Solid Ebony Forearm?

[Zagiflyer]

Hello:

I'm still new to cuemaking (as a hobbyist) and I've sold a few cues locally. I have gotten requests from a couple folks to build cues with ebony forearms and I'm wondering how the cues would balance. Has anybody used solid ebony forearms (not cored) ? I'm not really set up to do coring. I'm worried that the weight will create a heavy cue that is balanced way forward. We have a local cuemaker where I live who has made cues for many years and has made many cues with solid ebony forearms. The owners of these cues (including some excellent players) really like the balance and hit of the cues. Would I be OK with ebony if I use a 12 inch forearm with an aluminum A-joint pin and light maple for the handle? So far I have only used ebony for sleeves and trim pieces. I really like working with ebony and it is really beautiful when finished.

Anybody care to make suggestions for a newbie?

Ken N.

 

[rhncue]

Hello:

I'm still new to cuemaking (as a hobbyist) and I've sold a few cues locally. I have gotten requests from a couple folks to build cues with ebony forearms and I'm wondering how the cues would balance. Has anybody used solid ebony forearms (not cored) ? I'm not really set up to do coring. I'm worried that the weight will create a heavy cue that is balanced way forward. We have a local cuemaker where I live who has made cues for many years and has made many cues with solid ebony forearms. The owners of these cues (including some excellent players) really like the balance and hit of the cues. Would I be OK with ebony if I use a 12 inch forearm with an aluminum A-joint pin and light maple for the handle? So far I have only used ebony for sleeves and trim pieces. I really like working with ebony and it is really beautiful when finished.

Anybody care to make suggestions for a newbie?

Ken N.

Although I core all of my cues now I've made a number of solid Ebony cues in the past. The weight can be kept down. As far as forward balance, that's what I strive for.
Dick

 

[CamposCues]

Ebony

I'm new and a hobyist also. I had the same questions about ebony, so I just built one a month or two ago to see what would happen. It is ebony, not cored but I did add 4 paduak points and 4 windows. I used an aluminum radial pin, laminated maple handle, and it ended up at 19.4 ozs. It plays fine in my opion, of course.

 

[Zagiflyer]

Hello:

Thanks for the advice, it sounds like it would work pretty well. BTW, that's a beautiful cue!

Ken N.

 

[newo9277]

Hi,
I also made a cue recently with a ebony forearm and butt sleeve. I used birdseye maple for the handle. It has four spliced purpleheart points in the forearm and the same in the butt sleeve. I used a aluminium threaded rod in the A joint, and a SS radial joint pin.
It has a little bit of a front balance to it, but that is what i like. It's one of my best hitting cues.
Owen