First, thats to those that responded to my last post. Someone mentioned Gilmer Woods for purchasing, I had just ran across that page after I posted that message, they really do have some amazing woods there! I spent the better part of my day looking through them. 
I found another place "Cook Woods", link, that had what I hope I was looking for from a piece of Sapele wood, it was not the ribbon striped one as I posted in my last post, but instead the figure on it is refered to as "pommelle", they didnt have any pictures of it that they could email me but assured me that it was "pretty" price was good enough that if I decide that I do not like it I am not out a whole lot. In addition to that I purchased a piece of figured bubinga from them as well, one of the ones from the first set shown on the "individual" boards link on the page. Bought board "1G" to be precise.
But after purchasing the pieces I started to think if they were good woods to use in the making of a pool cue? This is something I had not considered too much other than the fact that if I wanted any burl woods that they might have voids in them that could affect things. Ive seen some cues made with burl woods, was just wondering the practicality of using them?
Something else I was wondering is stabilized wood use. I use stabilized wood myself for the knife handles on knives that I make, it works grat for that use. But I was wondering if anyone has used it for cue making? Would stabilized wood accept a finish? Would it affect the hit of the cue? (If anything I would think it would make it more stable hehe could not resist that).
Oh oh, couple more questions that have nothing to do with wood while I am here. This is going to be ther first cue that I have had made for me the others I have had have been bought second hand so I am rather excited about having my own made, as I am sure you can imagine. Something else I was trying to decide between was the joint, more tot he point the pin. I have seen an increasing amount of the glass pins. What are the advantages and drawbacks of these? Better or worse than steel?
OK I think that is it for now.
Just wondering others opinions, thanks for your time.
I found another place "Cook Woods", link, that had what I hope I was looking for from a piece of Sapele wood, it was not the ribbon striped one as I posted in my last post, but instead the figure on it is refered to as "pommelle", they didnt have any pictures of it that they could email me but assured me that it was "pretty" price was good enough that if I decide that I do not like it I am not out a whole lot. In addition to that I purchased a piece of figured bubinga from them as well, one of the ones from the first set shown on the "individual" boards link on the page. Bought board "1G" to be precise.
But after purchasing the pieces I started to think if they were good woods to use in the making of a pool cue? This is something I had not considered too much other than the fact that if I wanted any burl woods that they might have voids in them that could affect things. Ive seen some cues made with burl woods, was just wondering the practicality of using them?
Something else I was wondering is stabilized wood use. I use stabilized wood myself for the knife handles on knives that I make, it works grat for that use. But I was wondering if anyone has used it for cue making? Would stabilized wood accept a finish? Would it affect the hit of the cue? (If anything I would think it would make it more stable hehe could not resist that).
Oh oh, couple more questions that have nothing to do with wood while I am here. This is going to be ther first cue that I have had made for me the others I have had have been bought second hand so I am rather excited about having my own made, as I am sure you can imagine. Something else I was trying to decide between was the joint, more tot he point the pin. I have seen an increasing amount of the glass pins. What are the advantages and drawbacks of these? Better or worse than steel?
OK I think that is it for now.
Just wondering others opinions, thanks for your time.
