Wood verses Embellishment what is you choice?

[Bruce S. de Lis]

Was think of about how sometime a Piece of wood is just too pretty to embellish last nigh as I was packing away a Plane Jane I bought off a friend a while back. It Cocobolo a wood I seem attracted to. This Cue fore Arm seem to has Ring of Flame running the Length of the Forearm. Just too pretty a Grain Structure to Gussy up with embellishments.

Anyone else think some Fine Highly Grained Wood, should be only made into Plane Janes, as the Wood is just too pretty to Embellish.

Think Cocobolo is my Favorite Wood especially when a Piece is Colored from Medium Orange to almost a Dark Brown, or Black. After Cocobolo Birdseye & Fiddleback Maple are my Second Choice.

Have never seen any Raw Snake Wood, or a Snake Wood Plane Jane but that wood also interests me, like Bacote that is another Beautiful Grainy Wood....

Anyone else a Grainy Wood Nut...?

 

[ScottR]

I agree. Sometimes the wood just needs to stand alone. Here is a raw piece of amboyna burl waiting to be transformed, and a butt sleeve that come out gorgeous.

 

[ScottR]

Then again, some accents are great and add to the overall results. Case in point . . . . .

 

[Koop]

I'm a huge fan of natural wood. I posted it before but I'll do it again, although it no longer mine.

 

[Egg McDogit]

I'm a huge fan of natural wood. I posted it before but I'll do it again, although it no longer mine.

wow what kind of wood is that? snakewood? it looks really nice! If I ever decide to replace my budweiser cue, that's what I'd get!

 

[Koop]

wow what kind of wood is that? snakewood? it looks really nice! If I ever decide to replace my budweiser cue, that's what I'd get!

Bite your tongue

That is one gorgeous piece of bocote brother.

Koop

 

[Black-Balled]

wow what kind of wood is that? snakewood? it looks really nice! If I ever decide to replace my budweiser cue, that's what I'd get!

Bocote. And it doesn't all look like that, bud man.

 

[Shorty]

And I would like to throw in my new favorite wood...Tulipwood. I really like the color and grain. That is why I love my Randall Fry cue, really nice color and grain. That new black wrap really sets it off well.

Shorty

 

[Koop]

Black-Balled is definitely correct. That is probably the wildest piece I have ever seen, although I love the wood even when it's a little less figured. Here is the buttsleeve of my Viattorre.

Koop

 

[macguy]

Was think of about how sometime a Piece of wood is just too pretty to embellish last nigh as I was packing away a Plane Jane I bought off a friend a while back. It Cocobolo a wood I seem attracted to. This Cue fore Arm seem to has Ring of Flame running the Length of the Forearm. Just too pretty a Grain Structure to Gussy up with embellishments.

Anyone else think some Fine Highly Grained Wood, should be only made into Plane Janes, as the Wood is just too pretty to Embellish.

Think Cocobolo is my Favorite Wood especially when a Piece is Colored from Medium Orange to almost a Dark Brown, or Black. After Cocobolo Birdseye & Fiddleback Maple are my Second Choice.

Have never seen any Raw Snake Wood, or a Snake Wood Plane Jane but that wood also interests me, like Bacote that is another Beautiful Grainy Wood....

Anyone else a Grainy Wood Nut...?

The piece of wood in the picture can be a real gamble to work with. It can turn out with yellow blotches and terrible looking figure if you aren't lucky. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder but you don't want to end up with a cue only a mother could love, it can also hurt the value. You have to be careful when messing with highly figured woods, they can have an unpredictable final appearance due to the fact that a cue is tapered, the figure can get funky looking or out of balance in appearance and sometime look not so good. Having said that I do like woods with nice figure in them, even with Ebony I prefer a little figure to the jet black plastic look.

 

[Fred Agnir]

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Anyone else think some Fine Highly Grained Wood, should be only made into Plane Janes, as the Wood is just too pretty to Embellish.

I used to think the same way, but so many cuemakers now are able to take highly figured wood, and inlays and points, and get the best out of it whereas I used to think that adding anything would be detracting from its beauty.

It's all in how the artist paints it.

Fred

 

[Snapshot9]

Woods ...

I used to think the same way, but so many cuemakers now are able to take highly figured wood, and inlays and points, and get the best out of it whereas I used to think that adding anything would be detracting from its beauty.

It's all in how the artist paints it.

Fred

Pretty much what Fred said although I do think some cuemakers overdue
the inlays sometimes. More inlays, IMO, go with dark colored woods better
than lighter colored woods. I love the Bacote and Paduak that are on my
cue.

 

[zeeder]

I like cues that showcase different woods, but I have to say I much prefer pointed cues to the "plain jane" ones!

 

[Nick B]

Koa wood

Koa baby...the "KING" of woods.

Nick

 

[Fred Agnir]

Sorry Nick, but that has to be one of the ugliest cues that I have ever seen.

At least you had a white ferrule. .

That's a white ferrule?

Fred <~~~ can't tell

 

[Bruce S. de Lis]

Wow, Wow, Wow

Then again, some accents are great and add to the overall results. Case in point . . . . .

ScottR your Wood, and inlays compliment one another.. Very Nice...

 

[Bruce S. de Lis]

The piece of wood in the picture can be a real gamble to work with. It can turn out with yellow blotches and terrible looking figure if you aren't lucky. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder but you don't want to end up with a cue only a mother could love, it can also hurt the value. You have to be careful when messing with highly figured woods, they can have an unpredictable final appearance due to the fact that a cue is tapered, the figure can get funky looking or out of balance in appearance and sometime look not so good. Having said that I do like woods with nice figure in them, even with Ebony I prefer a little figure to the jet black plastic look.

Think the Wood turned out O.K.....Up Front.....

 

[runscott]

Think the Wood turned out O.K.....Up Front.....

That's beautiful. I wonder how many of you "unadorned cue" appreciators are pipe collectors as well? I know this is boring, but I love the holographic look you get from some of the plane maple cues:

 

[DaveK]

That's beautiful. I wonder how many of you "unadorned cue" appreciators are pipe collectors as well? I know this is boring, but I love the holographic look you get from some of the plane maple cues:

For an excellent holographic effect have a look at Lacewood, also known as Australian Silky Oak. When finished nicely it looks very deep. Lovely grain too, it can be very consistant. It is also very easy to work and finish. Having said that I do not see many cues made from this wood, which is a shame.

Dave

 

[poolbiz420]

Snakewood

Bruce, here is some unfinished Snakewood inlays in a piece of nice Birdseye