Cue shaft maintenance question

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luggite

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The English cue maker John Parris, on his cue care page, recommends treating a cue with raw linseed oil, wiping and buffing the cue until dry, and then frequently wiping the cue down with a dry cloth during play to keep it clean. If the cue gets sticky, you can wipe it down with a damp cloth and rebuffing with a dry cloth.

You should then give the cue a new coat of raw linseed oil every 3 to 6 months and repeat the wiping and buffing until dry.

see https://www.parriscues.com/cue_care/

I realize that his recommendation is for snooker cues and shafts predominantly made of ash. Does anyone do this with a maple shaft on a pool cue and if so, how satisfactory is it.

I know most American sites recommend using some cleaner, maybe followed by polishing or waxing. I'm just curious about the Linseed oil routine.

richard
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To answer you specific question:

(Raw) Linseed oil is wonderful, but
- it takes a long time (serveral days) to fully dry
- it will yellow your maple shaft considerably and make it ugly

It provides excellent protection, though.
If you still like doing something like this I'd recommend using Macadamia oil.
It will not yellow your shaft, dries a bit faster (2 days). Apply 2 coats.
It's not that durable, though.

If you want to know more please use the search or read Mike's test with different waxes.

Cheers,
M
 
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