I am in search of a cue maker that can get there hands on some old growth maple wood and that can laminate it. Let me know if any of you know who i could contact. thanks
Old Growth maple for Shaft
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I am sure Bill Dominiak can help you there , www.dominiakcues.com .
There was a segment on the TV Show on Discovery Channel, Dirty Jobs recently where Mike Rowewas harvesting Maple that had been submerged under water for over 100 years.
I am sure if you contact the Show Producer they may put you in touch with the company harvesting the Maple.
Seems both Keith Josey, and a Couple of other MAKER of Cues use this wood. Just an idea.
Try this LINK for the show.
I am sure if you contact the Show Producer they may put you in touch with the company harvesting the Maple.
Seems both Keith Josey, and a Couple of other MAKER of Cues use this wood. Just an idea.
Try this LINK for the show.
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Why would you want it laminated?ugotaction said:
Try Sugar Tree/Eric Crisp or Josey or Paul Dayton.
Old Growth Maple
I saw Bill Dominiak at the 2007 Valley Forge Expo. He has his own saw mill and provides wood to many Q makers. He told me that a local person is timbering the top of a mountain of old growth maples. He said it is the best wood he has seen for many years. He showed me some shafts he had and the grain is extremely straight. Bill is definately the person to contact. Why buy second hand when u can go directly to the source.
Bill will make u a standard shaft or, as u say a laminated shaft. He does his own called a Dominator. They have a good solid feel, unlike the 314 which feels hollow when u hit.
Here is a link to his site and also his contact info.
http://www.dominiakcues.com/
Charlie
I saw Bill Dominiak at the 2007 Valley Forge Expo. He has his own saw mill and provides wood to many Q makers. He told me that a local person is timbering the top of a mountain of old growth maples. He said it is the best wood he has seen for many years. He showed me some shafts he had and the grain is extremely straight. Bill is definately the person to contact. Why buy second hand when u can go directly to the source.
Bill will make u a standard shaft or, as u say a laminated shaft. He does his own called a Dominator. They have a good solid feel, unlike the 314 which feels hollow when u hit.
Here is a link to his site and also his contact info.
http://www.dominiakcues.com/
Charlie
Link to the source of submerged
Old Growth and submerged woods aren't necessarily the same, but here is one of the largest source suppliers of submerged. Old growth refers to maples that were grown in Canada in a different caimate condition that created slow growth with very thin tight rings. Submerged is submerged but some is may be old growth. I am not sure if these guys have maple.
http://www.superiorwoods.com/submerged_wood.htm
Old Growth and submerged woods aren't necessarily the same, but here is one of the largest source suppliers of submerged. Old growth refers to maples that were grown in Canada in a different caimate condition that created slow growth with very thin tight rings. Submerged is submerged but some is may be old growth. I am not sure if these guys have maple.
http://www.superiorwoods.com/submerged_wood.htm
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three more freinds which may be able to help
Dave & Brandon Jacoby
http://www.jacobycue.com/
or boone from Bell Forest boone@bellforestproducts.com
http://www.bellforestproducts.com/index.html
jim schmelke
715.234.6553
http://www.schmelkecue.com/about.php
Dave & Brandon Jacoby
http://www.jacobycue.com/
or boone from Bell Forest boone@bellforestproducts.com
http://www.bellforestproducts.com/index.html
jim schmelke
715.234.6553
http://www.schmelkecue.com/about.php
JoeyInCali said:
I was thinking exactly the same thing. Doesn't make sense to me. You can laminate anything, why waste the old-growth?
the key is the climate-
my guess is he is interested in making shafts like Edwin Reyes- he takes the wood from the centers and laminates 240 straight pieces from the joint collar ro the ferrule- cost 750. All the lamination (glue) stiffens the shaft no warping. why use inferrior wood when you can use good materials makes perfect sence to me. Some people build things to the best standards (doing it a dozen times) not seeing how fast or how many can be reproduced. Just like a gunsmith- they know tolerances and they know wood. Try in maine under musical insterment wood (mandlin wood) I repeat www.birdseyecreations.com ask for fred- mandlin wood he sells to 350 cuemakers already. His speciallty is birdseye. jacoby buys there - how about dennis dieckman he has old growth shaft wood! mark vilolins were made from wood from 1400-1500's or so but is the weather that altered the wood which gives it the toneal quality's. mark
my guess is he is interested in making shafts like Edwin Reyes- he takes the wood from the centers and laminates 240 straight pieces from the joint collar ro the ferrule- cost 750. All the lamination (glue) stiffens the shaft no warping. why use inferrior wood when you can use good materials makes perfect sence to me. Some people build things to the best standards (doing it a dozen times) not seeing how fast or how many can be reproduced. Just like a gunsmith- they know tolerances and they know wood. Try in maine under musical insterment wood (mandlin wood) I repeat www.birdseyecreations.com ask for fred- mandlin wood he sells to 350 cuemakers already. His speciallty is birdseye. jacoby buys there - how about dennis dieckman he has old growth shaft wood! mark vilolins were made from wood from 1400-1500's or so but is the weather that altered the wood which gives it the toneal quality's. mark
thanks alot for the help guys
I have read all of the replies but have not contacted anybody yet. I will very soon though. The reason i need an old growth maple shaft, that is laminated, is because i shoot with one now and it my ideal shaft, i love it, i play jam up with it and i dont ever want to use anything else. My shaft now is a Kevin Deroo shaft out of Canada and i spoke with him on the phone and he told me that it is very rare to come across the old growth maple and that it is quite expensive. i have only one shaft and i need a replacement or two. hopefully i will find the exact match of wood that im looking for. thanks everybody
I have read all of the replies but have not contacted anybody yet. I will very soon though. The reason i need an old growth maple shaft, that is laminated, is because i shoot with one now and it my ideal shaft, i love it, i play jam up with it and i dont ever want to use anything else. My shaft now is a Kevin Deroo shaft out of Canada and i spoke with him on the phone and he told me that it is very rare to come across the old growth maple and that it is quite expensive. i have only one shaft and i need a replacement or two. hopefully i will find the exact match of wood that im looking for. thanks everybody