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For cue makers: Do you see extensive abalone inlay as a problem material in building a cue butt?
 
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Michael Webb said:
What kind of problems are you thinking of. It's quite common as an inlay material.
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I don't have a problem other than ignorance. I have been playing at pool,for about forty years,and have some good cues. Now I want another custom cue of my design,using ebony-ivory-abalone from N.Z. I wonderd if the abalone would be a problem,because the design calls for several six millimeter square pieces to be worked throught the butt,and then the maker is going to turn the cue on a lathe to bring the abalone down smooth with the butt. will that create a problem. Hey your kind of famous..
 
I have only used it for diamond inlays, But I have seen a lot of cue makers cues and have never noticed a major problem, One problem that may be a concern is the hardness of the Abolone against the wood, but I am only guessing on that one, Try giving Chris Hightower a call, I beleive he is more experianced working with it,
 
Sometimes Abalone is hard to work with in smaller pieces, but once it is installed properly I have had no problems. The key is having the right Abalone to work with in the first place. If it is .125" thick material the sizes you mentioned would not be a problem. But you have to pay a premium to get the thicker stuff. You won't be able to use the very thin and more common Abalone like guitar makers use to do what you want. I use a lot of Ivory and Abalone in my cues and have not had any problems with either.
Chris
www.hightowercues.com
www.internationalcuemakers.com
 
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