Coring wood question
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DeeDeeCues
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Petrified.
If you know the legitimate reason why you need to core, you likely know the legitimate material to core with.
DeeDeeCues
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Agree with the sentiment, but would argue that there are multiple reasons to core.
I core because I like more.work.
Oh wait....
DeeDeeCues
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I've never fully cored. Haven't had a butt move. Haven't built a ton of cues, either.
I understand how and why to core. I'll be setting up to core as I get my lathe built. Might look into coring on my mill, but that'll take special tooling and use every bit of travel I have.
Bocote is a Very stable wood. Weights like all woods can vary.
One of the high grain woods, I would be concerned about your glue / epoxy absorption, but I worry about absorption with Purple heart too. Sometimes it's a sponge sucking everything in.
Dry spots equals BUZZ.
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Ipe if I need the weight
Thank you
I have used it in the past when I started coring, I learned the Pro's and con's about it.
Now,
I use my own mix of West system and it's additives.
Thanks, what are the cons?
Shorter working time . More hydraulic pressure, much thicker . Does not wick into wood Epoxy has much more shear strength .
GG is also not the best poly glue imo. The search for a better one is fun.
But, like most things in cue making ( often times ) , it's not what, it's how .
I use ipe when I want heavier too.
Coos Cues
Coos Cues
Which is why I glue up my cores under pressure. It reduces the necessary clearance requirement and by forcing thin epoxy into the core and handle wood instead of it sucking more in it releases it back to the void when you release the pressure. This is a photo of a jatoba butt sleeve core after gluing up the handle but my jig also puts the same pressure on the butt piece in the photo as I glue the handle on. I wiped this off at least a half a dozen times prior to letting it sit and dry and more came out which is beaded up. Notice where the handle wood meets the core the epoxy has puddled upward rather than being sucked back into the void like a sponge? The cue was stood on end to dry with the butt side facing upward. Jatoba is another open grain wood that likes to suck in glue like PH. When I use PH the outflow is even greater after forcing the epoxy into the wood as you let the open grain work for you rather than against.
Good to know!