willow shaft

[Big_mike]

Does anyone have any experince with using willow for a shaft ?
how do they hit ?



mike.

 

[whammo57]

Does anyone have any experince with using willow for a shaft ?
how do they hit ?



mike.

Do you mean pussy willow??

Kim

 

[Big_mike]

I was thinking more of a white willow like what they use to make cricket bats with..

Mike

 

[riedmich]

Does anyone have any experince with using willow for a shaft ?
how do they hit ?

mike.

I would guess that willow is much too lightweighted and not strong enough. Maybe it could work with a 13+ mm diameter and a conical taper, perhaps additionally 1 inch longer and more "flesh" nearby the joint. But I am more pessimistic because of its weakness.

 

[Chopdoc]

Willow?

Didn't they used to make buggywhips out of that?


I thought willow was real "bendy".....



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[Big_mike]

Willow?

Didn't they used to make buggywhips out of that?


I thought willow was real "bendy".....



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I dont konw about buggywhips but i do konw they make Cricket bats from white willow..

 

[Lexicologist71]

I used willow to make a book case in high school wood shop. The boards warped badly before I could even assemble it. Willow is not known for strength.

 

[Big_mike]

ok ill have to do some research then cuz the white wilow im thinking of like i said is for cricket bats (very strong) ..

 

[NY9912]

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[riedmich]

Great information! Thanks to EightballJunkie

 

[Lexicologist71]

That's kinda what I expected. Willow is some really light stuff. Strong woods usually weigh more than weaker woods.

 

[Chopdoc]

ok ill have to do some research then cuz the white wilow im thinking of like i said is for cricket bats (very strong) ..

I've seen Cricket. Played by girls in prissy white uniforms. They don't seem to actually hit so hard......bendy bats.


Willow. bends but does not break...hence the buggywhips and cricket bats. I think those bats are laminated anyway...not one piece....correct me if I am wrong.

Baseball bats? Traditionally Northern Ash. Now that's a strong wood. Oh...and ash is in fact used in cue shafts...snooker cues.....





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[Big_mike]

I've seen Cricket. Played by girls in prissy white uniforms. They don't seem to actually hit so hard......bendy bats.


Willow. bends but does not break...hence the buggywhips and cricket bats. I think those bats are laminated anyway...not one piece....correct me if I am wrong.

Baseball bats? Traditionally Northern Ash. Now that's a strong wood. Oh...and ash is in fact used in cue shafts...snooker cues.....





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nope they are not laminated .

Yes base ball bats are good my break cue shaft is made from a used baseball bat from the 1950's.