Ranking of Wood stiffness?

[gmcole]

Can someone rank or rate the most used forearm wood in stiffness of hit.
for example, I can tell that ebony produces a stiffer hit than birdseye. What about Purpleheart, Cocobola, pau ferro etc.
thanks-jeff

 

[masonh]

in stifness or bending strength they would be ranked Ebony.Cocobolo,Pau Ferro and Purpleheart should be very close to each other and then Maple would be last.

 

[gmcole]

in stifness or bending strength they would be ranked Ebony.Cocobolo,Pau Ferro and Purpleheart should be very close to each other and then Maple would be last.

Thank you, so those dark woods should "hit" about the same? The reason I'm asking is, I found a PH nose cue(onAZ) and I hope it hits stiff like Ebony.
thanks-jeff

 

[MasterClass]

Maybe thats why some of the old Rambow has got ebony splice shafts.

I thought that the taper has a greater role to play in the stiffness of the hit? Assuming the ferrule and shaft are all the same.

 

[JoeyInCali]

Maybe thats why some of the old Rambow has got ebony splice shafts.

I thought that the taper has a greater role to play in the stiffness of the hit? Assuming the ferrule and shaft are all the same.

That, butt taper and wood tone imo.

 

[jongreve]

Local cue maker uses PH for break shafts. Breaks great, doesn't bend so well. Will split in two if leveraged into the bed of the table.

 

[RocketQ]

depends

Thank you, so those dark woods should "hit" about the same? The reason I'm asking is, I found a PH nose cue(onAZ) and I hope it hits stiff like Ebony.
thanks-jeff

It kind of depends on if it was cored or not. Coring will stiffen the cue because of the lamination. The feel of the Stiffness of the butt also has to do with the 6 to 8 " from the joint on the shaft. Just a thought. IMHo of course.