Very thin walled ferrule with a relatively thick cap on it. This is why you can't really turn them down much, you run out of ferrule material pretty quickly.
Was thinking about trying to make one like that from tomahawk but looking at the machining qualities I think it may be a bit above my pay grade. Thanks for the info.
Tomahawk works really well for these
I was thinking of not even trying it because of the warnings about how hard it is to machine from the guy that introduced it, said it was for professional cue makers and repair people etc. I did some today and I was pleasantly surprised, and I'm pretty sure I don't have the sharpest tools.
It does machine a bit weird if you don't have your tooling set up properly. Great material though, tough stuff and not too heavy.
It did get weird when I tried to install it and flatten the top for the tip. It feels soft but it's not. To be honest, I know this is a little lighter than juma and deflects less I kind of like the hit of juma more. It was a good experiment though.
Any chance you could expand on the "set up properly" above? The biggest problem I had is when trying to flatten the surface to ready for a tip it kept crowning on my a bit. I've gotta think the work was deflecting away from the cut.
I don't make bits but I do need to touch them up. I did some searching and saw in an older post that you use diamond stone to do the sharpening. Do you still do that? Thanks
I have been a hobbyist woodworker for many years; long before I bought a Cuesmith lathe to work on my own pool cues. I’ve been sharpening my own chisels, etc. for years. A friend told me about white aluminum oxide grinding wheels and I use them to sharpen tools now. I also use varying grits of sandpaper to touch up when needed. Works great for me; hope this helps.