Chalk Embedded Tip?

MilwShooter

MilwShooter

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My Wed. 9ball partner told me last night that he has a chalk embedded tip. I believe I've heard of it before, but never thought much about it. Is this a good thing? It's a soft tip, but he doesn't remember who made it. I would think a lot more people would have them if they were the cat's meow. Any opinions on the matter? I'm looking into getting a softer tip than the standard one my cue came with and am wondering if the chalk embedded tip is a better bang for my buck.
 
Probably an ElkMaster?

MilwShooter said:
My Wed. 9ball partner told me last night that he has a chalk embedded tip. I believe I've heard of it before, but never thought much about it. Is this a good thing? It's a soft tip, but he doesn't remember who made it. I would think a lot more people would have them if they were the cat's meow. Any opinions on the matter? I'm looking into getting a softer tip than the standard one my cue came with and am wondering if the chalk embedded tip is a better bang for my buck.
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Does your partner's cue tip have a blueish appearance, including when viewed from the side? If so, it could possibly be an ElkMaster, and if I'm not mistaken, chalk is indeed impregnated into ElkMaster tips (although I'm sure Tweeten Fibre Company has their patents and manufacturing secrets in locked vaults).

Hope this is helpful,
-Sean
 
i read somewhere that sniper tips had chalk in them but not sure if that is true ot not. they are blue though.
 
Elkmaster = Elk hide with master chalk embeded...
Great tip! can really put the juice on the cueball...=)
 
I thought Elkmasters were just tumbled in chalk as the last part of the manufacturing process to smooth out the edges?
 
The following is from an earlier topic......

The chalk is not all the way the through the tip. The blue color comes from the chrome tanning process.
Wikipedia:
Chrome-tanned leather, invented in 1858, is tanned using chromium sulfate and other salts of chromium. It is more supple and pliable than vegetable-tanned leather, and does not discolor or lose shape as drastically in water as vegetable-tanned. It is also known as wet-blue for its color derived from the chromium. More esoteric colors are possible using chrome tanning.
 
Elkmaster is water buffalo just like every other Tweeten tip. They are tumbled in chalk to smooth them out after they are stamped . They are not chalk impregnated.

tigerseye said:
Elkmaster = Elk hide with master chalk embeded...
Great tip! can really put the juice on the cueball...=)
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I remember seeing somewhere that Brunswick Blue Diamond tips was embeddded with chalk as well. Hope this helps. Have a good one.

Chino
 
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