ebony wood

[simmer1]

I thought ebony was a pretty heavy wood, and an ebony on ebony cue would end up being at least 19.5 to 20 oz. Am I mistaken in this?
thanks

 

[BLACKHEARTCUES]

I thought ebony was a pretty heavy wood, and an ebony on ebony cue would end up being at least 19.5 to 20 oz. Am I mistaken in this?
thanks

Ebony is indeed a heavy wood. On these woods, the Qmaker can bore a hole in part of or through the Q & a lighter wood can be glued in it's place. With this coring done, you have the look of the heavy wood, with a much lighter weight...JER

 

[cueman]

I thought ebony was a pretty heavy wood, and an ebony on ebony cue would end up being at least 19.5 to 20 oz. Am I mistaken in this?
thanks

I have built none cored ebony cues as light as 18.5 ounce and as heavy as 22 ounce. What I did to get the lighter cue was to pick the lightest piece of maple handle wood I could find, join it to the ebony forearm with a aluminum screw and use a titanium joint pin.

 

[BLACKHEARTCUES]

I have built none cored ebony cues as light as 18.5 ounce and as heavy as 22 ounce. What I did to get the lighter cue was to pick the lightest piece of maple handle wood I could find, join it to the ebony forearm with a aluminum screw and use a titanium joint pin.

I think the original post was about an "EBONY ON EBONY'cue...JER

 

[Detlev Rackow]

I think the original post was about an "EBONY ON EBONY'cue...JER

There is no law against an ebony forearm with ebony points and an ebony buttsleeve with a maple handle under the wrap

I believe that's what Chris refers to and what wood1 on wood2 usually denotes.

Regards,

Detlev

 

[cueman]

There is no law against an ebony forearm with ebony points and an ebony buttsleeve with a maple handle under the wrap

I believe that's what Chris refers to and what wood1 on wood2 usually denotes.

Regards,

Detlev

That is what this poster is implying with his thread title "Ebony on Ebony"
http://forums.azbilliards.com/showthread.php?t=74521

But in case this thread here is really about Ebony handle and Ebony forearm, I will say that you have almost zero chance of hitting less than a 23 ounce cue if you use Gabon Ebony for a handle and forearm unless you core it first. You can core wood out to be pretty thin on the edge and hold lighter weights.

 

[MVPCues]

But in case this thread here is really about Ebony handle and Ebony forearm, I will say that you have almost zero chance of hitting less than a 23 ounce cue if you use Gabon Ebony for a handle and forearm unless you core it first. You can core wood out to be pretty thin on the edge and hold lighter weights.

But...but...but....um...it could be a real short cue.
Kelly

 

[simmer1]

Gentleman, thank you

Gentleman, thank you for your answers. On the Hill cues has a Scruggs with an ebony forearm, cocobola points, and ebony butt sleeve listed as 18 oz. and I wondered how it could have that weight with an ebony forearm and buttsleeve.

 

[QMAKER]

Enony On Ebony Weight Issue

Gentleman, thank you for your answers. On the Hill cues has a Scruggs with an ebony forearm, cocobola points, and ebony butt sleeve listed as 18 oz. and I wondered how it could have that weight with an ebony forearm and buttsleeve.

Full length core of maple. I/ve done it and it brings the cue down to the low 18 oz. range.

Bob Flynn
Denali Pool Cues