strong forearm wood

[mr2_serious]

Hello guys,

Wonder if you guys could help with an issue...
what woods are strong for forearms?
Is tulipwood or ebony pretty strong?
I have two reasons for why i ask:
(1) because I have been looking into getting a schuler with a tulipwood or ebony forearm and
(2) i recently had a schuler slc 121 break cue made of white oak and i somehow managed to rip out the joint pin from the wood & glue and i dont want it happening again.

I thank you in advance for any help.

 

[WilleeCue]

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i recently had a schuler slc 121 break cue made of white oak and i somehow managed to rip out the joint pin from the wood & glue and i dont want it happening again.

If you think about it for a bit I am sure you will realize the wood had nothing to do with the joint pin failure. It was the epoxy that failed.
Now you need to know what is the strongest epoxy for the joint pin.

Willee

 

[rhncue]

If you think about it for a bit I am sure you will realize the wood had nothing to do with the joint pin failure. It was the epoxy that failed.
Now you need to know what is the strongest epoxy for the joint pin.

Willee

Hmmm. I'm not real sure that I agree with this statement or not. I believe the epoxy keeps the pin from screwing out but I believe the threads are what keeps it from pulling out. Does epoxy soak into the wood enough to make the threads stronger? I know of one very famous cue maker, who supposedly, never glued his pins in.
Dick

 

[mr2_serious]

when i looked at the pin i saw epoxy and wood stuck on it... i guess the pin was striped out.

 

[cuemaker03]

Forearm wood

Cocobolo is an excellent wood, so is bubinga. Tulipwood and ebony should be fine, infact I would think that maple would have been better than the oak for a forearm.