re-tapering a snooker cue

[lbs]

Hi,

Most snooker cues (if not all!?) are made of the traditional conical taper, which means that the diameter of the wood increases consistently as you go down from ferrule to butt.

However, if we were to take such a cue and make the taper thinner, what will the effect on the cue (e.g. stiffness)? What I mean by "make the taper thinner" would be changing the conical taper to a American 9 Ball cue's pro-taper.
E.g. converting the predator's Z shaft to a 314 shaft taper.

I am aware that O'Sullivan specified his cue to be done this way. I am no fanboy--I desire a cue with a bigger ferrule (10mm) but really dislike the thickness of the shaft as the wood goes thr your fingers

TIA!

[ADR147]

ronnies cue is a little thinner than average but not as much as all that, the effect it has on the playability depends on how much you take off where from etc and also the wood itself, its not really a question with a simple answer, but if you want to get your cue thinned down i would recommend that you get a professional to do it rather than attempt it yourself!

[lbs]

ronnies cue is a little thinner than average but not as much as all that, the effect it has on the playability depends on how much you take off where from etc and also the wood itself, its not really a question with a simple answer, but if you want to get your cue thinned down i would recommend that you get a professional to do it rather than attempt it yourself!

I think it is very difficult to do this without the use of a lathe...
I wonder if there is any adverse effect on the wood if such tapering is done, and whether there would be a huge difference in the feel.

I kind of like the way my pool cue plays and that has been a motivating factor , but I don't fancy anything rash with my snooker cue!

But would the dyes on those grains go off? I believe so, right?

ignorant,

[ADR147]

I think it is very difficult to do this without the use of a lathe...
I wonder if there is any adverse effect on the wood if such tapering is done, and whether there would be a huge difference in the feel.

I kind of like the way my pool cue plays and that has been a motivating factor , but I don't fancy anything rash with my snooker cue!

But would the dyes on those grains go off? I believe so, right?

ignorant,

it can be done without a lathe - any change to your cue will i expect change the way it plays slightly. its possible to replace the grain colour. actually shoe polish works well then skim over with wire wool and wax/oil

[Semih_Sayginer]

as ADR has said, its possible without a lathe....can be done by yourself too, but it is best to get someone who knows what theyre doing / has done it before.......

possibly watch them and learn/copy what they do for the next time you want to try it, or in fact get an old rack cue or whatever, some old ones being unused from a club, and ask if you can have a go at one of them...

a little at a time, and it can be done, and aslo, as ADR has just "said", or similarly close to.....even minor alterations can alter the way your cue plays

[lbs]

thanks guys!
show polish! never thought of that!

[McChen]

i tried the shoe polish trick and it works really well! thanks!

[ADR147]

no problem - the trick is to seal it in well with wax or oil.