what wood be the best type of wood for coring?

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what would be the best type of wood for coring?

Has anyone tried to core their cues w/ a different wood aside from maple?
I'm planning to ask my cue maker to build a cue, cored using IPE wood.
As per http://www.novausawood.com/woodhardness.aspx
& http://www.novausawood.com/woodstiffness.aspx, it is one of the hardest wood, stiffest but not as dense as PH.

Will there be a big difference in terms of playability
or should i just use maple for coring? thanks! :confused:
 
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I'd go with what the cuemaker suggests, assuming he is a competent builder. Seasoned ipe, mangaris, gurapa, and purpleheart have been tested and successfully used by the cuemakers I work with. Whatever piece of coring wood will be used, IMO, should have at least decent tone (not thuddy) and be predominantly straight grained.

Martin


roadwarrior said:
Has anyone tried to core their cues w/ a different wood aside from maple?
I'm planning to ask my cue maker to build a cue, cored using IPE wood.
As per http://www.novausawood.com/woodhardness.aspx
& http://www.novausawood.com/woodstiffness.aspx, it is one of the hardest wood, stiffest but not as dense as PH.

Will there be a big difference in terms of playability
or should i just use maple for coring? thanks! :confused:
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Coring Wood

Purple Heart, Bocote or laminated maple gives the most bang for the buck.
 
QMAKER said:
Purple Heart, Bocote or laminated maple gives the most bang for the buck.
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That is why i would like to see if the IPE wood will work. co'z the strength and stiffness of the said wood is almost twice as PH.

if it will not work, i would go for PH. thanks! :)
 
Tulipwood or zircote forearm? Maple core.
Curly Narra, purpleheart or bocote core. I don't like Ipe at all.
Curly maple should be cored too imo.
 
i have cored 3-4 different forearms with IPE and i really like it.i have cored Cocobolo and Maple both with IPE and was very pleased both.i bought a big IPE board on Ebay and cut it up into squares and it has excellent tone.it rings like some of the dense Rosewoods i have and is incredibly stable.i like it for cores over Maple and PH as long as weight is not an issue.

as far as not being as dense as PH i am not so sure.the IPE i have is definitely more dense than PH and actually closer to Ebony.the hit has been excellent every time and as you said it is plenty stiff and strong.
 
masonh said:
i have cored 3-4 different forearms with IPE and i really like it.i have cored Cocobolo and Maple both with IPE and was very pleased both.i bought a big IPE board on Ebay and cut it up into squares and it has excellent tone.it rings like some of the dense Rosewoods i have and is incredibly stable.i like it for cores over Maple and PH as long as weight is not an issue.

as far as not being as dense as PH i am not so sure.the IPE i have is definitely more dense than PH and actually closer to Ebony.the hit has been excellent every time and as you said it is plenty stiff and strong.
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Im confused. on other webiste it shows ipe is denser. :confused:

I prefer 19oz, will it be possible if i core the forearm only? thanks!
 
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