Cue experts i have a question.

Exactly right, stabilized burl with a dyed curing agent forced through the wood. It is also referred to as "impregnated"
 
Did he dye it different colors like that? Im really curious as to how he got it to come out like that.
 
ideologist said:
Exactly right, stabilized burl with a dyed curing agent forced through the wood. It is also referred to as "impregnated"
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I agree.

Unlike staining it isn't just on the surface, it goes all the way through the wood.

This can be done as a part of the stabilization process and the results can be anything from tame to wild.


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JoeyInCali said:
http://forums.azbilliards.com/showthread.php?t=458573
Some examples.
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I remember when I first saw his stuff here on AZB.

It can be really amazing.

I prefer the stuff that just enhances the grain, but some of the wilder stuff is pretty cool too. Usually that's a matter of personal taste, like the cue this thread is about, some won't like it.

In general, I think it's really cool that the options are expanded by the process, beyond the benefit of stabilizing the wood.

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FuManchu said:
Thanks for your input. Maybe next time try something positive or keeping your opinion to yourself.
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He sounded like he was plenty positive about it to me:)

But seriously... its fine and all that you like it - but this is not
a treatment everyone would care for.

Dale
 
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FuManchu said:
What is this cue made of to get colors like that? Just curious of the process.
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The basic process is you take the wood, immerse it in a resin (usually heat cured) and stick the entire thing in a vacuum chamber. If you want to dye it, you would add the dye to the resin. The vacuum sucks all the air out of the wood, so then when you release the vacuum atmospheric pressure forces the resin into the wood. Then you heat it to cure the resin, and voila.

What you end up with is more like plastic than anything else. You can typically even polish the surface, just like a chunk of acrylic. It became really popular for things like pens, duck calls, knife handles, bottle stoppers, etc.

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Just FYI, there are other processes too...dye only, using pressure instead of vacuum, etc. I don't anything about that particular cue other than I'd assume it's stabilized, like everyone else.
 
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