Looking for something a bit different in a butt wrap. This is a skinny wrapless butt. Plain Bubinga so none too attractive now. I don't want to put something on that looks out and out silly like pink tights but looks aren't of primary importance.
What I would like is something 0.05" to 0.10" thick to increase total diameter of the butt 0.10" to 0.20" or thereabouts, nothing written in stone about the diameter.
The other thing is that I like to play around with a slipstroke sometimes so I would like something more slippery than a typical wrapless handle. Linen would work but be thinner than preferred plus I want a longer than usual wrap area extending a little further towards the joint and almost to the buttcap which this butt doesn't have at the moment anyway. I can add a buttcap to suit me or just leave one off. This is just a player that will never be a collector cue!
So, any thoughts for a wrap material? Multiple layers aren't out of the question but would of course add headaches. This is just for my personal bang around cue so if it works but doesn't last long I can always take it off and add maybe a collar to protect the wrap on bottom and a buttcap. The cue is too thin now so I don't want to cut the wrap area down thinner.
One thing I have considered is some of the superthread type fishing string. Never had thread thicker than linen wrap on a cue so I don't know if larger diameter string would slide easier or less than standard linen when held loosely. Cork would handle thickness but I assume would be too grabby for what I want.
Thinking I want something fairly hard to go with slippery then maybe a good slippery wax on top but these are just random thoughts. Open to ideas. I am asking before doing any digging at a big box store like Home Depot or Bass Pro due to putting a gimp in my giddy-up recently, walking is limited at the moment.
Thoughts?
Hu
What I would like is something 0.05" to 0.10" thick to increase total diameter of the butt 0.10" to 0.20" or thereabouts, nothing written in stone about the diameter.
The other thing is that I like to play around with a slipstroke sometimes so I would like something more slippery than a typical wrapless handle. Linen would work but be thinner than preferred plus I want a longer than usual wrap area extending a little further towards the joint and almost to the buttcap which this butt doesn't have at the moment anyway. I can add a buttcap to suit me or just leave one off. This is just a player that will never be a collector cue!
So, any thoughts for a wrap material? Multiple layers aren't out of the question but would of course add headaches. This is just for my personal bang around cue so if it works but doesn't last long I can always take it off and add maybe a collar to protect the wrap on bottom and a buttcap. The cue is too thin now so I don't want to cut the wrap area down thinner.
One thing I have considered is some of the superthread type fishing string. Never had thread thicker than linen wrap on a cue so I don't know if larger diameter string would slide easier or less than standard linen when held loosely. Cork would handle thickness but I assume would be too grabby for what I want.
Thinking I want something fairly hard to go with slippery then maybe a good slippery wax on top but these are just random thoughts. Open to ideas. I am asking before doing any digging at a big box store like Home Depot or Bass Pro due to putting a gimp in my giddy-up recently, walking is limited at the moment.
Thoughts?
Hu
