EBONY or dyed maple?
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In my opinion, the only way to tell is to get into the wood (sand).
Not all ebony is solid black; only the finest pieces are. If you do a google search you'll see ebony with lots of color variations in it.
Of course, it could be another wood that has been dyed, but as far as I know, there's only one way to find out (and it probably isn't worth doing).
Not all ebony is solid black; only the finest pieces are. If you do a google search you'll see ebony with lots of color variations in it.
Of course, it could be another wood that has been dyed, but as far as I know, there's only one way to find out (and it probably isn't worth doing).
While I don't think curly ebony is very common I am sure that it is possible I have seen fiddleback figure in many woods that I thought it did not happen in. There are different kinds of ebony and the color and grain can vary greatly.Just a thought if I were going to stain maple to disguise it as ebony I would use a piece that had no figure in it at all. :smile:
I have seen curly ebony once. It definitely exists.
Eddie Wheat??
no Dave Albrecht
i recently got this cue and noticed an interesting pattern in the so-called ebony forearm, does this look like ebony or dyed curly maple to you?
What kind of cue is it? McDermott made a lot of cues that were just dyed. They never claimed they were ebony but many just assumed.
i recently got this cue and noticed an interesting pattern in the so-called ebony forearm, does this look like ebony or dyed curly maple to you?
Looks dyed to me. I'm no expert but it does look dyed.
MULLY
Its an ALBERCHT cue. ive seen it in person
Does it make any difference and if so, why?
There was a thread in the cuemakers forum awhile ago regarding staining techniques. I tried to find it again but no luck. If I remember correctly, someone mentioned that there is a way of staining that will give the wood a curly affect. I have a Joss with grey/black curly. I was just thinking that if someone had a piece of curly maple with that much figuring in it, why would you want to go and stain it grey. By far, I'm no expert, just my opinion. I have a couple of cues with macassar ebony and a few pieces of macassar turning stock and I believe the macassar can have that type of figuring in it as well. Not 100% sure but I've heard of macassar being referred to as striped ebony. Sorry, I once had a photographic memory but as old age sets in, I'm starting to run out of film.
I'll try to dig that thread up again.
I'll try to dig that thread up again.
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okay you guys have proved your point that ebony can have a curly grain, either way, it still looks like dyed wood to me.
to KJ cues, you're right, there is not much of a difference, but i just wanted to know, just to know. if albrecht claims its ebony and it really isnt, then thats no good to me as a cuemaker.
to KJ cues, you're right, there is not much of a difference, but i just wanted to know, just to know. if albrecht claims its ebony and it really isnt, then thats no good to me as a cuemaker.
I don't think he'd out and out lie to you about that. Hard to tell from the pics but if I had to guess and my life depended on it, I'd probably go with striped ebony.
Looks like quite a few other people are looking for him as well.
http://forums.azbilliards.com/showthread.php?t=146774
i recently got this cue and noticed an interesting pattern in the so-called ebony forearm, does this look like ebony or dyed curly maple to you?
Is the forearm cored? What do you see at the joint pin?
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