Dymond or web wood used for playing cue?
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You can do a lot of things. Doesn't make them good. Some things to consider:
1. What's the density of that stuff compared to typical materials?
2. What are the tonal characteristics of those materials?
3. Maple (for a wood) is pretty hard to beat for a shaft given its relatively light weight for such a good tone wood and mechanical properties. Importantly are it's fine texture and small pores. It's relatively bland appearance is possibly a plus as far as distraction goes. But in snooker Ash is the standard which has large pores and highly visible grain. Obviously these are things which have subjectivity.
I'd imagine #1 and #2 are the biggest deals, particularly for shaft. Mass especially near the tip is the biggest thing for deflection. That said, a great player will adjust to just about anything.
The bigger question would be what's better about it? Appearance? It's not most people's cup of tea, but if it's someone's then that's probably the most compelling property.
1. What's the density of that stuff compared to typical materials?
2. What are the tonal characteristics of those materials?
3. Maple (for a wood) is pretty hard to beat for a shaft given its relatively light weight for such a good tone wood and mechanical properties. Importantly are it's fine texture and small pores. It's relatively bland appearance is possibly a plus as far as distraction goes. But in snooker Ash is the standard which has large pores and highly visible grain. Obviously these are things which have subjectivity.
I'd imagine #1 and #2 are the biggest deals, particularly for shaft. Mass especially near the tip is the biggest thing for deflection. That said, a great player will adjust to just about anything.
The bigger question would be what's better about it? Appearance? It's not most people's cup of tea, but if it's someone's then that's probably the most compelling property.
Ive got a playing cue on the way with that stuff for the butt, looks pretty
and thats all i really care about in a cue, how it looks, i like sneaky petes too,
chuck made a couple with that dylamux stuff i think its called for a butt
and thats all i really care about in a cue, how it looks, i like sneaky petes too,
chuck made a couple with that dylamux stuff i think its called for a butt
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They're actually a minority compare to all the other woods used. It's mainly a matter of looks and offers very little benefits if any.
Mario