Coos Cues
Coos Cues
Here is one I'm just finishing up. Hard to see the chatoyance but it's trippy 3d.
Wood porn on a Monday??? Hey Joey
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I just learned what this meant the other day lol. And yes i agree, some of these woods that just can't be photographed.
Yeah someone will be very happy with that cue
Here's that Masur birch piece J2pac. It's 18" long but i focused in on the marks. not as many as some. still very nice
Most of the time, the importation difficulty depends on whether or not a wood is CITES treaty protected, or on some form of endangered list. If the particular species that you're looking to import is protected...don't bother.
If you can't source it domestically, find a different wood.
Best advice I can give.
Are those ferrules made with same material as the joint? I’m guessing it’s the stuff you had made.
Coos Cues
Coos Cues
Yes it's the same juma as the joint. This is the first cue I have completed with this Juma.
Hard Knock Cues
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I wanted to add some wood to this porn site
I just finished milling up some. Story behind it is as far as I could tell and I'm pretty confident it is from an oak tree.The tree was completed rotted away and was probably about 24" in diameter. The only thing left was a chunk from the center of the the base that got pulled up from underground when it fell many years ago. So I took the I'm calling it a root Burl back to the house and sliced it up with a chainsaw into 2-1\2" slabs or so. Air dried for 2 years and then recently put in a homemade kiln for a week that got up to 134 deg. To be sure no bugs in the shop if any got into it. The couple partially turned piece's were done before the kiln. The white specks in the grain makes it interesting.
I just finished milling up some. Story behind it is as far as I could tell and I'm pretty confident it is from an oak tree.The tree was completed rotted away and was probably about 24" in diameter. The only thing left was a chunk from the center of the the base that got pulled up from underground when it fell many years ago. So I took the I'm calling it a root Burl back to the house and sliced it up with a chainsaw into 2-1\2" slabs or so. Air dried for 2 years and then recently put in a homemade kiln for a week that got up to 134 deg. To be sure no bugs in the shop if any got into it. The couple partially turned piece's were done before the kiln. The white specks in the grain makes it interesting.
Hard Knock Cues
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That's pretty, I'm looking forward to using some of that Juma
Thanks for sharing, that is some nice grained oak.I wanted to add some wood to this porn site
I just finished milling up some. Story behind it is as far as I could tell and I'm pretty confident it is from an oak tree.The tree was completed rotted away and was probably about 24" in diameter. The only thing left was a chunk from the center of the the base that got pulled up from underground when it fell many years ago. So I took the I'm calling it a root Burl back to the house and sliced it up with a chainsaw into 2-1\2" slabs or so. Air dried for 2 years and then recently put in a homemade kiln for a week that got up to 134 deg. To be sure no bugs in the shop if any got into it. The couple partially turned piece's were done before the kiln. The white specks in the grain makes it interesting. View attachment 769299View attachment 769300View attachment 769301View attachment 769302
We have a few oak trees in our yard, a few Burr oak that i planted and a Pin oak.
I've always respected oaks, and the slow grown ambiance of them. very straight and true.
Well, i mean the burr oaks grow slow. that pin oak is growing Damn fast.
Damn Crimson king maple is twice as old as the pin oak, and half the size i think.
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I notice much of the wood you are acquiring is either too light or too soft for cue building. Keep stabilizing in mind as all wood doesn't react well to it.
Is there a chance the white is sap?I wanted to add some wood to this porn site
I just finished milling up some. Story behind it is as far as I could tell and I'm pretty confident it is from an oak tree.The tree was completed rotted away and was probably about 24" in diameter. The only thing left was a chunk from the center of the the base that got pulled up from underground when it fell many years ago. So I took the I'm calling it a root Burl back to the house and sliced it up with a chainsaw into 2-1\2" slabs or so. Air dried for 2 years and then recently put in a homemade kiln for a week that got up to 134 deg. To be sure no bugs in the shop if any got into it. The couple partially turned piece's were done before the kiln. The white specks in the grain makes it interesting. View attachment 769299View attachment 769300View attachment 769301View attachment 769302
Which ones in particular are you refering to? because i definitely noticed just in my hands the weights. The cocobolo,camphor burl and Amboyna burl were all heavy. While that curly mango was very light. I wont be making any cues myself.
But with using contrasting woods together in a cue, and most cue makers are coring. Wont that account for weight for the most part.
And yes I am not educated on the softness of the wood and how difficult that makes the cue building process, although i expect the lighter ones to be softer.
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Hard Knock Cues
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I don't think so, it's dry and softer than the dark parts. Possibly though, could be dried up, it stopped producing sap a long time ago. At first i thought it was some kind of fungus growing in the pours of the wood.
I wanted to add some wood to this porn site
I just finished milling up some. Story behind it is as far as I could tell and I'm pretty confident it is from an oak tree.The tree was completed rotted away and was probably about 24" in diameter. The only thing left was a chunk from the center of the the base that got pulled up from underground when it fell many years ago. So I took the I'm calling it a root Burl back to the house and sliced it up with a chainsaw into 2-1\2" slabs or so. Air dried for 2 years and then recently put in a homemade kiln for a week that got up to 134 deg. To be sure no bugs in the shop if any got into it. The couple partially turned piece's were done before the kiln. The white specks in
When I first looked, it reminded me of purple heart that I would never use because of the white spots in the grain.
Hard Knock Cues
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Yeah I'm not sure if I'll actually end up using it but i thought I'd experiment. At least it's not in all the pieces and the others are much harder and figured.
It reminds me a little like Palm, but not as stringy{if that's the proper term}
Coos Cues
Coos Cues
What do you suppose causes that? I like those pieces for cores ok though.
I wish I knew. I have seen cues with it on refinishes and my first sentence is,
You know those aren't going away Right!
But I have heard some guys use welches grape juice on the wood to mask it.
I've never tried it.
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I have seen it on cocobolo and ebony too. Thought it might be a fungus.