Cocobolo or Birdseye Maple?

Just to add ....

I have about 15 cues from various cue makers and from the 15 that I have, three cues which I like very much and these three gets to get out of the house most often....

These three cues have a uniform "hit" feel or whatever you call it...

heres the fun part,

Cue 1 has ebony handle, BE Maple forearm, buffolo Horn Joint, ivory ferrule
Cue 2 has Maple Handle, BE maple Foream, Phenolic Joint, ivory ferrule
Cue 3 has ebony forearm, with 3 piece Amboyna burl handle separated by ebony rings (cored with Maple) Ivory Joint , buffalo horn ferrule

All joints are flat face, all cues are in the 20-21 oz league

Aside from the weight difference, all the cues to me play VIRTUALLY the same...

This is just based on my experience....

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Just a thought...

10 cues .. 5 cue has BE maple forearm and the other 5 has Cocobola forearm...all cues would have identical shaft (lets say a 314 )
all cues forearm would be painted black..
same weight, same balance point...everything would be the same....except for the forearm wood..

Would you bet your months salary that you can choose which 5 has the BE maple forearm ?
 
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Blud ,

The first cue I made for myself was cocobolo forearm & butt sleeve with black walnut handle. I made this 1 1/2 years ago and it's an awesome hit and has held up great. I was told by another cue maker that walnut is 10 % lighter and more stable than maple. What's your opinion on this? Ben
 
I don't use walnut. It's to light and in my opinion, does not give a great hit.

Having a wood that produces a good hit and adding one that is not as good, does not make for a good cue. My opinion, again...

I use only good woods. I do my best to create great hitting cues.

No heart, no good hit.



To Laura, thanks for the PM, thanks a lot.
blud
 
walnut

well Blud like you have said , more that one way and I did put alot of thought into this cue and I'm not sorry i did it I would do it again. It is a great hitting cue and there is no denying that. I'm sure when you first started you did different things. You being self taught I'm sure you understand sometimes you have to experiment. Thanks for your reply, Ben
 
Blud,


in your opinion light wood does not give a great hit

if you read my previous post, you would notice that the cues that I prefer are on the heavy side. which is in line with your post..

I was wondering if you ever made a cue with a lightweight wood, but adjusted the weight by using SS joint or large/longer pins to adjust the weight ?

thanks




blud said:
I don't use walnut. It's to light and in my opinion, does not give a great hit.
blud
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leonard....what about bacote gives a better hit over other woods such as king wood,purple heart,tulipwood,osage orange,or other woods in that category ....that is if i have them grouped right......i would think of all those that purple heart would be the densest of all of them.....and the cue that wilbur got from you thats all purple heart and a maple handle he wants to sell it.....said he doenst like the hit but i think with the cues of yours i have played with that unless its coc or something in that family they all play relatively the same.......let me know what you think of those woods......juston coleman
 
OnePocketKing said:
I am getting Keith Josey to build me a custom cue, which wood do you prefer out of these two? Is there a difference in playability?
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I am a sucker for the darker woods, especially the cocobolo, I have a few of them, love them all.:D
 
I see a bunch of pictures of "birdseye maple" that have no eyes, or rather the little knots called eyes. Most have some figure but not what we used to call curly maple like on the old flintlocks.

Don't want knots in a cue, handle or shaft.
 
Hi One pocket king I had a custom cue made by Josey. It was made with ebony, it hits great and Keith is a great man to deal with. Good luck with your cue maybe you could post some pictures when its done.
 
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