Abstract construction question

[Hierovision]

I've seen a lot of conversions of one-piece cues, so why don't Cuesmiths start with a single piece of wood to make their two-pieces? It seems to me it would give it an even better feel (better is subjective, I know) than using two different pieces of wood that were never together in a natural state.

 

[MVPCues]

I've seen a lot of conversions of one-piece cues, so why don't Cuesmiths start with a single piece of wood to make their two-pieces? It seems to me it would give it an even better feel (better is subjective, I know) than using two different pieces of wood that were never together in a natural state.

Those "one-piece cues" they are doing conversions from were not originally one piece. Most of them were two pieces spliced together. I don't know if I have seen a true one piece cue, ie, the entire cue was made from one piece of wood (If I did, I'm sure it was warped). If the butt is a one piece butt (bocote is often this choice), there would be little gain to cut it in half and then put it back together again. That is no longer natural if you are wanting a natural feel.

Using one long piece of wood, cutting it, then joining it limits the cue aesthetically and functionally. You don't have the same balancing options you did with putting different woods together, you don't have the ability to control the weight as much (different from balance), and a cuesmith would have more trouble selling it I suspect.

Kelly

 

[Hierovision]

Thanks for the response. I was just thinking that if I were a professional rolleyes: ) I would want to try out a one-piece with no joint to see if I like the feel better. I think that was more what I was trying to get at (even if I said something else), eliminating the joint in a custom cue. Harder to transport of course but I think the benefits could possibly make it worth it.