I broke with it.QMAKER said:
I played with your other secret shaft.
Even ran a few balls with your no handle-sleeve one-piece purpleheart doweled forearm.
what wood would be the best wood for a shaft?
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I played with your other secret shaft.
Even ran a few balls with your no handle-sleeve one-piece purpleheart doweled forearm.
hypnauticz said:
old wood
JoeyInCali said:
Who cares what the Pro's do, their only concern is how much some one will pay them to promote their products. Hell, Earl and others played with Fiberglass wood cored shafts for years made by cuetec.
I don't think following the pro's is the right way to go, I think finding what is best for each of individually is the only solution to the problem. But the question was what is the best wood for a shaft, I suppose that would be an individual thing, just like hit.
Of course the most habitual for pool cues is rocky white maple shafts or variants with laminated maple. However if you want more stiff hit shaft that there is a variant with purple heart (amarant). Excellent wood for stiff hit shaft, but is not pleasant to many players with its color. For stiff hit shaft is possible to apply Hornbeam (Caucasian or European). It is even more stiff than an amaranth but also has habitual white color.
I apply Hornbeam for a part of pool shafts for a long time, it is quite good and stiff. Especially for break and jump cues. For players cues Hornbeam is especially good for long shafts (29.5-32") and for carom cues shafts.
Earl did not play with a fiberglass coated shaft. He played with an NC based custom maker's top grade maple shafts tapered to his specs.manwon said:Who cares what the Pro's do, their only concern is how much some one will pay them to promote their products. Hell, Earl and others played with Fiberglass wood cored shafts for years made by cuetec.
I don't think following the pro's is the right way to go, I think finding what is best for each of individually is the only solution to the problem. But the question was what is the best wood for a shaft, I suppose that would be an individual thing, just like hit.
There aren't too many pros getting cue sponsors lately.
The best wood for shaft is a debate settled many many moons ago.
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JoeyInCali said:
The best wood for shaft is a debate settled many many moons ago.[/QUOTE]\\
Are these words sacred Joey, and who were the omnipotent Beings who settled this debate Joey, unless it was a consensus of all pool players world wide the Jury is still out!!!!
Take care Joey:smile:
\\manwon said:
Are these words sacred Joey, and who were the omnipotent Beings who settled this debate Joey, unless it was a consensus of all pool players world wide the Jury is still out!!!!
Take care Joey:smile:[/QUOTE]
Lemme know how many players at the last WPC used other woods besides maple for their shafts.
Then we can move on to what material is best for tips.
JoeyInCali said:
More truthful words have never been spoken.
question by the original poster:
i'm looking for a custom shaft but i want to know wat wood would be the best stiff hit shaft??/
maybe i'm reading that different than most on here
best stiff hit being the objective of his search, not the BEST shaft
maybe he'll edit question to include color????
to eliminate misinterpretation
these threads make me think of words such as "personal preferance"
it's like ,
do you prefer your bologna sandwich cut in half longways or diagonally ????:smile:
i'm looking for a custom shaft but i want to know wat wood would be the best stiff hit shaft??/
maybe i'm reading that different than most on here
best stiff hit being the objective of his search, not the BEST shaft
maybe he'll edit question to include color????
to eliminate misinterpretation these threads make me think of words such as "personal preferance"
it's like ,
do you prefer your bologna sandwich cut in half longways or diagonally ????:smile:
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these threads make think of words such as "personal preferance"
it's like ,
do you prefer your bologna sandwich cut in half longways or diagonally ????:smile:[/QUOTE]
Conical tapered maple shaft ought to do it.
Those 3-cushion players ought to know. The balls they play with are sure pretty heavy.
If you have some of those ugly waterlogged maple, I'll gladly trade you 3 for 1 purples with em.
it's like ,
do you prefer your bologna sandwich cut in half longways or diagonally ????:smile:[/QUOTE]
Conical tapered maple shaft ought to do it.
Those 3-cushion players ought to know. The balls they play with are sure pretty heavy.
If you have some of those ugly waterlogged maple, I'll gladly trade you 3 for 1 purples with em.
If cost is no problem,or time
Just look at the shafts in the billiards encyclopedia- old growth maple- George,Gus, Gina- Its shaft weight(4.0+ taper,and collars). Get a chainsaw and head to Canada. They are still pulling wood from Lake Superi or head to Barraga, Mich- Find the birdseye maple trees, growing with Hemlock, that look like coke bottles,with hands on top for branches,cut cookies and be prepared to pay 5,000-7,000 a tree. If you want the best wood. Take your tree to the saw mill and have it cut (your) way. Mark
Just look at the shafts in the billiards encyclopedia- old growth maple- George,Gus, Gina- Its shaft weight(4.0+ taper,and collars). Get a chainsaw and head to Canada. They are still pulling wood from Lake Superi or head to Barraga, Mich- Find the birdseye maple trees, growing with Hemlock, that look like coke bottles,with hands on top for branches,cut cookies and be prepared to pay 5,000-7,000 a tree. If you want the best wood. Take your tree to the saw mill and have it cut (your) way. Mark
HollyWood said:
My sentiments exactly. I play with some of this old wood.
Lemme know how many players at the last WPC used other woods besides maple for their shafts.JoeyInCali said:
Then we can move on to what material is best for tips.[/QUOTE]
What does that have to do with anything? Well I suppose the sky is Blue Joey!:smile:
Take care Joey
Eric Wynne
Banned
Hard rock maple ...