Making a shaft harder

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alina

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Wanted to ask for your ideas on ways to make a shaft harder by wood modification . For example, to make a jumper harder would you try to soak it into some substance that would increase its hardness? An acrilic wood stabiliser or something?

A related question: is the shaft treated in Nesonite or Resolute changing in terms of its hardness? I guess I read someone's comment that shaft became softer after Nelsonite treatment. What would you say?
 
get the shaft wet, then rub it with VIAGRA.

I'm sorry I had to say it, really I've been waiting for that one for years.

Anyway, you already said it, penitrating the wood/pores with a resin, or acrylic is your best bet, Jacoby used to do this, very stiff, heavy shaft, and the more you played with it, the smoother it got, Not my cup of tea, but there you go.
 
My question is why the harder shaft especially if you are looking to alter a jumper. Most are fairly stiff straght taper shafts anyway. If the shaft is whippy, maybe try a new shaft or harder ferule and tip.
 
RFisher said:
...penitrating the wood/pores with a resin, or acrylic is your best bet, Jacoby used to do this, very stiff, heavy shaft, and the more you played with it, the smoother it got, Not my cup of tea, but there you go.
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Thanks. Can you be more specific with material name / brand / specs. Any recommendations on where to purchase maybe?
 
There are many over-the-counter grain hardners and several companies that impregnate wood with acrylic resin.

My opinion is impregnating a shaft, even a jumper, is a bad idea. It quaduples the weight and it also becomes somewhat brittle.

The grain hardners, available at big box hardware outlets, penetrates less than an 1/8" and gets a good seal within the pores. Some discolor the wood, some are more difficult to sand, but once you figure it out, it isn't a bad method of finish. The shaft stays slick longer and is less likely to get small dents.
 
RFisher said:
Get ahold of Jacoby cue's, or there is a buisness called "wild woods" they stabilize wood.

http://www.stabilizedwood.com/

here you go.
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Is that the same guy that was in Ohio? I used to go out to his place by Swanton and visit with when I lived back there. I think his name was Jim.
He had a booth at VF every year also.
Had a lot of nice looking stuff but IMO it was no good for cues. Knifes and pens and stuff like that it is a good product....but not something you want to have tone transfer with.
A guy give me some squares about 6 years ago and it's still laying on a shelf in the shop........pretty stuff with the dyes and all but has a dead sound to it.
 
BarenbruggeCues said:
Is that the same guy that was in Ohio? I used to go out to his place by Swanton and visit with when I lived back there. I think his name was Jim.
He had a booth at VF every year also.
Had a lot of nice looking stuff but IMO it was no good for cues. Knifes and pens and stuff like that it is a good product....but not something you want to have tone transfer with.
A guy give me some squares about 6 years ago and it's still laying on a shelf in the shop........pretty stuff with the dyes and all but has a dead sound to it.
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Dave, I couldn't agree more, but as you know, some people don't care about the hit as much as how it would look in there cue, not my cup of tea or how I like it, but if that is how the guy who posted the question want's it, this is the help I can give.

But I don't see how it could hurt in the shaft, he's experimenting, no harm I feel. Not something I would do but hey, who am I.
 
alina said:
Wanted to ask for your ideas on ways to make a shaft harder by wood modification . For example, to make a jumper harder would you try to soak it into some substance that would increase its hardness? An acrilic wood stabiliser or something?

A related question: is the shaft treated in Nesonite or Resolute changing in terms of its hardness? I guess I read someone's comment that shaft became softer after Nelsonite treatment. What would you say?
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I got what your looking for shoot me a PM
 
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