I was the original poster & all the shafts are as good as they were when he straightened them out.
Can you straighten a warped shaft?.....Manwon can!
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I was the original poster & all the shafts are as good as they were when he straightened them out.
Great Guy and Great Info
Craig is one of the very few that under advertise and deliver far more than promised!
As he stated the key is what is the wood's natural state. A lot of wood, even good looking wood, should never be shaft wood. Even after babying it along and turning it slowly to size over years it still wants to warp. This very dry maple makes pretty good kindling.
Which brings us to the point Craig mentioned several times, why the wood is warped is key. If it warped due to stress, abuse of some kind, there is a very good chance it can be straightened and stay straight. If it warped due to stress relief, it returned to it's natural state, it will probably always have a tendency to warp. Beating a dead horse to keep straightening it. I have a playing shaft I use down here in a very humid climate that warps very slightly with the seasons and straightens back out on it's own when cool dryer weather returns. I just let it do it's thing.
Never hurts to try straightening a shaft once or twice but if it warps over and over it is likely that is it's natural state. A good woodworking forum might give you some ideas about dealing with that but the shaft is going to be out of action for a long long time or some pretty fancy equipment is going to be needed. After all of that, the shaft may still warp. A shaft is unique in woodworking in that we are asking a piece of wood to stay straight without support while abusing it with just normal use. The beating is one thing, the atmosphere inside pool halls and bars another.
Hu
Craig is one of the very few that under advertise and deliver far more than promised!
As he stated the key is what is the wood's natural state. A lot of wood, even good looking wood, should never be shaft wood. Even after babying it along and turning it slowly to size over years it still wants to warp. This very dry maple makes pretty good kindling.
Which brings us to the point Craig mentioned several times, why the wood is warped is key. If it warped due to stress, abuse of some kind, there is a very good chance it can be straightened and stay straight. If it warped due to stress relief, it returned to it's natural state, it will probably always have a tendency to warp. Beating a dead horse to keep straightening it. I have a playing shaft I use down here in a very humid climate that warps very slightly with the seasons and straightens back out on it's own when cool dryer weather returns. I just let it do it's thing.
Never hurts to try straightening a shaft once or twice but if it warps over and over it is likely that is it's natural state. A good woodworking forum might give you some ideas about dealing with that but the shaft is going to be out of action for a long long time or some pretty fancy equipment is going to be needed. After all of that, the shaft may still warp. A shaft is unique in woodworking in that we are asking a piece of wood to stay straight without support while abusing it with just normal use. The beating is one thing, the atmosphere inside pool halls and bars another.
Hu
* That was a real cool post Craig. Found it shortly after I joined. Nice to see it revived. Allot of nice 'old' Meucci's in closets due to shafts that can be remedied.
1st tried, practiced on a few of some of my old personal shafts I had stashed. They were tight grain, honey beauties in pretty bad shape and Craig's technique worked and they are still straight as are 80% + the 25-30 I have done for friends.
I keep them hung in closet tip up for day's between work with a little weight screwed in joint.
It's like 'magic' :groucho:
Happy Holiday's
-Kat,
1st tried, practiced on a few of some of my old personal shafts I had stashed. They were tight grain, honey beauties in pretty bad shape and Craig's technique worked and they are still straight as are 80% + the 25-30 I have done for friends.
I keep them hung in closet tip up for day's between work with a little weight screwed in joint.
It's like 'magic' :groucho:
Happy Holiday's
-Kat,
Thanks to all who have replied with their updates.
Kat — How do you hang the shafts? Meaning, what do you connect to the tip end and how do you connect it, in order to have the shaft hang straight down? I haven’t experimented but it seems to me that using a piece of string would cause the shaft to hang at a slight angle.
Thanks.
I use the rubber 'split' cue holders zip tied to closet rod. Cheap, soft rubber clamp with eyelet at top is what they are. Perfect and cheap.
Bought 3 of them 4 or 5 years ago. Just looked on eBay and here is what one vendor is selling and calling them. Copy and paste to see. Think some of the cue suppliers have them as well here in States.
Universal Billiard Cue Tip Protector Hang Hanging Rubber Long Clamp Holder
Have a good day,
-Kat,
Bought 3 of them 4 or 5 years ago. Just looked on eBay and here is what one vendor is selling and calling them. Copy and paste to see. Think some of the cue suppliers have them as well here in States.
Universal Billiard Cue Tip Protector Hang Hanging Rubber Long Clamp Holder
Have a good day,
-Kat,
Thanks very much. Seth.