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Murray Tucker

Murray Tucker

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Not cues yet but I had to share.

10 pieces of Brazilian rosewood 24 inches long! My checkbook hurts but it hurts in a good way. Sorry but none are for sale.
 

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i_maycotte said:
Why do you need wood? You are not making any cues are you?

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I'm not making many cues but I'm hoarding wood, building blanks etc. My daughter just joined the band and is learning the trumpet :eek: My wife is more sypathetic about me spending time in the shop now :p
 
*puts in his hearing aide*

Eh? What was that?

*wink*

Just ribbing you buddy, nice wood find there...can't say I blame you for storing up for "winter".
 
skins said:
have fun! i've been told working with rosewood can be a real bear.
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Just need a good clean blower.
Old-growth air dried Braz rosewoods are actually very stable when they have straight grains. I have a few pieces.
 
JoeyInCali said:
Just need a good clean blower.
Old-growth air dried Braz rosewoods are actually very stable when they have straight grains. I have a few pieces.
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i heard trying to finish them is very hard because of the gummy fibres of the wood. the finish nor glues don't want to stick even when sealer is applied. other issues like glues don't want to always cooperate well either. i also heard you have to be very carefull when cutting the pockets for inlays because the wood wants to "grab" the cutter, gum it up or even break it. that's why a few cue makers i've talked too as well as other people i know who have talked to cue makers have said they don't like to deal with it much. it is beautifull when it works out good though. other makers chime in and give your opinions and or "secrets".
 
Murray Tucker said:
I'm not making many cues but I'm hoarding wood, building blanks etc. My daughter just joined the band and is learning the trumpet :eek: My wife is more sypathetic about me spending time in the shop now :p
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Let me know when the baby is ready, I'll send the drums.:eek: :eek: :eek:
 
Murray Tucker said:
I'm not making many cues but I'm hoarding wood, building blanks etc. My daughter just joined the band and is learning the trumpet :eek: My wife is more sypathetic about me spending time in the shop now :p
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hey i can use a good horn in my recording sessions. let me know when she's ready! :D
 
skins said:
i heard trying to finish them is very hard because of the gummy fibres of the wood. the finish nor glues don't want to stick even when sealer is applied. other issues like glues don't want to always cooperate well either. i also heard you have to be very carefull when cutting the pockets for inlays because the wood wants to "grab" the cutter, gum it up or even break it. that's why a few cue makers i've talked too as well as other people i know who have talked to cue makers have said they don't like to deal with it much. it is beautifull when it works out good though. other makers chime in and give your opinions and or "secrets".
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Rosewood is a very broad term. You have cocobolo, tulipwood, East Indian, Madagascar, Brazilian, Honduran and many, many others. Morado (also known as pau ferro or Bolivian rosewood is not a true rosewood).

Brazilian is prized by luthiers for it's tonal qualities which makes getting big pieces hard because if you can find a piece big enough to make acoustic guitar bodies from then it is much more profitable than making cues out of it. It also cuts, glues and takes a finish very well. Madagascar (Bois de Rose) is the the hardest rosewood I've ever had to work with.
 
Murray Tucker said:
Not cues yet but I had to share.

10 pieces of Brazilian rosewood 24 inches long! My checkbook hurts but it hurts in a good way. Sorry but none are for sale.
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I guess this stuff has been here before it was banned from import in 1992. Amazing, isn't it? That's why the prices are so ridiculous.

I made some boxes from nicely figured brazilian rosewood about 10 years ago and it was very expensive even then.

Chris
 
Murray Tucker said:
Rosewood is a very broad term. You have cocobolo, tulipwood, East Indian, Madagascar, Brazilian, Honduran and many, many others. Morado (also known as pau ferro or Bolivian rosewood is not a true rosewood).

Brazilian is prized by luthiers for it's tonal qualities which makes getting big pieces hard because if you can find a piece big enough to make acoustic guitar bodies from then it is much more profitable than making cues out of it. It also cuts, glues and takes a finish very well. Madagascar (Bois de Rose) is the the hardest rosewood I've ever had to work with.
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i know. i guess i should have been more specific. i mean most true brown rosewoods. not off color like coco or tulipwood. anyway this is what i've been told.
 
Murray Tucker said:
Madagascar (Bois de Rose) is the the hardest rosewood I've ever had to work with.
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Yeah, but boy howdy, it makes for some gorgeous cues!!! And I, for one, appreciate those cuemakers who are willing to work with it.:) :D

Very nice score on the Brazilian, Murray!! And I do not blame you for hoarding, not one little bit.:D

Lisa
 
ChrisOnline said:
why was brazilian rosewood once banned? just wondering...

chris
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As far as I know, it still is banned for import into the USA. Theorectically, all this rosewood is from prior to 1992.

It's an environmental issue because they were leveling the Amazon. They also have now now banned Brazilian mahogany from import. Also, the Phillipines has banned old growth logging and Indonesia and many other countries have followed suit.

Hardwoods will continue to get more and more expensive over time as other Asian and African nations thin their forests and lose their resources. Probably wouldn't be a bad idea to buy a boatload of ebony or teak and just sit on it for 20 years before it's also banned - probably a better investment than real estate.

Chris
 
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TATE said:
As far as I know, it still is banned for import into the USA. Theorectically, all this rosewood is from prior to 1992.
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Still baned. That's why I consider this such a score.


TATE said:
Hardwoods will continue to get more and more expensive over time as other Asian and African nations thin theor forests and lose theor resources. Probably wouldn't be a bad idea to buy a boatload of ebony or teak and just sit on it for 20 years before it's also banned - probably a better investment than real estate.

Chris
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I agree. That's why I'm in the hoard mode.
 
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