WTB: Unique Butt Blank...Amboyna Burl

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I have a love for wrapless cues (from sneaky petes to segmented wrapless designs). I have seen butt blanks made from bacote, ebony, cocobolo, purpleheart, maple, etc. but have yet to see one made with an amboyna burl butt. Has anyone seen any?
 
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I don't think burl is a very stable wood intented for use in a sneaky pete. It would most definitely have to be cored, and that would defeat the whole purpose.
 
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I don't think burl is a very stable wood intented for use in a sneaky pete. It would most definitely have to be cored, and that would defeat the whole purpose.
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I've been wanting to have one built for years but have yet done so. Yes it needs to be a cored forearm or points ...
 
The segmented handle amboyna burl cue i have is not cored and so far is straight. Maybe it will stay straighter since it is segmented vs. one big piece. Who knows! I would like to have the forearm made out of birdseye maple and as such, it does not necessarily have to be cored other than for weighting purposes. I'm not opposed to having the burl cored to keep it stable, I just want to see what one would play/look like. I doubt any cuemaker would touch one due to the high probability of warpage, so I might just have to make this one my first cue building experience:eek:, or just chalk it up to a pipe dream!
 
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Kent Davis makes one .. but it's cored.

Are you sure your amboyna handles are not cored? I have a couple of burl handle cues (not from RH) but they are all cored.
 
He (RH) told me he does not core any of his cues. I may be mistaking, but that is what I thought he told me.
 
I believe you ... since you're more familiar with his work.

I believe you ... since my wrapless ebony handle cue weighs 21 oz :eek:
 
Here is as rare and unique as it gets!

Although it is a sneaky check out the bloodwood house cue Jerry Rauenzahn used when I told him I was looking for a break cue! The shaft is the house cues brownwood origional. He really had to get imaginative to work this house cue so the deminsions came out right 57 1/2 inch, 18-18.5 oz, 12.85 ferrel.
Nice yes!
Nick



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He said he really didn't want to sell the at least 60 year old blank so he gave the cue! If I ever sell it payment will be to Jerry not me.
 
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