growth rings

LILJOHN30

LILJOHN30

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I just received a troy downy cue and the cue hits great.How do I tell the number of growth rings in the shaft.I don't know what type of shaft the cue has but I was considering and old growth shaft for the cue and didn't want to spend the cash if I had that type of shaft already.
 
LILJOHN30 said:
I just received a troy downy cue and the cue hits great.How do I tell the number of growth rings in the shaft.I don't know what type of shaft the cue has but I was considering and old growth shaft for the cue and didn't want to spend the cash if I had that type of shaft already.
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Count them at the face of the collar. There should be 5/8 in diameter of wood should be exposed there.
Multiply the number you count by 8 over 5 then you have the growth rings per inch.
 
Old growth means it's from a 150+ year old tree, regardless of grains per inch. I'm sure if your shaft is old growth, Mr. Downey would have made it very know. Old growth wood is not commercially cut so there is none for shafts to be made from. The only way is for the builder to either cut his own, or have a source. It is sometimes specialty cut by smaller production or personal mills, but it's stupid expensive & very rare. The easiest way to obtain it is to cut it yourself.

I'm sure your shaft is a great shaft coming from Mr. Downey. There's no need to pursue another simply because of grain count. Maybe that can be something you look for on your next cue.
 
qbilder said:
Old growth means it's from a 150+ year old tree, regardless of grains per inch. I'm sure if your shaft is old growth, Mr. Downey would have made it very know. Old growth wood is not commercially cut so there is none for shafts to be made from. The only way is for the builder to either cut his own, or have a source. It is sometimes specialty cut by smaller production or personal mills, but it's stupid expensive & very rare. The easiest way to obtain it is to cut it yourself.

I'm sure your shaft is a great shaft coming from Mr. Downey. There's no need to pursue another simply because of grain count. Maybe that can be something you look for on your next cue.
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Yes the shaft hit a ton ,I just wanted to know how to calcuate this and see what I have.The shaft plays better than my predator 314 2nd gen.
 
qbilder said:
Old growth means it's from a 150+ year old tree, regardless of grains per inch. I'm sure if your shaft is old growth, Mr. Downey would have made it very know. Old growth wood is not commercially cut so there is none for shafts to be made from. The only way is for the builder to either cut his own, or have a source. It is sometimes specialty cut by smaller production or personal mills, but it's stupid expensive & very rare. The easiest way to obtain it is to cut it yourself.

I'm sure your shaft is a great shaft coming from Mr. Downey. There's no need to pursue another simply because of grain count. Maybe that can be something you look for on your next cue.
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I think i have about 15-20 its hard to tell
 
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