white oak

[defense4life13]

i searched and didnt find an answer, where does white oak rate on the strength to weight ratio chart? good choice for dpole? ive nver had a wood shaft so i was gonna buy a white oak pole from cslax

[CSlax06]

Id say it is. Thats why I sell it.

Haha.

[defense4life13]

lol, i shoulda pmd u

[outlaw704]

i searched and didnt find an answer, where does white oak rate on the strength to weight ratio chart? good choice for dpole? ive nver had a wood shaft so i was gonna buy a white oak pole from cslax

White Oak is a good choice, especially if it is a tight-grained, high quality piece of lumber and well constructed. We are in the process of extensive, destructive testing of a variety of wood shaft types and designs. We should have lots of graphical data and photos by the end of the year.

The picture below is one of our shafts on the test stand -- testing for elasticity and flexibility. This is one tough shaft.

http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/1469/deflection1wm0.th.jpg (http://img208.imageshack.us/my.php?image=deflection1wm0.jpg)

The test for impact strength is even cooler -- we'll have videos of those soon too.

[Titanoh]

Outlaw, I was wondering what a light wood was that I could use. I don't really care about the durability as much as the weight (also, I wood that dosen't splinter alot (or a way to make it not splinter)).
Thanks,
Oh, and sorry for the hijack.

[bigdale9]

ash wood i hear is good if your looking for wieght savings, i hear its light from people who use harrow wood shafts

[outlaw704]

Outlaw, I was wondering what a light wood was that I could use. I don't really care about the durability as much as the weight (also, I wood that dosen't splinter alot (or a way to make it not splinter)).
Thanks,
Oh, and sorry for the hijack.

ash wood i hear is good if your looking for wieght savings, i hear its light from people who use harrow wood shafts

I agree with bigdale -- ash is a good, strong lightweight hardwood.

And back on to the original subject: Oak is relatively light compared to other wood shaft materials.

Both have decent strength-to-weight ratios. But I don't think weight would be my primary reason for choosing a wood type. You're only talking about 2 - 3 ounces on the weight of your entire setup (shaft, end cap, head, strings, tape, and ball).

[THE_1protector]

any hardwood will really do, just as long as it has tight parallel grains and no knots. knots are bad.

[laxmiddi307]

I think im going to try out ash if i can find some. Can you make a crankshaft?

[Titanoh]

You can make one, it'd be pretty sick. It will be hard though.
Will wood at lowes or home depot be good (no knots as you said)? My neighbor thinks Hickory will be best, but Im looking into ash now, cause' hickory is so hard to find near me (my neighbor used to be a carpenter back in England).

[winchester883]

this should answer some questions on wood strengths

http://www.woodbin.com/ref/wood/strength_table.htm

[USClax26]

thats i good question someone should try to make a crankshaft out of wood and if they did could they post a tutorial on it

[CSlax06]

Hmm...Im not doing anything this weekend...

[Titanoh]

Yo, CS, I pm'd you but I guess I'll just ask you now...

Is Maple a good wood to use? I can get it for like....$3 a foot, so it would be a big $$$ saver. The guy just told me Maple, nothing like Curly or Birdseye or whatever. No one anywhere near me has Hickory or ash, so this is my only choice besides Oak (white/red), and I don't really like the color of oak.
Is it light? Strong?