I know that at least several of the cue makers here make butterfly cues (hereafter called BF) and i have decided that i am going to purchase one in the near future. but I have a question. IF there are a lot of BF's in the cue, and depending on the woods used for the BF's, I am concerned that maybe the "hit/feel" of the cue would be "different", especially if the BF's go deep. Or do most or all of you guys core the BF cues? Also, what are your thoughts on increasing the chances of warpage of a BF cue over a "standard" cue. PS: mainly talking about the forearm here as the butt BF would have a much lesser effect. tks
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"what are your thoughts on increasing the chances of warpage of a BF cue over a "standard" cue. PS: mainly talking about the forearm here as the butt BF would have a much lesser effect. tks"
I am convinced that the butterflys will decrease the chance of warpage.
Think of plywood.
"what are your thoughts on increasing the chances of warpage of a BF cue over a "standard" cue. PS: mainly talking about the forearm here as the butt BF would have a much lesser effect. tks"
I am convinced that the butterflys will decrease the chance of warpage.
Think of plywood.
the way butterfly splices are made its actually almost like laminations of wood then turned down. as you turn it thinner the "butterfly" splice becomes apparent. there are some makers who do some extremely intricate butterfly splices. also with the advanced adhesives these days the glue is stronger than the wood so there should be lees chance of warpage with all the laminations and hardly any chance of separation as long as the cue maker does the butterflies right.
p.s. i am not a cue maker but i have asked several cue makers the same questions and that was their uniform answer
p.s. i am not a cue maker but i have asked several cue makers the same questions and that was their uniform answer
The "secret" to building a cue that isn't warped is plenty simple. Use dry
seasoned wood, and allow adequate time between turnings. This applies
to spliced, non-spliced, butterfly, laminated, or whatever.
The cue you described is not actually a butterfly, because it isn't spliced,
but rather, lamminated at an angle. The butterflys are really "flames".
But whatever you call it, it is already "cored". Full length ones, the front wood<next to the joint>
goes the entire length of the butt. So it is a core, just not a round one.
You could say these were the original cored cues.
The same holds true for a butterfly front, except it's shorter.
Dale<flamming butterfly cue maven>
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