Brunswick Balke Collender "Challenger" wood ID!

[jazznpool]

Here's a deluxe sneaky pete cue from Kent Davis made from a 65+ year old Brunswick Balke Collender "Challenger" house cue. I love how the craftsmen then made the points sharp on both ends! Despite out combined experience both Kent and I are stumped to identify the wood. It's a reedy wood like Black Palm and has a nice chatoyance with finish on it. Kent says it's phenominal feedback wood. Just wondering if any of our brothers here have seen this wood before? TY.

 

[j2pac]

Could be Ipe. I believe that particular species was used by Brunswick in some cue models.
Just a guess.

Here's a deluxe sneaky pete cue from Kent Davis made from a 65+ year old Brunswick Balke Collender "Challenger" house cue. I love how the craftsmen then made the points sharp on both ends! Despite out combined experience both Kent and I are stumped to identify the wood. It's a reedy wood like Black Palm and has a nice chatoyance with finish on it. Kent says it's phenominal feedback wood. Just wondering if any of our brothers here have seen this wood before? TY.
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[SSDiver2112]

Could be Ipe. I believe that particular species was used by Brunswick in some cue models.
Just a guess.

I don’t think ipe. I did a conversion and the grain isn’t ”reedy”, plus turning it produces a distinctive yellow/green dust.

The other conversion I was doing the same time has a similar grain but it is a little hard to tell in your pictures. Pretty sure mine is Brownheart.

(See link for both)

Post in thread 'My first tip install'
https://forums.azbilliards.com/threads/my-first-tip-install.530532/post-7619802

 

[MVPCues]

Could be massaranduba/bulletwood/beefwood.

Bulletwood | The Wood Database (Hardwood)

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