That's another whole can of worms.classiccues said:
Shaft weight
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JoeyInCali said:That's another whole can of worms.
Are you saying you have wormy shafts?
JV
classiccues said:Are you saying you have wormy shafts?
JV
I have two lots really. The white medium count rpi's.
I have the yellowish high rpi's too.
Don't ask about cutting shafts. We had two makers go at it here once.
I've been to three makers' shops at least. And all three had differing opinions.
JoeyInCali said:
I have two lots really. The white medium count rpi's.
I have the yellowish high rpi's too.
Don't ask about cutting shafts. We had two makers go at it here once.
I've been to three makers' shops at least. And all three had differing opinions.
Joey,
Well, I know there will be very few cuemakers that agree on any one thing. As long as people don't get defensive a constructive and informative thread will emerge. You know that there are is more than one way to skin a cat, what works well for you, might not for me and all those cliche's.
I have a little book here which is a compilation of all the Steve Mayhew cuemaker articles done for All About Pool and you can see that they all have their own opinions from weight, to pin, to joint, etc..
JV
Yup.classiccues said:
Judd Fuller told me once, put 50 cuemakers in one room, you'll have 50 people arguing.
But, the late great bike maker Indian Larry said it best, " In this business, the more you know, the less you really know ".
I agree with you on the importance of straightness of grain Duc, but I can relax this preference slightly if there is minimal movement on the joint end of the shaft. I also realize that shafts can have some grain movement, be ugly with sugar streaks, and still (potentially) make a gem of a playing shaft if they are outstanding with tap tone.
Martin
Martin
Cuemaster98 said:
I LIKE OLD DENSE HEAVY SUGAR MAPLE. I HATE WHITE SHAFT WOOD, IT MAKES ME MAD.
I WISH THE SUGARY YELLOWISH STUFF WAS MORE READILY AVAILABLE.
I DON'T THINK IT'S ONE CHARACTERISTIC THAT MAKES WOOD GOOD FOR SHAFTS, BUT MORE A COMBINATION OF THINGS.
I WISH THE SUGARY YELLOWISH STUFF WAS MORE READILY AVAILABLE. I DON'T THINK IT'S ONE CHARACTERISTIC THAT MAKES WOOD GOOD FOR SHAFTS, BUT MORE A COMBINATION OF THINGS.
Nice avatar change...FYI Marcus, if correctly dried, maple can be plenty white without vacuum drying.
Martin
Martin
FAST_N_LOOSE said:I LIKE OLD DENSE HEAVY SUGAR MAPLE. I HATE WHITE SHAFT WOOD, IT MAKES ME MAD.
I DON'T THINK IT'S ONE CHARACTERISTIC THAT MAKES WOOD GOOD FOR SHAFTS, BUT MORE A COMBINATION OF THINGS.
jazznpool said:
THANKS....I LOVE HER.
I UNDERSTAND THAT IT CAN BE MADE WHITE WITHOUT THE VACUUM DRYING, BUT I'M NOT REFERING TO THAT.
NEW ENGLAND SUGAR MAPLE ALWAYS HAS THAT NICE BROWNISH COLOR TO IT. I FEEL THAT WOOD PLAYS BETTER THAN ANY OF THE OTHER STUFF.
I don't think they can turn white either unless bleached.FAST_N_LOOSE said:
I always wonder why people want really white shafts when they're just gonna turn blue anyway. And yellow when they get old.
I have really white shafts for the Japanese market. They love em .
Me not gonna argue with them.
Jimmy Reid lives near me and used to play poll at the local pool hall.when he got a new shaft or new cue that was white,he would go outside and get dirt and rub it into the shaft attempting to get it darker.
like Joey said white is a waste b/c they won't be white for long.
like Joey said white is a waste b/c they won't be white for long.
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jv
jv