growth rings on shafts

Hey guys sorry to be so vague with the question, I too am learning about this stuff. For clarrification, I attached 2 pictures, one of the parabolic shape, the other I rotated the shaft 90 degrees to see lines. I have been told that the more rings/lines, the older the wood, the more consistent and more warp resistant as well.
 

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After a dozen shots this is the best I got from the joint end. You can see some rings, but since my camera is only a 2MP it can't take very good pictures. Hope these help clarify what I was asking about.
 

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twilight said:
Hey guys sorry to be so vague with the question, I too am learning about this stuff. For clarrification, I attached 2 pictures, one of the parabolic shape, the other I rotated the shaft 90 degrees to see lines. I have been told that the more rings/lines, the older the wood, the more consistent and more warp resistant as well.
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yes,,,,the first pic with the parabolic rings....there's not much to say. everything you want to know is in the second pic. you can,,,,,see how many rings there are,,,check if they are straight.

now,,,you mentioned earlier about,,,"Can the shaft taper make it look like there are more/less growth rings? Does the eveness of the rings matter.". i answered that as best i could, but another poster saw the Q differently, i think.

can you clarify the two questions?
 
What about these growth rings?

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View of Growth rings from the top. They're so close together it's difficult to count them...lol.
The lines are pretty straight but they do angle slightly from being dead straight down the shaft.

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View of the joint facing. There's 16 or 17 growth lines in a .625" width here, not too shabby! :D
It sure do play sweet!!
 
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Ok I too now understand that the parabolas don't tell much, I was thinking that when you look at a cue from that perspective, going from a conical to a pro taper would change the way the parabolas look. I see now that it's better to look from the side of the lines.
 
Re: grouth rings per inch in shaft blanks.

twilight said:
I'm assuming that the parabolic looking lines on cue shafts are the growth rings. I hear that the more growth rings, the better. Can the shaft taper make it look like there are more/less growth rings? Does the eveness of the rings matter. What about the shape, I have one shaft that has highly irregular lines, and another that has very nice parabolic looking ones. Should this question be posted on the ask the cuemaker?
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Hey 'twilight",
As I understand, the more growth rings/inch, the stiffer the shaft will be.
For futher information concerning growth rings/inch, please contact: HIGHTOWER CUSTOM CUES, at, www.cuesmith.com

"Have a nice growth ring index",
Lamar
 
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zeeder said:
What about these growth rings?


View of Growth rings from the top. They're so close together it's difficult to count them...lol.
The lines are pretty straight but they do angle slightly from being dead straight down the shaft.

View of the joint facing. There's 16 or 17 growth lines in a .625" width here, not too shabby! :D
It sure do play sweet!!
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Hey, Zeeder. That shaft oughta be stiff and solid ! I guess there are around 20 or more growth rings, some special old growth shaft ? And who's the cuemaker who provides his cues with such shafts ? :cool:
 
mjantti said:
Hey, Zeeder. That shaft oughta be stiff and solid ! I guess there are around 20 or more growth rings, some special old growth shaft ? And who's the cuemaker who provides his cues with such shafts ? :cool:
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The shaft is from my Skip Weston (I just changed my avatar to a picture of the butt sleeve of my Skip). He only gives the old growth by request as most people prefer the really light colored "white" shaftwood. I actually like the darker color! I believe there are 21 or 22 growth rings total in the shaft. The other shaft only has 17 or 18 growth rings though but it still plays great.

On a side note, my ER cue has the darker shafts as well, but the rings aren't quite as tight as on the Skip shafts.
 
twilight said:
After a dozen shots this is the best I got from the joint end. You can see some rings, but since my camera is only a 2MP it can't take very good pictures. Hope these help clarify what I was asking about.
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umm looks like a x-breaker shaft.
 
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