Kielwood break shaft

I have broken with my playing cue which has a Kielwood shaft, no better or worse than other LD thinner playing shafts I broke with. I would not get a break cue with one, the drying out of the wood must make it more brittle and lighter than normal maple. Really the only benefit of the Kielwood is a bit different hit feel, it's a bit lighter and it looks nice. None of those are any good in a break cue.
 
hang-the-9 said:
I have broken with my playing cue which has a Kielwood shaft, no better or worse than other LD thinner playing shafts I broke with. I would not get a break cue with one, the drying out of the wood must make it more brittle and lighter than normal maple. Really the only benefit of the Kielwood is a bit different hit feel, it's a bit lighter and it looks nice. None of those are any good in a break cue.
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I've broken a good bit with my Schmelke SKS 13mm that has a Bulletproof Recoil Hard tip. Not really a big fan of it; my current break cue is actually a starter Mcdermott Lucky L1 with a Bulletproof break tip directly on the wood, no ferrule. I break slightly off center with a rail bridge that has a length near this setup's natural pivot length. It's all jank
 
It is not recommended by cue makers that build Kielwood shafts but once you own it, you can use it for kindling
if that’s what you prefer. Kielwood shafts are known for low deflection and accuracy but durability is not its forte.
 
Peri actually make a break cue with a keilwood shaft. Personally I'm not sure about the durability.
 

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I've seen a few keilwood breakers end up as keilwood brokers. (Extra dry wood is brittle, who would have guessed?) I have had some people tell me they really like breaking with them though. I've been using one for a while now.
 
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