A rich, dark red wood?

[fathomblue]

Any suggestions and pics of a finished, rich, dark red wood to use for a cue butt?

I've seen some nice Cocobolo that's moderately close to what I'd like to find, but it's still too brown and I'm just not a fan of brown at all.

Is there a naturally-occurring wood out there for me? Or are there any nicely figured woods that readily accept a red stain? Or would that be a bad idea?

I really like Tiger Maple, Birdseye Maple, Curly Maple and Snakewood patterns, fwiw.

 

[Busbee Cue]

Here is a picture of Paduak which is a redish color that gets darker over time.

 

[BHQ]

Any suggestions and pics of a finished, rich, dark red wood to use for a cue butt?

I've seen some nice Cocobolo that's moderately close to what I'd like to find, but it's still too brown and I'm just not a fan of brown at all.

Is there a naturally-occurring wood out there for me? Or are there any nicely figured woods that readily accept a red stain? Or would that be a bad idea?

I really like Tiger Maple, Birdseye Maple, Curly Maple and Snakewood patterns, fwiw.

bloodwood .......

 

[TomHay]

Quilted Red Wood

 

[Graciocues]

!!!!!Quilted Babinga!!!!!

 

[Jim Baxter]

I have some Laosian almond burl , very dark figured red . Also some redwood burl . Jim

 

[fathomblue]

Thanks for the suggestions so far, guys! Keep 'em comin'!

Any more finished images? I'd like to see something like a rich, dark red with no real hint of brown at all.

 

[Michael Webb]

Thanks for the suggestions so far, guys! Keep 'em comin'!

Any more finished images? I'd like to see something like a rich, dark red with no real hint of brown at all.

Red Heart:

and or Pink ivory, may be what your looking for.

 

[meridianblades]

I have some Laosian almond burl , very dark figured red . Also some redwood burl . Jim

Redwood burl on the right in the pic below and more below that....

 

[21whiskey]

PADAUK , i love it, bought John Davis blank from Superior Cue, conversion by BCM Custom Cue

fourth 4th cue from left in rack

 

[Chrippa]

One of my daily players, shoots great and since I had a great deal in the design I of course like the looks of it:wink:.
http://dzcues.com/images/finished-cues/Christian2-main-web.jpg

Chrippa

 

[bbb]

One of my daily players, shoots great and since I had a great deal in the design I of course like the looks of it:wink:.
http://dzcues.com/images/finished-cues/Christian2-main-web.jpg

Chrippa

what wood is it???:embarrassed2:

 

[cuejo]

Here's some bloodwood.
I didn't take any pictures of it finished before I sold it

 

[63Kcode]

Here is some padauk. If you want some, I have a few pieces to sell.

Larry

 

[Chrippa]

what wood is it???:embarrassed2:

Sorry:embarrassed2:, Bloodwood.

C

 

[Renegade_56]

Kingwood is a good choice,,,,,,,



Here is a Gallery that may help

http://www.classifiedbilliards.com/mybb/showthread.php?tid=7849

 

[Dave38]

Redwood burl...it's the best! Hard to capture with a camera, but it is a beautiful wood with a ton of beauty. This is one that I just applied the finish, haven't done the sanding /buffing. Curly is awesome also, but the burls just have more figure and chatoyance to it, IMO.
Dave

 

[cueman]

Red Heart is about the only straight grain wood that is red that I know of. Padauk is orange. The right piece of Amboyna can be pretty red, but that quality is very hard to find. The dyed woods might be something to consider. Or you might add red stain to one of the woods that are almost red. I have seen some Maple stained red that looked really nice.

 

[GBCues]

Bois de Rose is a candidate.

Gary

 

[Snapshot9]

I am surprised

that noone has mentioned Amboyna Burl yet. It is a beautiful red color (or yellow, depends).