I’m just curious how long it takes from the time the wood is cut until it can actually be used in making a cue?
I’m just curious how long it takes from the time the wood is cut until it can actually be used in making a cue?
I’m just curious how long it takes from the time the wood is cut until it can actually be used in making a cue?
There's no simple answer to that question, it all depends on the species, climate, how you dry the wood etc, but generally speaking, we're talking years.
I’m just curious how long it takes from the time the wood is cut until it can actually be used in making a cue?
I’m just curious how long it takes from the time the wood is cut until it can actually be used in making a cue?
Don't worry about when the tree was cut.
Seasoning starts when the maker receives his woods.
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Thanks guys for all of your answers. I was just curious about this subject. I’m not a cue maker. I barely know which end to point at the cue ball. Several years ago I cut up a maple behind my house that blew down and the wood in it was spalted so it got me to thinking on this subject and I had just never had ask that question.
I’ve also got a huge maple with several burls on it behind my house. I look at it sometimes and think what a shame it is that some cuemaker doesn’t have that wood stored somewhere to turn into some beautiful cues some day.
Know what species of maple it is? Only soft maples grow where I'm at. Any burl of course is just decorative. Same with spalted wood. Spalt is the result of fungal infection and is essentially rot. Need to be careful with it not to let the moisture back in when it's dry or the spores can activate. Can be beautiful when treated properly, although it's not everyone's cup of tea.
Walker warned not to comment on things you haven't actually done last week.
Apparently there are no loggers here.:smile:
This is an example different woods.
I bought a piece of snakewood from a reputable dealer that said it was from a batch he had bought 25 years ago.
Being snakewood I was very careful and cut it over a few years 3 to 5 if I remember correctly.
2 years after the cue was complete, it developed hairline cracks.
This is an example different woods.
I bought a piece of snakewood from a reputable dealer that said it was from a batch he had bought 25 years ago.
Being snakewood I was very careful and cut it over a few years 3 to 5 if I remember correctly.
2 years after the cue was complete, it developed hairline cracks.