Pics of wood (NOT porn related!)

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Eventually, I would like to have a cue custom made. I'm not much on inlay, points, etc. even though they are beautiful to look at. I prefer a plain cue with maybe a small amount of decoration. However, I see so many different types of wood being mentioned, some I'm familiar with, others not so much. Even that varies with the type of stain and finish. Is there a gallery somewhere that shows pics of the various types of woods and finishes that are available?

I'm still in awe over Tom Reed's Blue Resin Impregnated Redwood Burl.
 
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You are welcome to visit my website for some pictures of woods I have had in stock. Also, check out my cues gallery. There may be a few you like.
Tom Gedris, Triple Cross Cues:cool:

web: www.triplecrosscues.com
 
Some beautiful work there, Tom! Thanks for the link.

I was looking on this site: http://www.hobbithouseinc.com/personal/woodpics/index.htm and noticed that on a couple of my "favorites" so far, bloodwood and Australian lacewood, the color darkens considerably over a few years' time, even with several coats of sealer. In once case of the bloodwood, there was a bowl made in which the maker stated that although the bowl darkened drastically, the base, which was rarely exposed to sunlight, had barely darkened at all.

Since these would probably be used as veneers, would this pose a problem on cues? I think I've seen a lacewood cue, but I don't think I've seen a bloodwood. And I'm not even halfway down the hobbithouse page. And to think that this doesn't even cover various stains, finishes or resins.....

How on earth does anyone finally make a decision when ordering a cue?
 
You first find out what woods the cue maker has in shop, ready to work with. That makes it much easier to decide. As many woods as you see on the hobby page, there are literally countless more. That page shows a small percentage of what actually exists.
 
When you see something and say to yourself "That's what I want my cue to look like" then you have decided on your wood selection. Until then, dont order because if you are like me, you will likely change your mind several times.

Also, as qbilder said, you check and see what the cuemaker has to work with. Many woods you see used for other things may not be suitable for cue building.
 
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