Need help with wood for sneaky petes

Retail1LO

Retail1LO

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I need some help. I'm looking to have a few full spliced sneaky petes built. No inlays. I'd like veneers on them...maybe an ivory joint...but I want the real attraction in these cues to be the wood. I've found good wood seldom needs any compliment.

I know some of the types of wood I want to use in a cue may require coring to provide stability...especially some of the burls. Would I be able to have a sneaky pete made of say buckeye burl or amboyna burl? Think a nice piece of either for a handle, going into a nice ebony forearm would look outstanding. Buckeye burl into ebony with like, black, lightblue, darkblue and white veneers....or amboyna burl into ebony with no veneers. I also like woods like bloodwood, rosewood, osage orange, padauk, and curly purpleheart. Would most of those be suitable for use in a full splice cue?

Anyone have a suggestion for whom I might be able to approch with a request for such a cue?
 
Ive seen mark bear make a fullsplice with burls and veneers you sould give him a call.
 
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I saw Paul Mottey use a piece of amboyna burl for a box cue he made. It was/is still on Cornerstone's website. Granted...it had a leather wrap...so only the butt and the forearm were amboyna.

I've heard a few people say it's possible as long as the handle is cored and plugged with another type of wood to provide stability.

But...what do I know about wood? LOL
 
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