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RAVEN Custom Cues
Marion, IA 52302
Partial selection of exotic woods used to build RAVEN Custom Cues
Exotic woods can very greatly in color and figuring. Some exotics are so varied in their appearance even experienced woodworkers have difficulty identifying them just by appearance of small pieces. Woods with figuring can range from just traces to intensely figured. Other woods like pine or ebony are very consistent.
African Blackwood
Color: Black with a marble like figure of dark purple and charcoal gray. Finished it appears dark brown to black. Characteristics. Very dense (heavy). Bloodwood
Color: Blood red to gray red or even rich red color. Characteristics. Very dense (heavy). As dense as ebony. Commonly used for inlays, points and butt sleeves in cues. Bocote
Color: Often tobacco colored ranging to reddish or yellowish brown with irregular dark brown or black streaks running throughout. Characteristics. Fairly dense wood. Commonly used for inlays, points and butt sleeves in cues. Amboyna Burl
Color: Dark brown to light brown or anywhere in between. Filled with irregularities that create a mottle, swirling, fiddleback, rippled or even curly effect. Characteristics. Medium dense wood. Commonly used for inlays or points in cues. Other Burls(Can be quit expensive)There are too many burls to show pictures of all the different types of wood that form beautiful burls. Burls are actually diseased areas of trees. At one time they were discarded as undesirable. Now they are highly prized for their unique figuring. Color: Dark brown to light brown or anywhere in between. Filled with irregularities that create a mottle, swirling, fiddleback, rippled or even curly effect. Characteristics.density varies. Commonly used for inlays or points in cues. Gaboon Ebony
Color: Solid black Characteristics. Very dense (heavy). As dense as bloodwood. Commonly used for inlays, points and butt sleeves in cues. Macassar Ebony
Color: Bands of dark brown and black Characteristics. Very dense (heavy). As dense as bloodwood. Commonly used for inlays, points and butt sleeves in cues. To. Cocobolo (rosewood)
Color: Streaks of dark maroon, black, purple and red-brown Characteristics. Another very dense (heavy) wood. Surface is almost oily. Commonly used for inlays, points and butt sleeves in cues. Goncalo AlvesColor: Streaks of dark brown, yellow, orange and reddish brown Characteristics. Medium weight wood. Commonly used for points and butt sleeves in cues. Often the butt and points section of hustler style cues. Pink Ivory(Very expensive)Color: Pink often yellow-brown or even reddish gold in color. Can be a bright reddish pink. Characteristics. Very dense wood. Commonly used for inlays in cues. Kingwood(rosewood)Color: Brown to tan in color with streaks of dark maroon, black, purple or red-brown. Characteristics. Fairly dense (heavy) wood. Commonly used for inlays, points and butt sleeves in cues. Lacewood
Color: Light brown to dark reddish brown. Characteristics. Very light weight wood. Commonly used for inlays or points in cues. Curly MapleColor: Nearly white to brown. Has the appearance if almost iridescent stripes. Characteristics. Medium weight wood. Commonly used for the forearm section of cues. Birdseye Maple
Color: Nearly white to brown. Has the appearance of spots with dark centers (birdseyes) and usually some striping. Characteristics. Medium weight wood. Commonly used for the forearm section of cues. Straight-grained MapleColor: Nearly white to brown. Has the absence of spots with dark centers (birdseyes) and striping. Characteristics. Medium weight wood. Commonly used for the forearm section of cues. PurpleheartColor: An even royal purple. In time, turns to a darker purplish brown Characteristics. Medium weight wood. Commonly used for inlays, points and butt sleeves in cues. Brazilian RosewoodColor: dark red, violet with black streaks. Characteristics. Fairly dense (heavy) wood. Commonly used for points and butt sleeves in cues. Often the butt and points section of hustler style cues. East Indian RosewoodColor: Maroon or dark red, violet with black streaks. Characteristics. Medium weight wood. Commonly used for points and butt sleeves in cues. Often the butt and points section of hustler style cues. Bolivian Rosewood(Not a true Rosewood)Color: Light brown to tan with smooth grain. Characteristics. Lighter weight wood. Commonly used for points and butt sleeves in cues. Often the butt and points section of hustler style cues. Snakewood(Very expensive)Color: Tan, yellowish to dark reddish brown with dark brown or blackish stripes Characteristics. Medium weight wood. Commonly used for inlays and points in cues. Tulipwood
(rosewood)
Color: Very light cream color with bright thin streaks of pink or sometimes with few pale colored streaks. Characteristics. Medium weight wood. Commonly used for inlays, points and butt sleeves in cues. Yellow heart
Color: Light to bright yellow Characteristics. Medium weight wood. Commonly used for inlays in cues. Zebra woodColor: Deep brown with streaks and variegations of black Characteristics. Fairly dense (heavy) wood. Commonly used for inlays, points and butt sleeves in cues. Click here to email us To RAVEN Cues Home Page |