Shaft question

[Cardinal_Syn]

I curious as to why cue makers mostly make maple shaft when well from what i've heard Ash has the least deflection. I don't know anything about wood or the science of deflection so someone pls enlighten me.

 

[daytonajoe]

I curious as to why cue makers mostly make maple shaft when well from what i've heard Ash has the least deflection. I don't know anything about wood or the science of deflection so someone pls enlighten me.

I have an ash shaft that was made for my Arnot, by a local cuemaker/ Absolutly love it for 8 bar on the bar box tables !!

Joe

 

[Joseph Cues]

Ash is rough and is softer than maple. I tried and did not like it.

 

[prewarhero]

This is a good question. oes anyone have any info on the different type of woods and the type of cue they produce? And, other woods for shafts, I have been seeing some purpleheart shafts, how do those work?
Jordan

 

[blud]

ash

I curious as to why cue makers mostly make maple shaft when well from what i've heard Ash has the least deflection. I don't know anything about wood or the science of deflection so someone pls enlighten me.

Ash is my choice over maple. It's stays straight for the most part, and has some not so pretty grain. Grain is not botter to as long as the ball is delivered straight as possible. Ash, does that for me.
I build and sell several per-month.
blud

 

[Cardinal_Syn]

Ash is my choice over maple. It's stays straight for the most part, and has some not so pretty grain. Grain is not botter to as long as the ball is delivered straight as possible. Ash, does that for me.
I build and sell several per-month.
blud

thanks for the reply blud...one more question....can ash be tapered well i guesse anything can be tapered well wut i'm trying to say is that will it perform as decent if it were pro tapered or is it only for that Euro taper type of thing like a snooker shaft.

 

[blud]

taper

thanks for the reply blud...one more question....can ash be tapered well i guesse anything can be tapered well wut i'm trying to say is that will it perform as decent if it were pro tapered or is it only for that Euro taper type of thing like a snooker shaft.

Cardinal_syn

Ash can have a pro taper as well. Plays good. i build the same taper on ash as I do for maple shafts.I don't have any problem with roughness with ash as some folks reported. i just know what to do, to make it smoooooth..
blud

 

[bruin70]

I curious as to why cue makers mostly make maple shaft when well from what i've heard Ash has the least deflection. I don't know anything about wood or the science of deflection so someone pls enlighten me.

cosmetically, ash is butt ugly. lots of great maple shaft wood get tossed to the side because people like that clean white stuff.

 

[Jon]

cosmetically, ash is butt ugly. lots of great maple shaft wood get tossed to the side because people like that clean white stuff.

well, tell them to send that ugly tight grained brownish wood over my way!! lol

I don't care what it looks like, if it plays better... i'm all for it.