Quarter sawn sugar maple

[masonh]

Was the guys name by chance..Kevin Trudeau?

haha.could very well be.

i have a friend that claims to be pretty tight with Kers and supposedly he doesn't like shaft wood to exceed low 30's for rpi.supposedly he like his shafts to be between 16-34rpi or something like that.of course i can't garuantee this to be true and i would take all the 40rpi shafts i could find,but i would never pay more than $15-20 for square shafts. even if they were all 40+rpi.

also in your first post you stated you had some that were up to 40 but you also had some 8's,now all of a sudden everything you have is 30-40rpi?

 

[KJ Cues]

Hey KJ. Just to let you know, it is no longer Sunday. :smile:

I hear ya Kelly, but I didn't consider that a rant.
More like just callin `em like I see `em.
I'd tell him the same thing tomorrow. :wink:
You made me chuckle though. How's Southern life treating you?

 

[MVPCues]

I hear ya Kelly, but I didn't consider that a rant.
More like just callin `em like I see `em.
I'd tell him the same thing tomorrow. :wink:
You made me chuckle though. How's Southern life treating you?

No, you are right about the post. I was only taking the opportunity...you were asking for it with your other post.

I am remodeling the garage to make it a proper shop, and still have a lot of work to do on it. I have not made chips in a long time. :frown:

Other than that, things are going pretty well, thanks for asking.

Kelly

 

[Sugar Maple]

lmao!!

Welcome to our insane world

Mario

No kidding.................I had no idea the computer was so brutal...........everybody is a genius , and a tough guy,,.......WTF!!!!!! I don't really think i have done anything out of line. I admiitted I am new on the computer, live on a dirt road in the bush....lol.......am on dial up,don't know the first thing about paypal, or e-cash.........but am reading up on it. I live in the heart of hardwood country........lots of maple...............Since people are blowing there horns about building cues for yrs, and how much wood they have bought...........let me say i have cut more maple , and seen more wood than all you put together, anyone who says they have never seen 40gpi maple, has quite obiviously buying wood that has the very best cut picked out. Now , I don't know bout wood in other areas, but here any maple over 2ft wide , will yield 20-30 , 40gpi pieces, not much out of a huge tree. The wider the grain gets, the more yield......so you end up with way more 8gpi pieces than 40gpi the in between gpi is all relative. Unfortuantley for us, most of this wood is harvested for veneer, fortunatley for me I live within25 miles of half a dozen sawmills and logging outfits . Sometimes the logs are a li'l to short or have a defect on one side, and are cut up into lumber, I am goin to try and pick out the best for shaftwood . I resent having my integrity questioned when I have not taken a dime from anbody and have actually refused money half a dozen different times the last couple days.....simply because i want them to see what they are buying to, and do not want to get off on the wrong foot with anybody.
I have not held a gun to anyones head, or made any demands, yet I feel compelled to react..When i first came on here, it was to simply say I was bringing some wood to VF, and was hoping to get some feedback from the cuemakers, then people asked for sizes, pricing , pic's etc...........and between working , wife, all the rest of life's BS....lol......I'm tryin!..........I realize you guys must think I'm a moron, ....rflmfao!!!!!!..........but it is taken my computer 2 hrs to put one picture on photobucket, and now I cant get back on there!....wtf...........I'm dieing for people to see this wood,and I'm sry people are taking sush offense to my ignorance.And since I am new ....lol..... I will throgh out my first challenge match to Mr. Barrenger.............let's bet 1000 that I can bring a 40gpi square to your shop, and if I win, I,ll play you double up on your table.........if you play as good as ridicule blindly your a cinch................If any body knows Paul Thornley in Toronto, the guru of pool in Canada, or Jimmy Wych TV commentator,please ask them about Reid Virtue...............Sry for the rant, but at some point a man must defend himself........I still do not feel like I have done anything out of line, but if I have it certainly was not intended. Tx to all that have responded, and understand that this quality of wood is rare, and it comes in small amounts. Comparing it to stuff you buy by the hundreds ,that has already been picked over is juvenile. Reid P.S. There is lots of flat sawn being kiln dried right now, and of course it is cheaper than the quarter sawn, in the meantime I hope to get high speed, paypal, shipping , all in order.

 

[Sugar Maple]

everything????

haha.could very well be.

i have a friend that claims to be pretty tight with Kers and supposedly he doesn't like shaft wood to exceed low 30's for rpi.supposedly he like his shafts to be between 16-34rpi or something like that.of course i can't garuantee this to be true and i would take all the 40rpi shafts i could find,but i would never pay more than $15-20 for square shafts. even if they were all 40+rpi.

also in your first post you stated you had some that were up to 40 but you also had some 8's,now all of a sudden everything you have is 30-40rpi?

I was refering to the 35$ priced ones.............i don't believe I said everything.......where is that/???....................seems like your tryin to start a fight .......why is that????............you keep buyin your wood , picking out the best , and selling the rest to your freinds.........

 

[BLACKHEARTCUES]

You have to understand that you are completely unknown to all of us. For myself $35 for any square of Maple is too much. I prefer 12-20 grain lines to the inch & have never had to pay anywhere near your asking price. Good luck in your endever...JER

 

[masonh]

i don't believe I said everything.......where is that/???

it was in post #30.guess i read it wrong.my mistake.good luck with your sales.

 

[Sugar Maple]

unknown .....exactly

You have to understand that you are completely unknown to all of us. For myself $35 for any square of Maple is too much. I prefer 12-20 grain lines to the inch & have never had to pay anywhere near your asking price. Good luck in your endever...JER

You don.t know me........yet you say what I have to offer does not exist................lol nothing wrong with 12-20gpi...................chev sells more than mercedes, myself , I think any shaft that weighs less than 4oz , is a tomato stake. Good Luck with your cue building...........................Reid

 

[rhncue]

You don.t know me........yet you say what I have to offer does not exist................lol nothing wrong with 12-20gpi...................chev sells more than mercedes, myself , I think any shaft that weighs less than 4oz , is a tomato stake. Good Luck with your cue building...........................Reid

"myself , I think any shaft that weighs less than 4oz , is a tomato stake."

That's a rather bold statement and to my thinking, not very knowledgeable seeing that most any cue maker can take about any one inch dowel and turn that dowel into a shaft that can weigh 5 oz or 3 oz just by changing it's taper.

Dick

 

[hangemhigh]

You don.t know me........yet you say what I have to offer does not exist................lol nothing wrong with 12-20gpi...................chev sells more than mercedes, myself , I think any shaft that weighs less than 4oz , is a tomato stake. Good Luck with your cue building...........................Reid

High GPI does not equal heavier shafts. I have a 30+ GPI shaft that weighs 118 grams and a 12 GPI that weighs 156 grams.

 

[Sugar Maple]

High GPI does not equal heavier shafts. I have a 30+ GPI shaft that weighs 118 grams and a 12 GPI that weighs 156 grams.

I agree.........every tree is different, where I am there is half a dozen different kinds of maple, and all have there own distinctions, and defined weight difference.

 

[Sugar Maple]

"myself , I think any shaft that weighs less than 4oz , is a tomato stake."

That's a rather bold statement and to my thinking, not very knowledgeable seeing that most any cue maker can take about any one inch dowel and turn that dowel into a shaft that can weigh 5 oz or 3 oz just by changing it's taper.

Dick

I said "myself"........I'm not knowledgeble because I have a preference.......lmfao!!!!!!!.............this computer thing is vicious:embarrassed2:............come on now...........you make comments bout 5 and 3oz shafts........and I'mm the one that is making bold statements............

 

[masonh]

where I am there is half a dozen different kinds of maple, and all have there own distinctions, and defined weight difference.

i always thought it was only 2 for shaftwood.Black maple and Sugar maple and they are generally very close in weight.

That's a rather bold statement and to my thinking, not very knowledgeable seeing that most any cue maker can take about any one inch dowel and turn that dowel into a shaft that can weigh 5 oz or 3 oz just by changing it's taper.

couldn't agree more.

 

[Sugar Maple]

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I was refering to all maple in this area red, silver, manitoba.......there is also a very hard brown maple, Different form the black, and sugar...........I feel like I'm in front of a firing squad......lol.

 

[JoeyInCali]

What's with the LOL's , LOL', LMFAO's ?
Please grow up.

 

[Sugar Maple]

What's with the LOL's , LOL', LMFAO's ?

No, freedom of speech either.............you guys are mean!!!...............lmao!!!!!!.............your buddies are pounding on me, and I'm tryin to laugh it off.....wth!................are you goin to scrutinize every sylable I type ................isn't that childish?

 

[KJ Cues]

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I was refering to all maple in this area red, silver, manitoba.......there is also a very hard brown maple, Different form the black, and sugar...........I feel like I'm in front of a firing squad......lol.

If you feel like you're in front of a firing squad, it's only because you put yourself there.
You came here to sell your product but we've yet to see a pic.
Blind Faith was a great band but they don't exist anymore.

You came here because this is the largest pool related forum in the world.
That was a good move because obviously, there are more potential target-market buyers here.
I think people are asking you for pics & prices because not everyone goes to the Expo. If you sold it all here, you wouldn't have to buy a booth. Do you really want to go all the way to the Expo, with all the related expense, for 3 days of show & tell? Just a thought.

As far as your PC problems, that's an excuse and not a selling point. If you were courting GM to buy your product, how far do you think the PC problem excuse would fly? All I'm saying is that you weren't/aren't sufficiently prepared to make your presentation.

Your PC problems aren't unique. I also live out in the 'sticks'. My neighbors are Amish and dial-up is all I can get. They laughed when I asked about basic cable. The point is, that hasn't stopped me from doing business here.
If you want to play the victim here, that's your prerogative.
If you want to sell wood, show us what you got.
If you just want to indulge in internet banter, there are plenty here who will accommodate you. It does get old after a while though.

 

[lenoxmjs]

I don't have a dog in the fight but I have an idea for you . It would cost you a little out of pocket up front but could reap huge rewards down the line. I would suggest sending out a few free samples to Dave B, MasonH, Joeyincali, and Eric (qbilder). All of these men are very respected here and their opinions valued . If the wood is what you say it is the rest will take care of itself . JMO

Best of Luck,
Matt

 

[DaveK]

I don't have a dog in the fight but I have an idea for you . It would cost you a little out of pocket up front but could reap huge rewards down the line. I would suggest sending out a few free samples to Dave B, MasonH, Joeyincali, and Eric (qbilder). All of these men are very respected here and their opinions valued . If the wood is what you say it is the rest will take care of itself . JMO

Best of Luck,
Matt

I agree with this idea. The group has jumped on the OP fairly well, and I understand both sides, but the real test is what do the respected makers think of the wood. Sugar Maple, send a PM to some of these makers (email Eric), get their shipping address, and send them a sample or two of what you consider your best shaft wood. If they like it I assure you they will come back here and say so, and your credibility would improve imo.

Dave <-- just trying to help a fellow Canuk

 

[jayman]

Wood cut in 2001, kept the best pieces, straight grained. Some of the heaviest maple I have cut. A few pieces with 40gpi........even the 8gpi are heavy. Am on dialup in the boonies, new on the puter, haven't figured out the picture thing yet. Will bring some pieces with me to Valley Forge, any cuemakers interested in talking about shaftwood please let me know .

Did anyone actually read this? He explained Himself pretty well.
I would have thought a reasonable person may have said something like;" O.K sounds interesting I'd take a look. See ya there."

Or..." O.K, I'll have to see it, since you very clearly said " haven't figured out the picture thing yet", But the price's may need some adjusting if you want to make a sale.

Considering the basic tone of the thread, I feel he's done well to stay patient and civil until he can show you all what he has at V.F.
Especially for a logger! I should know, I was one for many years.

AND IF YOU DON'T LIKE MY OPINION!... Please let me know what it should be, so that i can change it immediately. :grin-square: