full splice brazilian turning stock

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mrinsatiable

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I'm looking for brazalian rosewood to make a full splice cue.

how much wood do i need? what dimensions?
is 1.5" x 1.5" x 25" enough?


what do i look for in terms of wood quality?
most of it will be from pic on the internet. Does it need to be straight grain?
How much is the market cost?

thanks,
doug
 
better bet would be to use it for the fron piece which would only need to be 18" and can be bought under $50.25" would be good for the butt,but will be much harder to find,and naturally higher cost,but $100 should be plenty.

in Brazilian i would look for stright grain and higher density.there is lots of Brazilian floating around right now that is stump wood from old tress that were cut years ago and have been sitting in the dirt for many years.now it ias hard to get and people are digging up the stumps.the stump wood i have seen has made less than desirable hitting cues.

also make sure the wood is dry.

there have been quite a few pieces on Ebay lately and some were 26" in length,but you never know what you are getting on Ebay.
 
In all my years of looking for the most excellent piece of BR for the same thing your wanting to do with it, I have only found one of what I would consider a usable piece. I was fortunate enough to not have to give away my first born and sign over the rights to my entire business to get it.
Now I don't want to cut into it...........I just look at every once in awhile and dream about what it may be some day.

Happy hunting........
 
Rosewood

masonh said:
"the stump wood i have seen has made less than desirable hitting cues".

I respectfully disagree that stump wood make a less desirable hitting cue. Actually, it hits as good, if not better than trunk wood. Stump wood has more mineral content that gives it its superior hit, color, figure and tonal qualities.

Bob Flynn
denalicues.com
International Cuemakers Assoc.
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the BR coming into the country today is known to be most often stump wood and known by almost everyone to be of inferior quality than the Brazilian that came into the country 20 years ago.lots of guitar makers have quit using Brazilian completely b/c they quality is so low.i have hit with 2 cues made of what i believe to be the stump wood of today with swirls and chattoyance and they were both terrible.the wood is very light,unstable and has a dead feel.also this wood sitting in the dirt with bugs and whatever else could rot or have other problems.

but if you like the stump wood Brazilian readily available that is up to you.there is plenty of it around and it is about $30 a square,nobody really wants it.i just don't like it and refuse to use it in a cue.i would use a nice piece of straight grain Brazilian though.
 
Kelly's is good.i got two pieces also.good and dense unlike some i have seen.

i have a 14" piece at the shop that weighs about the same as Maple,luckily it was a cheap piece from Ebay.
 
IMG_0561.jpg

top one
My favorite mop handle.
Brazilian with bubingga.
Mops like a dream.
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y12/joeyincali/IMG_0560.jpg
 
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