Humidity & Warping Cues

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AzB Silver Member
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I made a decision to buy a cue from Taiwan a while ago from a well known cue maker there, after owning it for about six months I rolled it on a table and the forearm had a significant warp to it. It has always been stored properly and never abused. I contacted them and was told they only warranty their cues for 90 days. With some assistance from a distributor they agreed to repair it if I shipped it to them. They then did their repair and sent it back still warped. LOL lesson learned!! My question is do cues made in the USA have tendencies to warp if they are sold to a climate that has a higher humidity such as the Philippines or to the Asian markets? I see many cues made here going to the overseas markets and am wondering if they are affected also..
Dan
 
yes. if you send a southwest to nj it wont stay perfect. i work on 2 franklins for a friend and both have movement. maybe not as bad as that taiwan cue but he cant sell them cues without full disclosure. its pretty noticeable
 
Yes, the tendency is definitely there for cues to warp....especially when they travel from one extreme to another.
 
Yes, definitely. SW is the prime example. Seasoned and made in the arid desert. I'd say 80% of them that head East over-seas to the high humidity develop some "character." Even in the forearm. Wood likes it's home.
Mr H
 
quedup said:
I made a decision to buy a cue from Taiwan a while ago from a well known cue maker there, after owning it for about six months I rolled it on a table and the forearm had a significant warp to it. It has always been stored properly and never abused. I contacted them and was told they only warranty their cues for 90 days. With some assistance from a distributor they agreed to repair it if I shipped it to them. They then did their repair and sent it back still warped. LOL lesson learned!! My question is do cues made in the USA have tendencies to warp if they are sold to a climate that has a higher humidity such as the Philippines or to the Asian markets? I see many cues made here going to the overseas markets and am wondering if they are affected also..
Dan
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Yes they are affected by the humidity change. This warpage is primarily due to EMC, or Equilibrium Moisture Content, where the wood's moisture content equalizes with the surrounding's moisture content.

There are ways to battle this but it seems like most are looking at one direction in counteracting this EMC effect. Wood sealers are akin to a finger plugging a hole in the dike.
 
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