Ivory handle for cue

iba7467

iba7467

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I am currently trying to purchase enough ivory for a cue handle. What guidelines do I need to follow? Must the ivory be solid, or can it have a hollow center? One piece will make the cost completely out of range. I will likely purchase 3 pieces roughly 4" in length. Is this a good size?

Any suggestions welcome.
 
iba7467 said:
I am currently trying to purchase enough ivory for a cue handle. What guidelines do I need to follow? Must the ivory be solid, or can it have a hollow center? One piece will make the cost completely out of range. I will likely purchase 3 pieces roughly 4" in length. Is this a good size?

Any suggestions welcome.
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Are you going to make this cue yourself or do you have a cuemaker in mind?...JER
 
That is a very risky thing to do. I have seen them crack to the owners dismay. I talked with Bandito about this very thing. He told me that very tiny cracks can happen that can't be seen on an x ray can be created when cored. If not cored, it will be to heavy. My friend had a Ivory handles Chuddy crack at Valley Forge. He thought it was because they were near the door and it got cold. It was a $18,000 cue with a cracked Ivory handle. Good luck with your project. I hope it works out for ya.
Purdman
 
Purdman said:
That is a very risky thing to do. I have seen them crack to the owners dismay. I talked with Bandito about this very thing. He told me that very tiny cracks can happen that can't be seen on an x ray can be created when cored. If not cored, it will be to heavy. My friend had a Ivory handles Chuddy crack at Valley Forge. He thought it was because they were near the door and it got cold. It was a $18,000 cue with a cracked Ivory handle. Good luck with your project. I hope it works out for ya.
Purdman
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There was also another ivory cue at Valley Forge that the ivory cracked ---- c/m assumed it was from the display lights. There was a rush of cuemakers removing their cues and turning off the extra lighting. Sad.
 
I think it's a waste for a cue you're actually going to play with. Maybe holly, an imitation ivory would be a better choice. good luck what ever you decide to do.
 
Jack Madden said:
There was also another ivory cue at Valley Forge that the ivory cracked ---- c/m assumed it was from the display lights. There was a rush of cuemakers removing their cues and turning off the extra lighting. Sad.
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I think it may have been this one Jack.
Purdman :eek:

OOPS, wrong cue!
 
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Purdman said:
I think it may have been this one Jack.
Purdman :eek:

OOPS, wrong cue!
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It was the only cue my friend Paul wouldn't let me play with. When I told him my cat liked to chew Ivory, he packed that bad boy up pronto! :D
 
Ivory handle cue

BLACKHEARTCUES said:
Are you going to make this cue yourself or do you have a cuemaker in mind?...JER
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I will have it made. I do not have a cuemaker in mind.

It was said in this thread, that it has to be cored due to weight. Can anyone tell me roughly, how much?

My intention is to play with this cue only once, during a Guinness World Record attempt. I will then retire the cue to my personal collection or auction it and donate half the proceeds.
 
iba7467 said:
I will have it made. I do not have a cuemaker in mind.

It was said in this thread, that it has to be cored due to weight. Can anyone tell me roughly, how much?

My intention is to play with this cue only once, during a Guinness World Record attempt. I will then retire the cue to my personal collection or auction it and donate half the proceeds.
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Your Qmaker will know more about where to get the Ivory & what to do with it. Believe me I've had Ivory dowels, that have been laying around for years & the next time you look they are cracked...JER
 
Ivory

Due to the expense of the ivory I prefer to have the ivory cored and turned locally. I can reuse/resale all shavings and scrap.
 
ivory handle

i have in mind a cue with 2, 5 inch pieces of cored ivory with a 1 inch piece of curly koa in the middle used for the handle. curly koa for the butt cap and forearm. no inlays. i have discussed this cue with a couple of builders, the heavy ivory and the lite weight of the koa, we have figured that the ivory will have to be cored between .625 and .750 inches. the two pieces of ivory will cost about $750.00 and might crack when we start to drill them. when i'm done my cost on this cue will be around $1000.00 and i'm not sure if anyone is ready to pay that much for a chuck starkey cue
 
The expense of your ivory could be reduced by using 4" pieces of ivory, assuming you would use some type of dividers betweeen the koa and the ivory, you would get a very reasonable length handle and save quite a bit.
 
iba7467 said:
Due to the expense of the ivory I prefer to have the ivory cored and turned locally. I can reuse/resale all shavings and scrap.
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If you are planning to try to set a world record with it I would assume you want it to play well. A cored Ivory handle cue will still be lucky to get below 21 ounces and unlikely to play like you are used to one playing.
 
I did not assume the weight to be that high. I don't believe I could withstand the physical strain of that heavy a cue.

The record is for most consecutive 9 ball games by the way. I would prefer as light a cue as possible, I was looking at using the ivory handled cue as an attraction to the auction after.
 
iba7467 said:
I am currently trying to purchase enough ivory for a cue handle. What guidelines do I need to follow? Must the ivory be solid, or can it have a hollow center? One piece will make the cost completely out of range. I will likely purchase 3 pieces roughly 4" in length. Is this a good size?

Any suggestions welcome.
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Hi: Like some others said go with holly (cored with purple heart). It will cut the weight down to 18-19 oz depending on your other components. To see two cues similiar to what you are discussing go to www.denalicues.com and look at cues 14-07 and 16-07. They are holly and ebony w/full length purple heart
cores.

Bob Flynn
Denali pool Cues
 
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