is there any reason that i should not

[deanoc]

have my joint collars made of the same wood as the points

i like the idea of matching colors
is there a structural reason to hinder me

 

[danutz]

Will it be weaker than phenolic, or metal? Yes. Has it been done many times with great results? Yes. They play good, piloted, or flat faced.
I say if that's what you want, go for it.:thumbup:

 

[BHQ]

have my joint collars made of the same wood as the points

i like the idea of matching colors
is there a structural reason to hinder me

sleeved over phenolic is good

 

[deanoc]

thanks for advice

 

[ELBeau]

I don't think there's a structural reason. Cosmetically, it may be tougher to match collars for extra shafts later down the line, so extra collars up front if you can.

 

[Paul Dayton]

I've done them for years with phenolic sleeves and they play great without as much threat of splitting. Snakewood and bloodwood are both potential splitters. Whenever I sleeved a wood I always did 2 or more inches so extra collars were available. It sure expanded the color palate from black, white and natural.

 

[Cue Crazy]

I've done the sleeves under the wood also, and It's worked out well for me.

 

[cueman]

Sure they are weaker than phenolic would be. But most of the time they hold up. Rotate the grain so you don't have the two woods grain lined up. That way if the joint ever splits it would not split the forearm with it.

 

[Dannydizzan]

It sure expanded the color palate from black, white and natural.

So true! I like cues that have matching joint