Care of Ivory

[Jeff]

Any hints or advice on taking care of a stick with an ivory joint and ivory ferrules.

Do and don'ts....long and short term

 

[jhendri2]

I'm not sure what cuemakers will tell you, but here's what I do:

1. When you have a drastic change in temp or humidity, let your ivory acclimate to the surroundings i.e. bringing the cue in from a cold outside to a warm inside, flying from Oklahoma to Virginia etc...

2. I put baby oil on mine roughly every six months.

3. I don't break/masse/jump with my ivory ferrule/joint cue

That's about all I can think of...I am sure others will have different opinions, so...FWIW

Jim

 

[BLACKHEARTCUES]

Any hints or advice on taking care of a stick with an ivory joint and ivory ferrules.

Do and don'ts....long and short term

The joint & butt cap is covered with a clearcoat, so there is nothing you can do to or for it. Some cuemakers say to use some kind of oil, so the raw ivory of a ferrule doesn't dry out. That sounds like a good idea, but every cue I make for myself has these Ivory parts & I don't do anythng, but keep it away from extreames in temps & humidity...JER

 

[Arnot Wadsworth]

The joint & butt cap is covered with a clearcoat, so there is nothing you can do to or for it. Some cuemakers say to use some kind of oil, so the raw ivory of a ferrule doesn't dry out. That sounds like a good idea, but every cue I make for myself has these Ivory parts & I don't do anythng, but keep it away from extreames in temps & humidity...JER

I agree with you Jerry:

I don't do anything to mine except keep the ferrule clean with a little mild soap and water on a cloth.

 

[BillYards]

Richard Black recommends removing the bumper of a cue with an ivory buttcap and wiping baby oil inside (to get to the bare ivory) and then wiping it off right away. I guess you can do the same for piloted ivory joints and ivory ferrules.

Wipe-on, wipe-off.

 

[butterflycues]

Ivory care

Richard Black recommends removing the bumper of a cue with an ivory buttcap and wiping baby oil inside (to get to the bare ivory) and then wiping it off right away. I guess you can do the same for piloted ivory joints and ivory ferrules.

Wipe-on, wipe-off.

I agree with Richard. He has been dealing with it a long time. Butterflycues