pool shaft made from ash. Why not?
Rob
snooker cues are made from ash.
Can anyone explaine why there is no pool shafts made from ash?
Ash is a very hard wood, it must be realy interesting to play pool with it?
Rob
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> snooker cues are made from ash.
> Can anyone explaine why there is no pool shafts made from ash?
> Ash is a very hard wood, it must be realy interesting to play pool
> with it?
A lot of Americans think they're ugly.
I wouldn't mind a pool shaft of ash though, since I actually think the dark
grain is nice to look at.
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of the open grain, they can not be made as smooth as maple, unless you coat
them.
Roy Mason
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WilleeCue
I have made a few.
The big reason you dont see them is that most players want that snow white
Maple and dont like the looks of Ash.
With Ash you can have the profile of a Meucci and the stiffness of a South
West.
Willee
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:|:* Rob (istnix?@gmx.de):
:|:
:|:> snooker cues are made from ash.
:|:> Can anyone explaine why there is no pool shafts made from ash?
:|:> Ash is a very hard wood, it must be realy interesting to play pool
:|:> with it?
:|:
:|:A lot of Americans think they're ugly.
:|:
:|:I wouldn't mind a pool shaft of ash though, since I actually think the dark
:|:grain is nice to look at.
:|:
I had one. It wasn't the look, but the feel of the grain that I
didn't like. If it was smoother, it may have been OK.
Frank
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feel smooth as silk.
Stays that way for a very long time with just simple cleaning and keeps the
chalk dust from getting into the wood grain. E-mail me if you want some
details.
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Gregory
> I use a new sealer material that is very hard and makes the shaft
> feel smooth as silk.
> Stays that way for a very long time with just simple cleaning and
keeps the
> chalk dust from getting into the wood grain.
What is the name of this new sealer material?
Nat
Nat
Newsposts1
> Can anyone explaine why there is no pool shafts made from ash?
> Ash is a very hard wood, it must be realy interesting to play pool with it?
If I had to hazard a guess, I would say ...
- most snooker cues are made in the UK
- maple is a relatively rare wood in the UK compared to ash
- hence ash is a probably more cost-effective cuemaking material in
the UK
- shipping 100 high grade shaft blanks from the US to the UK might
possibly almost double their cost, say from $600 to perhaps around
$1000
- decent ash shaft blanks are probably much cheaper to come by in the
UK than maple
- they are both considered medium density woods
- density of maple and ash is roughly the same, on the order of
625-675 kg/m3
Of course I could be wrong ...
Tjander Nathoeni
> - most snooker cues are made in the UK
> - maple is a relatively rare wood in the UK compared to ash
> - hence ash is a probably more cost-effective cuemaking material in
> the UK
> - shipping 100 high grade shaft blanks from the US to the UK might
> possibly almost double their cost, say from $600 to perhaps around
> $1000
> - decent ash shaft blanks are probably much cheaper to come by in the
> UK than maple
> - they are both considered medium density woods
> - density of maple and ash is roughly the same, on the order of
> 625-675 kg/m3
grain ash because the line helps them aiming.
Cheers,
Tjander
JAM
straight grain ash because the line helps them aiming."
I have a friend who purchased a cue stick made of ash, paid a pretty penny for
it, and brings it to local tournaments. It was a five-piece cue stick, BTW.
He said he bought the stick in England, which now makes sense to me after
reading your post, Tjander, since ash may be the choice of some snooker
players.
JAM
Jennifer
I have an ash shaft that I play golf with on a snooker table. It's 11mm
and very stiff, I can't imagine trying to play pool with it.
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Jennifer
Then why do the Canadians use ash shafts too? (smile)
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> Then why do the Canadians use ash shafts too? (smile)
So we can get our ash kicked by you Merrycans at the Border Battle
every year?
David "The Hamster" Malone
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run from 8mm to 11mm the shaft would be very whippy using maple even though
the snooker shaft uses a European taper instead of a pro-taper. Ash is a
very open grain wood like Oak so is not nearly as comfortable in a closed
bridge. Most snooker players use an open bridge compared to most American
pool players who use a closed bridge henceforth the pool player have more
contact on the shaft so feel the open grain more. Also maple is prettier and
that is a big deal for most American pool players and of coarse tradition
has a large part in the equation.
Dick
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