Ferrule material on a Schon

[Bill the Cat]

I've got a guy that want's me to replace the ferrules on a couple of Schon's. I looked at Schon's web site and all it said is there shafts use the "standard Schon ferrule". Can anyone tell me what material Schon uses for their ferrules?

 

[KJ Cues]

It appears to me to be a very high grade of LBM. Schon also offers an ivory ferrule.

 

[Bill the Cat]

Thanks!

Thanks KJ!

I saw on their web site that they also offer Ivory ferrules. Due to my lack of experience (and the fact that I can't afford Ivory), how would you identify if a ferrule is Ivory?

 

[socks]

if its an old runde era, it could also be the hard to find out of production westinghouse asbestos based micarta. i imagine that would be alittel easier to identify for you though as it tends to yellow with age.

i think ivory has a noticable grain as opposed to some other plastics that if you look really close have a type of weave or are just very smooth with no grain or weave detail. don't quote me on this.

 

[BLACKHEARTCUES]

Not all ivory will show a definite grain. Some is just as clean looking as plastic. The closer you get to the outside of the tusk, the more grain there is. You can always give the ferrule, the hot needle test. When you cut Ivory, it has a smell like burnt hair. If you've ever gotten too close to the grill with your arm, you will know that smell. So, hold a needle with a plyers & heat it red hot. Push it into the ferrule & smell the smoke. It will either smell like burnt hair or plastic burning...JER

 

[Bill the Cat]

Replacing ivory ferrule

Thanks for all the info. I stopped by a buddies shop today and he showed me a cue with an ivory ferrule. Under the magnifying glass you could see the grain.

I've heard about the hot needle test before and sounds like the only way to know for sure if there is no visible grain.

Now for the second part of the question. If it is an ivory ferrule, will spinning it backward while gripping it with a piece of leather work for removing the ferrule? I've always used this method for synthetic ferrules. Sometimes the heat generated will break the glue bond and they will spin off. Other times the ferrule will just kind of melt away from the heat. Just wondering if you need to treat an ivory ferrule differently.