Is this a short name, in like an abbreviation? What family does this wood belong to. sorry if this is a stupid question but I'm just someone "not in the know" when it comes to some exotic woods. Thanks in advance for any responses.
Koa?
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Its a beautiful wood for a cue.
acacia koa
i use a lot of koa in my cues. the best looking is called curly koa. the nicer pieces are very hard to find. i have paid as much as 150.00 for 1 1/2 by 1 1/12 by 18 inches, thats enough for one cue. the wood is very light and i suggest it be cored. i think it looks great with curly maple, because the curl looks almost the same, but contrasting colors.
i use a lot of koa in my cues. the best looking is called curly koa. the nicer pieces are very hard to find. i have paid as much as 150.00 for 1 1/2 by 1 1/12 by 18 inches, thats enough for one cue. the wood is very light and i suggest it be cored. i think it looks great with curly maple, because the curl looks almost the same, but contrasting colors.
Koa is from Hawaii most of the time but can be found on many SE Asian islands. It grows high in the mountains above the "tropical" climate. It is an evergreen sometimes referred to as acacia, similar to the acacia trees common in Asia. It ranges in color, weight, density & figure more than any other wood I have experience with. I have some very dense, straight grained stuff that is nearly pink in color that I use for under wrap handles. Then I have some that is slightly lighter than maple, very figured & deep reddish brown in color. I also have some that is gold in color with black graining & erratic figure. It's not uncommon for me to spend $500+ on a single board. Most of the highly figured stuff comes from the roots & deep bases of the larger trees but this wood is most generally lightweight & soft. The wood from main trunk area is hard & medium dense a whole lot like hard maple, but the figure & exciting colors are not present nearly as often. It's a diverse wood & great for cues. But look to pay for it as it is not cheap.
You should see it on a guitar.. absolutely beautiful wood..
http://www.taylorguitars.com/Guitars/Acoustic/Koa/
http://www.taylorguitars.com/Guitars/Acoustic/Koa/