Dufferin house cue wood

[captainjko]

Hey guys... What was the most common handle wood that was used on Dufferin house cues? I have a few that have the red leaf on the bottom. A google search came up Angico/maple ...... I did a search on here but so many things come up without the answer...... Thanks for any info...

 

[qbilder]

Angico, AKA Patagonian rosewood, AKA curupay, AKA anadenanthara macrocarpa. Not a true rosewood.

 

[captainjko]

Angico, AKA Patagonian rosewood, AKA curupay, AKA anadenanthara macrocarpa. Not a true rosewood.

Thanks!!......................

 

[Mase]

Morado was also a popular wood.

 

[KJ Cues]

Shedua was a real crowd-pleaser.

 

[captainjko]

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What does this appear to be?

 

[KJ Cues]

That would be Shedua. What happened to the finish ?

 

[sileighty_guru]

That would be Shedua. What happened to the finish ?

My guess is it was just put on to show any difference with the wood?

 

[captainjko]

That would be Shedua. What happened to the finish ?

The finish was just put on earlier. It will be sanded down tomorrow and then buffed to shine.

 

[qbilder]

Is that one a Dufferin?

 

[captainjko]

Is that one a Dufferin?

Yes.... It has been shortened and converted to a 2 piece for a 9 year old kid.

 

[thoffen]

Angico, AKA Patagonian rosewood, AKA curupay, AKA anadenanthara macrocarpa. Not a true rosewood.

Looking it up I see some pieces that can be pretty attractive. It's certainly hard enough to use for cues. I wonder if there grain is tight enough to provide visual interest in small pieces and how stable it is when being turned.

But I put it on my list of things to look for and try out. Have encountered a lot of woods that seem to make sense for cues but don't seem to be used. I wonder if this is function of customers choosing their woods in customs and only being able to be knowledgeable about a few species. Kind of like fish for eating. So much good, plentiful stuff out there, but no demand.

When I plan on getting started (if it ever happens), I'm just gonna make the cues I want to make and sell the ones that turn out instead of collecting orders. Hopefully that means a few interesting but little known woods floating around.

 

[cueman]

I bought a few thousand pieces of wood that came from Dufferin when they closed and there was a lot of Purple Heart, Ziricote, Bocote, Cocobolo, Ebony and Pau Ferra.

 

[qbilder]

I bought a few thousand pieces of wood that came from Dufferin when they closed and there was a lot of Purple Heart, Ziricote, Bocote, Cocobolo, Ebony and Pau Ferra.

Are you sure it wasn't angico? Very similar in almost every way except angico darkens with age and pau ferro doesn't so much.

 

[cueman]

Are you sure it wasn't angico? Very similar in almost every way except angico darkens with age and pau ferro doesn't so much.

It has not darkened. They called it Marado, but Pau Ferra or Santos Rosewood are more common names.