No weight bolt ?

measureman

measureman

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I just got a new Schmelke Bocote cue.
I took the bumper off and no weight bolt.
They offer the cue in several weights.
How do they control the weight?
 
measureman said:
I just got a new Schmelke Bocote cue.
I took the bumper off and no weight bolt.
They offer the cue in several weights.
How do they control the weight?
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Seems like a good question for them that they would likely be happy to answer.

Let us know what they say please.
 
One way to control weight is the diameter at the bottom of the butt. Smaller means lighter cue,thicker means heavier.
 
Under the bumper there is a drilled out area.
Do you think they adjust the weight by how much material is removed?
 
The "hole" in the butt of your cue made me think of an old joke.

A young kid walked into his dad's workshop and saw him working with some lumber.

He pointed to a knot with a hole in the board and asked his dad what it was.

His father answered, "Son, those are knot holes."

To which his son replied, "Well, Dad, if they're not holes, WTF are they?"
 
So, how much would a one inch by two inch chunk of Bocote weigh?
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1" round plug 2" long
almost 0.4 oz. A little over 10g.

Drilling wood is a difficult way to remove much weight. Esp since most are only using 1/2" drills or so.

Finish can add/substract some. Thin coat vs extra coat. Length/dia/material of pin. SS sleeve, thickness, length. All can be varied for balance and total wt.

smt
 
HawaiianEye said:
So, how much would a one inch by two inch chunk of Bocote weigh?
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We don't even know if that's a full splice Bocote cue. In the building of production cues lots of things are done for ease of assembly and variable adaptations. Removing weight by drilling or boring the back end is not efficient or beneficial; tends to give you a forward weighting cue, and not enough to reach the desire weight. Of course there's exceptions.

Mario
 
Mcues said:
We don't even know if that's a full splice Bocote cue. In the building of production cues lots of things are done for ease of assembly and variable adaptations. Removing weight by drilling or boring the back end is not efficient or beneficial; tends to give you a forward weighting cue, and not enough to reach the desire weight. Of course there's exceptions.

Mario
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They also make one-piece bocote with a wrap.
No A-joint.
 
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