I am looking for some super white shaft material to send to my cuemaker. I have been unhappy with the shafts on the last 2 cues I got. Looking for the best wood out there. Where is the best place to order from?
Anthony
Anthony
Shaft Wood
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One of the place I get shaft wood
http://www.uniqueinc.com/shafts
This may help with shaft you have now. Click on the back side and read
http://www.uniqueinc.com/inc/sdetail/808
http://www.uniqueinc.com/shafts
This may help with shaft you have now. Click on the back side and read
http://www.uniqueinc.com/inc/sdetail/808
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Anthony, I might be able to hook ya up with a shaft blank. You're welcome to come look at some of my stock. I don't know how close your cue is to being finished, but most of the shafts I have are still about 14.5-16 mm at the tip and still need several turnings to get to size. Give me a call.
Steve
Super white shaftwood is not the best shaftwood. It is the easiest to come by these days. I think you will find that most experienced cuemakers and players would prefer to have the darker more dense wood for its better playing characteristics. Beauty is skin deep.
Good Luck,
I agree with Arnot. White wood is usually lighter in weight & doesn't have the density, that I GOOD playing shaft, should have...JER
The best is more than likely already in the hands of a cue maker. Snow white, tight grained shaft wood near final pass and over 4oz. is no problem, $100 each. PM me and I will hook you up.
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white shaftwood
I always thought the heavier wood hit a little better and usually darker comes a little heavier unless bleached of course.
what do you all think?
JerseyBill
I always thought the heavier wood hit a little better and usually darker comes a little heavier unless bleached of course.
what do you all think?
JerseyBill
ahhhhhhhh, I was knowing you have the BEST:thumbup:
keep some for ME,Brother.
That was my point, aged, premium shaft wood is almost impossible to obtain and probably worth more than what I quoted per stick.
Hi,
To get premium shaft wood you must select and buy the planks yourself. If you buy kiln dried 5/5 planks from Northern Mich. or Upsatate NY. with a 6 to 8 moisture content, then you are doing well.
When selecting the planks you can collate out all that are not 1/4 sawn that don't have crowns or bends. After doing that, select only the very heavy boards and discard the light ones.
I have a doweling machine and I add about 100 shafts every six months so they become seasoned before I use them.
By using this method about 80% of my shaft are over 4.0 oz at finish. The one that weigh lighter, I make into 3/4" dowels.
By cutting my planks on a chop saw to 30" and ripping them on the bandsaw myself, my raw cost is under 3 bucks per blank including scrap costs factored into the price point.
Rick
If I were buying a high end/collectable cue, I'd want super clean, heavy shafts. Not for their playability but because that's what the market accepts as "best". When I'm building an everyday player, my goal is to match 2 shafts to as close to the same weight as I can. With my taper, Most shafts fall in the 3.5-4 oz range at 13mm and I can't tell a difference in the hit from light or heavy. I'm not saying that there isn't a difference, I just can't feel it. Different strokes for different folks.
If you still haven't found anything, PM me.
Oh, and BTW, heavier shafts are better than lighter shafts, because they tend to be more dense. The denser the shaft (to a certain extent) the crisper the hit. Shafts that are less dense, are lighter, providing a softer and more cushiony feel. Also, heavier shafts help a little in terms of making your cue more forward balanced.
Lots of people are trying to duplicate the LD low front end mass with lighter ferrules, but if you ask me, Micarta and Ivory, which are the heaviest ferrules provide the best hit. I do think there is a balance there. I am not saying we should aim to produce 6 oz shafts.
I personally bought a batch of dark brown shaft wood from Chuck. They play reel guud...:wink: nice -n- crispy.....
Agreed.
Matching a pair of shafts to tone, gpi, weight, and color is worth the extra cost.
did you try communicating with the cuemaker to see if he has any super white shafts? Maybe he wouldnt recommended it? It might also take longer for him to cure the shafts you supply him, especially if they dont meet his standards.
Not sure if age has anything to do with color of the shafts, ie younger shafts are whiter and older tighter grains are darker, I know that nelsonite can change the color of the shaft to a bit of a yellow shade.
Is this for the hopkins?
Not sure if age has anything to do with color of the shafts, ie younger shafts are whiter and older tighter grains are darker, I know that nelsonite can change the color of the shaft to a bit of a yellow shade.
Is this for the hopkins?