Is it the good material for making the pool cue?
How good it is if the pool cue made by Cocobolo?
Thanks!
How good it is if the pool cue made by Cocobolo?
Thanks!
Cocobolo is a very good wood imo in cues. Not only does it look good but it is fairly easy to work with. It has a great hit to it. And the figure that you can get in some pieces are just amazing. I have one that is almost finished and you will see what I am talking about when it comes to figure. Take a look in the cue gallery under cues in progress and you can see the forearm of the one I am talking about.
something that wasn't mentioned is the density of Cocobolo makes it a good wood for cues.
This is what I would have said, also. There are some cue makers who won't work with this wood due to the dust from it being quite toxic, I'm told.
I know of a couple of cuemakers that wont work with Cocobolo....I also know of 2 cuemakers that wont work with purpleheart because they are allergic to it.
I am not a huge fan of Cocobolo, but its has a super high figure to it, then I like it. Heck, I dont like any wood that doesnt have alot of figure to it...
And by the way...Doug Patrick has some amazing wood! :thumbup:
Paul Mottey told me a funny story once. Paul would not work with cocobolo due to an allergy but he had a friend who was a woodworker who loved the stuff. He made all sorts of stuff out of cocobolo for around his home. He even made a cocobolo toilet seat. As some of you probably know, allergy to cocobolo is kind of like poison ivy and like poison ivy, you can be ok with it one day(not be affected by it in any noticable way) and the next be highly allergic. This was the case with Pauls buddy who noticed a large ring of inflamed skin on his ass one day and his Doc confirmed he was allergic to cocobolo.
This was the case with Pauls buddy who noticed a large ring of inflamed skin on his ass one day and his Doc confirmed he was allergic to cocobolo.