Like burnishing the wood? Is it fair to say this is compressing the wood?
Diminishing shaft diameter
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Like burnishing the wood? Is it fair to say this is compressing the wood?
It wears down the shaft just as much as, give or take, 2000 grit sandpaper but does so very unevenly.
Use it often and your shaft will develop small waves/ripples along the length of the shaft.
It will be fairly smooth and very clean but not even anymore.
Regards, Dave
Thanks for response Dave.
Gotcha. I would agree, I can feel slight imperfections and i bet its exactly what you say, the fibers creating grooves.
I perfer clean with imperfections, than smaller and perfectly smooth. I like to "feel" the wood when I stroke. Perfect shafts feel plastic to me.
Yep, at that point I bring it to someone who has a lathe. Maybe for me, once every two years or more.
Tip repair, sandpaper, QWiz, Magic Eraser and leather/suede, all have their place in my maintenance kit.
Tip repair, sandpaper, QWiz, Magic Eraser and leather/suede, all have their place in my maintenance kit.
Yeah I just use the magic or acetone and others to clean shafts people give me. My own once sealed I just clean my hands and buff with the paper towel I dried with then hit it with some cardboard or leather. Some hadn't need retouching in a decade and still slick as a politician
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I think you guys are overestimating the cutting power of high grit paper, erasers, or the cue wiz. You would literally have to run them constantly on a lathe for an hour or longer to reduce the shaft any significant measurable amount. that equates to years of constant use by hand.
again I burnish my shafts with glass on the lathe. it seals the wood enough without any measurable change in diameter so dirt no longer penetrates the pours. i keep a cue wiz in my pocket while I play for a quick burnish when the shaft is getting "sticky" from chalk and a wet towel with me to wipe it down and keep my hands clean every now and then. have never had problems with shaft shrinkage. my wife will attest to that.
again I burnish my shafts with glass on the lathe. it seals the wood enough without any measurable change in diameter so dirt no longer penetrates the pours. i keep a cue wiz in my pocket while I play for a quick burnish when the shaft is getting "sticky" from chalk and a wet towel with me to wipe it down and keep my hands clean every now and then. have never had problems with shaft shrinkage. my wife will attest to that.