shaft pics: Josey and Josey Timeless Timber
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I've made several cues with this wood pulled from lake Superior. Timeless Timber is a much catchier name, I generally call it petrified or fossilized wood. Very dense, very stable, very heavy, very very dark in color. Works nice for break cues, but for me the hit was a bit harsh for a playing cue.
Varney Cues said:
I agree with you. I've played with a couple of those heave denser shafts and they play dead and seem to have no feel. I think too much is made of stiffness and deflection. In most games like straight pool, one pocket, 8-ball and even 9-ball you don't shoot that many power shots where a little deflection would make that much difference. I find the heavy dead shafts actually hard to play with in general, I much prefer a shaft with some feel to it.
I don't want any shaft over 4 ounces and more like 3.75 or even 3.5 ounces. I swear some of the best I have played was with Meucci's that a lot of people think are just whippy junk. Some have a really lively feel and are easy to play with. You feel like you can do what ever you want with no effort.
macguy...I agree. They do have a very heavy/dead hit. A lot of people will not believe or will argue...but...some of the best hitting cues I've ever played with were older Meucci sneaky petes. I would junk the plastic & hollow ferrule, then replace the pin with a big 3/8-10, bore the brass out of the shaft and replace with wood or phenolic drilled & tapped to accept the new pin. PRESTO...instant magic!!! With a Moori S on the new Aegis ferrule combined with the big pin, these cues would play awesome. Seemingly no deflection, you could move the ball effortlessly and they were very forgiving allowing you to simply pocket balls with ease no matter what type or how much english you applied. A very sweet sleeper cue indeed. In fact you'd truthfully be hard pressed to find a cue that played any better...unless you are the type of player that likes a steel pole type hit with the "PING".
