Cuemakers only: ferrule preference

spliced

AzB Silver Member
Silver Member
FOR CUEMAKERS ONLY!

Which material of ferrule do you feel plays the best for YOU on a playing cue? Not talking about deflection bs, just regarding your personal preference for feel, looks, durability, and playability.

Please post why, and also how you like it installed. Length, threaded or not, capped or not, fiber pad or not.

Please give only one choice

Thanks!
 
I like my tip system embedded into the shaft, It looks like no ferrule at all.
So it would be Aluminum.
Neil Lickfold
 
LBM .5 inch threaded no pad Kamui soft tip. Thats the setup on my personal cue. Our standard is LBM .750 threaded no pad and Everest tips
 
LBM .5 inch threaded no pad Kamui soft tip. Thats the setup on my personal cue. Our standard is LBM .750 threaded no pad and Everest tips

I like short lbm as well.
I have to buy them in rods b/c the new pre-made ones are pitty and ugly.
Prather used to have nice threaded ones and I just whack the bottom and ream for the shoulder.
The new pre-made ones just aren't good enough so I make mine.
 
Sorry, but gotta ask. . . What is LBM? I'm surprised that we don't see ivory listed. . .Is that more of a collector's choice than a player or cuemakers?
 
Joey we make ours also. Buy the rod and make them ourself. If a customer wanted a 1 1/4 we could do it no problem but .750 is what we normally use
 
For me.....old yellow Micarta. Why? Because I'm old school...and the "hit" is exceptional. Second choice....Juma. Why? Similar hit as my 1st choice.:wink:
 
I also use Juma. I think it gives a good feedback without having a very hard hit. This way I can control how hard the hit is, by how hard or soft the tip is...JER
 
ferrule choice

I've got three shafts with 0.750" LBM, 1.000" Ivory with pad and rounded Phenolic. They are used for different playing conditions in the rooms I participate in. The rounded phenolic is for primarily practice drills and wet table conditions. The LBM for fast cloth and the Ivory for slower cloth that requires a higher quality stroke. My opinion only.
Tom Gedris, Triple Cross Cues:cool:
 
A very hard & tight textured melamine. I use a 15/16" ferrule threaded on 3/8-10 with no cap so the tip glues directly to the wood. I personally play with the same set-up I use on the custom cues I build for everybody else. My reasoning for doing it this way is because the 3/8 tenon leaves the ferrule thin enough to not noticeably alter the natural feel of the shaft. The purpose for high grade melamine is because it's the only material strong enough to not crack when used in this configuration.

The ferrule type & install technique is a complex science in itself & is often overlooked by cuemakers. Doing the experimentation & research on all variables certainly pays dividends. The simple ferrule alone can make a cue just ok or make it great. Some ferrules can enhance spin & some thwart it. Some give a hard feel & some soft. Some allow the cue's harmonics to flow through for that "ring" noise upon impact. Some dampen the harmonics to give a quiet thud. It's a science.
 
I also use Juma. I think it gives a good feedback without having a very hard hit. This way I can control how hard the hit is, by how hard or soft the tip is...JER

Exactly Jerry...................:thumbup:
No clink, bink, clank, or tink!!!!:nono:
 
Thats two totally different ends of the scale.
You are 100% correct Mr. Varney that these 2 set-ups are opposite to each other. I play with 2 sticks that way and offer them to my customers to try, to see which end of the spectrum they prefer. It gives me a starting point to work with my customers. I have my own reasons why I shoot with 2 totally different sticks.

Thanks,
Alan
 
Back
Top