Woods for coring

[bbb]

i had asked about amboyna forearm and it was mentioned maple or purple heart coring would be necessary to make it play well
question #1
would maple or purpleheart coring change the hit with an amboyan forearm
and if so how??
question #2
how do you decide what coring wood to use with which forearm wood???
i really am beginning to have more and more respect for what goes into making a cue:smile:
thaks to all of you that have put up with my questions

 

[Russell Cues]

i had asked about amboyna forearm and it was mentioned maple or purple heart coring would be necessary to make it play well
question #1
would maple or purpleheart coring change the hit with an amboyan forearm
and if so how??
question #2
how do you decide what coring wood to use with which forearm wood???
i really am beginning to have more and more respect for what goes into making a cue:smile:
thaks to all of you that have put up with my questions

First you gave to core burls, they aren't strong enough on there own and will crack. The core can change weight and feel. The maple is lighter and purpleheart being heavier, imo would give a stiffer hit/feel. The weight you want the cue to end up at, the hit/feel, and balance can be affected by what wood you core with. Maple, purpleheart, and EI-rosewood are what I use for cores. You can come up with the size core and type of wood to make your own feel in a cue, though there are many other factors that affect hit&feel.

 

[qbilder]

The end result of the piece you are assembling is the sum of the materials & dimensions used. Take your amboyna forearm & core it with a 5/8" piece of maple. Will it weigh & hit & feel the same as if it were cored with 3/4" maple? No. The dynamics change drastically. Now begin factoring in wood type for core. Will a 3/4" maple core give the same end result as a 3/4" EI rosewood core? Likely not. Some EI rose is very hard & heavy, while some is relatively equal to maple. Each piece of wood must be chosen individually on it's own merit. You can use species & dimensions to dial in to the general type of hit, weight, & feel you want, but to get exactly what you want you must choose the piece for it's own specific qualities. There are a lot of generalities & half truths often tossed around as gospel, and I suspect a number of builders really do subscribe to these general beliefs. But if you want to do the best job you can do, then the generalities aren't good enough. Hope this helps.

 

[Russell Cues]

I didn't mention I have two different sizes I core at and then the type of wood depending on what I'm trying to achieve. The size core and woods used have a great impact on the outcome.

 

[Mcues]

i had asked about amboyna forearm and it was mentioned maple or purple heart coring would be necessary to make it play well
question #1
would maple or purpleheart coring change the hit with an amboyan forearm
and if so how??
question #2
how do you decide what coring wood to use with which forearm wood???
i really am beginning to have more and more respect for what goes into making a cue:smile:
thaks to all of you that have put up with my questions

There are so many undetermined factors when you mention coring with different woods to arrive at a specific subjective feel. That the answer is experience, in both knowing what you want, and the effects each particular piece of wood will have. You can get some general guidelines from the more expereinced cuemakers but unless you start learning about how to select wood for its different properties and within that specific pieces.

3/4 tigh grain Purple heart core on Amboyna will probably give a stiffer hit than some others.
Just my opinions, nothing more..

Mario