Tulipwood for joint collars?

snipershot · 2013-02-12T11:28:45+00:00

Im building a pretty cool cue thats tulipwood handle and African blackwood forearm and buttsleeve. Im thinking about doing my first ivory joint, but id like to use tulipwood for the joint collars. Ive seen tulipwood joints and I have seen several Scruggs sneakys with tulipwood buttcaps, but I heard they were very prone to cracking. Maybe I should sleeve the tulipwood over phenolic, or juma? Anyone have any bad experiences with tulipwood joint collars? Thanks. Joe