Good Wood

[Island Drive]

Was out and about during xmas, stopped in to visit with a friend/owner of a bar/bowing alley. We shot a few games on the bar box, I picked out a 16oz stick, it was dead straight and felt good just holding it. After hitting a few balls I realized this cue hit "way" good. Upon close inspection of this near new Valley/rosewood butt bar stick, I noticed, ALL of the maple wood forearm had lengthwise grain lines, no knots NONE, just these end too end parallel wood lines, it looked like a railroad yard. It hit very solid....felt like a much heavier cue, I swapped my break stick for it without hesitation, the wood grain is like a 40 inch perfect maple shaft.

 

[sunnyday]

Opps, I thought you were talking dirty...

S.

 

[ShootingArts]

bought a shaft that way once

Was out and about during xmas, stopped in to visit with a friend/owner of a bar/bowing alley. We shot a few games on the bar box, I picked out a 16oz stick, it was dead straight and felt good just holding it. After hitting a few balls I realized this cue hit "way" good. Upon close inspection of this near new Valley/rosewood butt bar stick, I noticed, ALL of the maple wood forearm had lengthwise grain lines, no knots NONE, just these end too end parallel wood lines, it looked like a railroad yard. It hit very solid....felt like a much heavier cue, I swapped my break stick for it without hesitation, the wood grain is like a 40 inch perfect maple shaft.

Never know where you will find good wood. I needed a shaft for my Meucci. I went down to a fancy department store that displayed forty or more sticks with the same joint and found a good shaft. Paid twenty or thirty dollars for the stick with a Canadian maple shaft and I was back in business.

Hu

 

[Neil]

................

 

[Island Drive]

You should have given the place $20 for it and had it made into a sneaky!

I thought of that, but the grain lines would never be perfect and it hits too good to disturb, but the idea of picking through Box store cuesticks (Neil) for a shaft is a good idea, and reasonable.