Yellowish cue shaft

[xavier]

Hi, was wondering why some snooker cue seem to be more yellow or “matured looking” like the old parris cues or some of the Thailand cues. What is the reason for that? Is it due to Long expose to oil, allowing the cue to matured, or just die to the nature of the wood?
Cheers
Xavier

[Ramon]

Good morning !!

the answer is both. Oil finish can change the color.
And sometimes it's the natural color of the wood which is more yellow (golden color).

Keep an eye on this thread , just in case i missed something . I'm sure others will follow !!

[Dave Walton]

You can give a cue an aged look by soaking rags in linseed oil and wrapping the cue with them, often though it's the natural colour of the piece of wood, cues will develop a patina over time from use.

[bigandyg]

Old cues get stained with tobacco smoke also the modern cues are grain filled with black filler which is fairly recent whereas I much prefer the brown of the older cues.

[Dave Walton]

Old cues get stained with tobacco smoke also the modern cues are grain filled with black filler which is fairly recent whereas I much prefer the brown of the older cues.

On old cues I tend to sand with oil and rub the slurry into the grain, leaving it to dry to fill the grain rather than the normal black filler I would use.

[tomperty]

I've found when I was using Mike Wooldridge's cue oil that, after about 5 treatments, my cue was getting the nice golden hue that you're speaking about that I'm certain wasn't there before.

[j6uk]

cues will change shades over time,and even with a well looked after cue can have a greenish tint from chalk dust.but there are many natural colors to ash like this golden ash cue i made a few months back. a springy firm hitting cue that cut like butter in the building processes.

[Shockerz]

Nice cue 'J.'

If you wanted to get a nice yellow old looking effect on a new cue would you just go for more coats or use a specific cue oil?

[j6uk]

i like to use a lighter linseed oil so as to show the cues natural color texture. iv only used a few types of oils and i found the standard boiled linseed oil can over time start to look a bit golden,though like adding color tint when oiling i could always see the cues natural color come back through after a few wipe downs and buffing.