Cocobolo Color Change with UV light?

Stephenstill05

Stephenstill05

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Hi everyone I am not sure if this is the right area but...

I myself and a few friends were interested in how much and what each step of a piece of cocobolo looks like before its cut and after it is exposed to uv light. Does it really change in color? If so how much? Just curious because it seems to look good in some cues with that rich red color. But not in others with that yellowish brown color. I just wanted to know. Ty
 
Stephenstill05 said:
Hi everyone I am not sure if this is the right area but...

I myself and a few friends were interested in how much and what each step of a piece of cocobolo looks like before its cut and after it is exposed to uv light. Does it really change in color? If so how much? Just curious because it seems to look good in some cues with that rich red color. But not in others with that yellowish brown color. I just wanted to know. Ty
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Try putting this post in the Ask the Cuemaker forum. I think that would be a much better spot for it.
 
I'm no expert but I don't think UV has anything to do with it. It probably has more to do with the particular environment or area that it grew up in. That said, if you leave any wood out in the sun for an extended period of time, it will fade.

RG
 
As mentioned, repost this in the Ask the Cue Maker forum.
I know of one cue maker that uses UV to brighten Purple Heart before clearing so he will most likely be able to answer your question.
 
MN Kid said:
I'm no expert but I don't think UV has anything to do with it. It probably has more to do with the particular environment or area that it grew up in. That said, if you leave any wood out in the sun for an extended period of time, it will fade.

RG
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Actually they both are factors. And not all wood will fade, some actually get darker and brighter when exposed to the UV and fresh air. Cocobolo is one, purpleheart is another. This is why it's important to use UV rated finishes, not to be confused with UV cured finishes which are a completely different animal. The different colored cocobolo's you see are mostly due to the different species and country of origin though, cocobolo mainly just gets darker in time, while purple heart gets a much brighter purple when exposed to direct sunlight for several days. Whenever I build a purpleheart cue, I hang it from a string in front of a window that gets a lot of afternoon sun, before I put the finish on, while it's at it's brightest. Purpleheart will also darken after a while so you have a couple of week window from when you finish sand the cue til you put the finish on when the cue will have the brightest purple hue.
 
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