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Now I can miss with style. I love it. Super smooth and the hit feels great. Thumbs up for me

OP: Nice job, looks great. I have XTC for house cues and such, but Tomahawk is my go to for ferrules. Easy to work with, lightweight, and strong, and looks great.

It’s hard to tell from the picture a closer inspection would show more. It almost looks like the tip might’ve shrunk or something, and pulled off the ferrule, but still stuck to the tenon. Possibly a simple tip change, but the ferrule needs to be checked to make sure it’s not loose as well...

I am having difficulty finding elephant ear wrap. I have a customer that’s looking for one. He gave me this picture (below). I tried to look up that company, but it’s just a Facebook page and very difficult to figure out. can anyone point me in a direction? I’ve never seen them in these colors...

The theme of many of your posts seems to be how can I not pay people a fair price for a cue.

I got tired of scrubbing the balls by hand started looking into making a DIY one, but after I added up all the time and cost, it was easier just to get one of these. There’s a bunch of them on Amazon that are all the same just with different nameplates. I found one for a really good deal...

These may hold up better since they are not threading into a metal insert. Wood or phenolic threads should be less abrasive on the color. It least I hope so. I swapped mine out six months ago. Holding up so far.

I prefer Tomahawk for ferrules. Epoxied on. Never had a reason to remove. If it was needed I would lathe it off and replace it with a new one.

The entire shaft is hollow. I drilled a hole first and then bored it out. The top external "T" part meets the top to the shaft.

Probably should be fixed but for now switch to Shades of Gray. Weirdly they are named the same, but they are different. I like the second one.

I have not worked on a Crical cue so I cannot say from personal experience. However most CF shafts use some version of a vault plate, which is a T-shaped ferrule. Here are some examples: As to your off topic... Ferrules for wood shafts have some different variations. The "press-on" type...

Thanks for this Dave, Looks like I totally misunderstood this. I think I saw someone layering epoxy and linen for something and assumed this was the same thing.

Exactly. I looked through those old catalogs.

Screw on tips are terrible. You won’t find them on a respectable shaft. All ferrules are replaceable but not by hand.

My first cue was a M Fats Graphite. and a little later a fiberglass shafted cue. Both gifted to me. At the time with my skill level I had no idea how crappy they were. My first purchased cue was a Pechauer around $350. Beautiful cue, Lifetime guaranteed, made in the USA, super nice well-made...

Just finished this one last night. Still need to finish the shaft for it. Curly Pyinma, Curly Maple, and Nicaraguan Rosewood.

Here is a link to the cheaper one https://www.amazon.com/dp/B079ZSDF5Y?ref_=ppx_hzsearch_conn_dt_b_fed_asin_title_1 This one costs a little more, but for me it's more comfortable to use. It also comes in different styles...

Actually, mine is right handed. I normally stand to the right, hold it with my left hand, and guide it with my right hand. If I need to stand to the left, I switch to the right hand. That is the most comfortable for me working around the chuck.

I got mine off Amazon just search Kiridashi knife. I have the cheap one and the $20 one. I use the $20 one more often. I have a diamond stone to keep it razor sharp.