This man knows his ferrules
Correct, the Saber-T Ferrules are the closest thing there is that I have found as well.
Additionally, the Saber-T ferrules seem to magically repel chalk.
Lesh
Westinghouse micarta..?
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This man knows his ferrules
Correct, the Saber-T Ferrules are the closest thing there is that I have found as well.
Additionally, the Saber-T ferrules seem to magically repel chalk.
Lesh
Yes, the word Micarta is kind of like Kleenex....
As for asbestos, there are lots of people that say lots of things...experts and otherwise.
Asbestos has been used in phenolics for a long time. Whether or not it was specifically used in the ferrules people look for could be questioned.
There are many industry references to asbestos being used in phenolic and specifically Micarta. One comon asbestos phenolic that a lot of people know is brake pads.
Whether or not asbestos is the stuff in the ferrules some people love may be open to question I guess.
I honestly don't know for certain, I have no firsthand knowledge in that area of industry.
The "legend" is that it was asbestos.
What I do have knowledge of is medicine. In medicine we know that Micarta is one of the products that is believed to have posed an asbestos exposure risk which leads to asbestosis and possibly mesothelioma.
References:
http://www.mesothelioma.com/asbestos-exposure/companies/westinghouse-electric-corporation.htm
http://www.lexislegalnews.com/artic...pert-opinion-grants-judgment-in-asbestos-case
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Micarta is nice, but Elforyn is nicer, not yellow like you want, comes in slabs and smells like coconut when cut :thumbup:
Call Atlas Billiard Supplies -Skokie, IL
Micarta is nice, but Elforyn is nicer, not yellow like you want, comes in slabs and smells like coconut when cut :thumbup:
I thought so
Considering the asbestos and all, maybe another type of ferrule material is worth considering...
If you find out, OP, let us all know.....would you?
Here's one on a Kersh shaft......plays incredible.
I had an early Josswest with the old yellow micarta,
too. Yep.....you guessed it....played incredible, too.
I'm actually brown sqirreling 2 of them that I got
from a friend a few years ago, just waiting for
the right cue and shaft combo.
Here's one on a Kersh shaft......plays incredible.
I had an early Josswest with the old yellow micarta,
too. Yep.....you guessed it....played incredible, too.
I'm actually brown sqirreling 2 of them that I got
from a friend a few years ago, just waiting for
the right cue and shaft combo.
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Yes, that old 'yellowish' Micarta is the chit. Had a few old Schon's and a killer old 3/8x10 Ebony Biagio with the dark brown/yellowish ferrules that hit very nice.
I have seen cue builder supply shops with various Micarta 'grades' and claims to be the actual 'Chit'. I am thinking it was Westinghouse brand but could be wrong.
I have tried different ferrule materials over the last few years. I have not tried the Tiger Sabre T yet. Think I will sometime in the future since Joey likes it. I trust Joey:groucho:
-Kat,
I have seen cue builder supply shops with various Micarta 'grades' and claims to be the actual 'Chit'. I am thinking it was Westinghouse brand but could be wrong.
I have tried different ferrule materials over the last few years. I have not tried the Tiger Sabre T yet. Think I will sometime in the future since Joey likes it. I trust Joey:groucho:
-Kat,
I saw a Biagio for sale a few months ago with the 3/8x10 pin and a dark yellow ferrule. It just looked the part. Now I wish I had picked it up.
I don't have a Biago in my collection. I want a Joss made one and a nice example of an Asian one.
Saber-T I have not yet tried but am very curious.
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From my undertanding they stopped making this micarte in 1959
Jesse Gilbert
Banned
Steve lomax has some. It's expensive
