Shafts and nicks and dents - reason

Jobba786

Jobba786

AzB Silver Member
Silver Member
From my experience some shafts get easiers nicks and dents than others, and I am searching the reason - is it the wood, the finish or something else?

On my player I have an OB1 shaft. It has a lot of play on it, but there is no single dent, nick, nothing. I do also have a 314-2 shaft that I sometimes use with the same cue, and it gets dents and nicks very easily.

My Tiger shaft is also without dents, but haven't seen that much play, some shafts from custom cue builders do get them and others don't. I do not abuse the shafts, not much at least, but there is a large difference between both production shafts and custom made shafts. Any input on that, please:-)

Thanks, Jon Birger
 
Cellulose/lignin ratio.

I believe it is the windward side of maple that has a higher proportion of lignin. But I don't remember for sure. The compression forces and tensile forces on opposite sides of the tree cause the wood structure to develop differently. So even wood from the same growth rings of a tree can be of a different hardness if it comes from the opposite side. In other words, some maple is softer, some harder, even within the same tree at the same depth and height. I am sure one of the cue makers can be more specific.


.
 
not all shafts created equally

The older dark shafts are harder- curly is harder- From Mich- Birdseye creations. I have some veneer Curly pieces hard as diamond wood. I can beat on the tailgate of my truck ,without denting. When a cue-maker buys 1 shaft for 40. It is defintly better quality than 10 dollar shaft -wood. Sheldon Lebow makes underwater-wood maple shafts - with tonal quality of the Stradivarius. and rock solid players mark
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top