Heavy curl kielwood shaft?

cuetrip · Feb 26, 2022

Hi guys,
Built the cue in the photo for myself but have a customer that just had to have it. Now he wants me to make him a curly kielwood shaft for it with as much figuring as in the butt. Are there concerns having that much curl in a shaft? Does it change the structural integrity?

Ģüśţāṿ · Feb 26, 2022

Prather has "heavy curl" shaft wood available. Since the wood is torrified, it should be relatively stable.

Mike Rys · Feb 27, 2022

I've made a few. Surprisingly, they play a little stiffer than regular Torrefied maple shafts. Sorry for the poor photo. The photo was of the thin end showing a very dense RPI. Like yourself, I can't seem to hang onto mine.

sac14214 · Feb 28, 2022

This is my experience, yours may vary. I have made three torrified curly maple shafts so far. 2 still are fine. One broke during normal play. No abuse, was never dropped, & was never used for breaking.