about over the years?Good question PuckDaddy ... That ring serves a very important function besides being a bit decorative.
This is what I have been told.
That is the "A" joint and the wood fibers there are faced end to end.
Wood being porous it will tend to wick the glue into its fibers and away from the joint making it harder to get a good solid bond between the two pieces of wood.
If that bond fails the cue will click or buzz when you hit the cue ball.
(Not a desirable event)
To help prevent the the wood from wicking the glue away from that joint, most cue makers will place some type of a non-porous ring there to insure a good reliable bond.
So this must be the “buzz ring” I’ve heard about over the years?
So this must be the “buzz ring” I’ve heard about over the years?