Bog wood v. Air dried ash

[Master Blaster]

So we all know that air-dried old timber is the ultimate ash shaft expression. But could another timber top it, Aurora's timeless maple, that sat at the bottom of lakes for hundreds of years? Cut down by the native Americans, it fell to the bottom of lakes during transport; timeless. Apparently denser than regular maple due to the water pressure, is this a maple expression to rival air-dried ash?

Has anyone played with a bog cue and can they say how it compares to air-dried ash?

[trevs1]

Haha, spectacular post MB.

[Master Blaster]

Haha, spectacular post MB.

C'mon T, you gotta start taking things seriously man. Cues ain't just a lark you know.

[trevs1]

Yeh I know, I'm just far too laid back.

I'm sure other "more zealous" posters will jump in soon enough though.

Keep it up, highly entertaining.

[golferson123]

Bog wood v. Air dried ash

mb,timber is left in water to preserve it,once its exposed to the air rot sets in and its still got to be dried ! ,have you fell out with uncle john?

[trevs1]

Here we go.... popcorn2.gif

[Terry Davidson]

So we all know that air-dried old timber is the ultimate ash shaft expression. But could another timber top it, Aurora's timeless maple, that sat at the bottom of lakes for hundreds of years? Cut down by the native Americans, it fell to the bottom of lakes during transport; timeless. Apparently denser than regular maple due to the water pressure, is this a maple expression to rival air-dried ash?

Has anyone played with a bog cue and can they say how it compares to air-dried ash?

If someone believes that then they are much more gullible that most

[bigandyg]

Haha, spectacular post MB.

Bet that brightened up your day.

[Master Blaster]

If someone believes that then they are much more gullible that most

You've had Aurora cues Terry, was any of them a bog standard cue?

[JimB]

The thread smells like click-bait but what the heck, I'll take a nibble just for the giggles ...


It totally depends on what type of bog wood and how long it's been down there, if it's anything like 'really old' Bog Oak it'll be a pain in the arse to work with and blunt plane blades faster than I can type this.

On the other hand it might be something like sinker redwood, wood that has sunk to the bottom of a lake for a bunch of years and had the water massage it until fully cooked but I wouldn't really consider it to be 'bog wood' to be honest, just on the way.

TLDR ... it's all just hypothetical ... !!!

[Maverick54]

You could be onto something there you know. I'm just conjuring up images of Bogwood in my mind. If you could get your hands on a few of those old hardwood bog seats that they used to have on the outdoor lavies soaked with years and years of perspiration from sweaty arses, I think they could give ebony a good run in the density stakes.

[bigandyg]

This should be up my street as I made cues from brush shafts. I was swamped with orders.

[Master Blaster]

The thread smells like click-bait but what the heck, I'll take a nibble just for the giggles ...


It totally depends on what type of bog wood and how long it's been down there, if it's anything like 'really old' Bog Oak it'll be a pain in the arse to work with and blunt plane blades faster than I can type this.

On the other hand it might be something like sinker redwood, wood that has sunk to the bottom of a lake for a bunch of years and had the water massage it until fully cooked but I wouldn't really consider it to be 'bog wood' to be honest, just on the way.

TLDR ... it's all just hypothetical ... !!!

Amazingly Jim, that's exactly what Aurora Cues are getting at in their blurb, here it is:

http://www.auroracues.com/about.php

They say the maple is denser, having been recovered by Timeless Timber of Ashland, Wisconsin. If it's denser, I guess it will be harder to plane?

bigandyg and mav: c'mon guys, this is a serious and important discussion. Focus and relax.....

[JimB]

I've got some *supposedly* 2000 year old Irish bog oak somewhere in my workshop, there's the odd time I think about using it for the butt on one of my cues but then I quickly wise up and think about something else!

[Master Blaster]

I've got some *supposedly* 2000 year old Irish bog oak somewhere in my workshop, there's the odd time I think about using it for the butt on one of my cues but then I quickly wise up and think about something else!

What's your job Jim?