After a couple of years of repair work, I'm gonna jump into my first 3 piece butt. Nothing fancy, just BE maple top and bottom. My question has to deal with the handle. How much of a weight difference can I expect by using a purpleheart handle vs. a maple handle. thanks..
Maple vs Purpleheart handle
- Thread starter sliprock
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somewhere from 1 to 1.5 ounces.
ragbug74 said:
A LOT.....
Seriously, if you see an ebony-handled cue, it's probably a long cored sleeve with a maple dowel inside. Ebony is too heavy.
Approximately 2 plus ounces. I did one a long time ago but variables have to be considered unless your coring, different splices for different woods. I think using the purple heart for a handle now that I think more of it, only changed .5 to 1. ounce. It was a while ago.ragbug74 said:
I've been using purpleheart as handle wood now for a while and it's great.
Because I never use weight screws in my cues, purpleheart is an ideal option to get cues to the natural weight of 19/21 ounces.
Besides that, it's stable, cheap and very stiff, glues well. It is perfect wood to use when talking about handle/forearm joining.
With BE maple forearm and butt sleeve, purpleheart as a handle could produce a cue with a natural weight of around 19.5/20 ounces...
Ebony is not very stable as handle wood but could be used when cored... The natural weight of a BE maple cue (forearm and buttsleeve) with a full ebony handle would be about 20/20.5 ounces and about 19.5/20 ounces when coring the handle...
Tom Penrose
Because I never use weight screws in my cues, purpleheart is an ideal option to get cues to the natural weight of 19/21 ounces.
Besides that, it's stable, cheap and very stiff, glues well. It is perfect wood to use when talking about handle/forearm joining.
With BE maple forearm and butt sleeve, purpleheart as a handle could produce a cue with a natural weight of around 19.5/20 ounces...
Ebony is not very stable as handle wood but could be used when cored... The natural weight of a BE maple cue (forearm and buttsleeve) with a full ebony handle would be about 20/20.5 ounces and about 19.5/20 ounces when coring the handle...
Tom Penrose