Snakewood anyone?

This is only a fraction of what they have available.
They offered 40 tons on a dutch website a while back.
I toyed with the idea of posting a link here, but who can use that much right.
Suriname is part of the Dutch Kingdom.

gr. Dave
 
Double-Dave said:
This is only a fraction of what they have available.
They offered 40 tons on a dutch website a while back.
I toyed with the idea of posting a link here, but who can use that much right.
Suriname is part of the Dutch Kingdom.

gr. Dave
Click to expand...

Only problem with it is that I'll be long gone and forgotten before that wood is dry enough to use.

Dick
 
LOL....$54,000 for 10,000 lbs of snakewood.

What the hell would shipping cost? LOL wow...trippy

It is Richard Harris's nightmare. :D
 
rhncue said:
Only problem with it is that I'll be long gone and forgotten before that wood is dry enough to use.

Dick
Click to expand...
How long does Snakewood have to dry before it is stable enough to use in a cue?

A long time I hope (for your sake) :D
 
Man, that's a lot of one of the most coveted cue wood. You can fly down there and carry some back. ;)

Should be a few hours trip. The country is just above the boarder of Brazil and to the left of French Guiana. :D
 
i don't think it ever gets totally "stable".it's weird how easy it cracks,b/c it appears to be a heavy,dense,stable wood that cuts and ploishes well.then you look back and see cracks everywhere.
 
5 years on this snakewood.

KSrings1.jpg
[/IMG]
 
@ $5.40 a pound that is a great price. However it is still 54000 $ + shipping.
 
masonh said:
i don't think it ever gets totally "stable".it's weird how easy it cracks,b/c it appears to be a heavy,dense,stable wood that cuts and ploishes well.then you look back and see cracks everywhere.
Click to expand...

I agree. What makes a wood check, warp and twist is that the moisture content is still to high and that it is being dried to quickly. It takes Snakewood many, many years to properly dry. I've used Snakewood aged over 25 years that still checked while I was turning it. The wood is so dense that it needs sealed in paraffine so that the moisture transfer is extremely slow. Beautiful and a very unique wood but so hard to work with. I've seen a number of cues with forearms made of Snakewood and every single one of them had checks.

Dick
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top