ferrule material

[jackpot]

what is the name of the ferrule material that was used forever on Hubler, McDermott,
almost all house cues and production cues. We always just called it fiber. I liked the
way it played. I know that it swelled and got dirty and whatever else but it is still
my favorite. Ever billiard supply used to sell them in 3/4 or 1'' size. I don't know maybe
they still do
thanks jack

 

[Tommy-D]

As far as I know,it was just called fiber.

I'm sure there is still a stash of it somewhere,but almost always in blank ferrule form,I've never seen it in rod or tube.

There are at least a half-dozen better materials out there now. Tommy D.

 

[j2pac]

what is the name of the ferrule material that was used forever on Hubler, McDermott,
almost all house cues and production cues. We always just called it fiber. I liked the
way it played. I know that it swelled and got dirty and whatever else but it is still
my favorite. Ever billiard supply used to sell them in 3/4 or 1'' size. I don't know maybe
they still do
thanks jack

I think at one point McDermott was using Ivorine 3, but I could be mistaken. As far Heubler, not really sure.

 

[spktur]

Those ferrules were called fiber and was made of a blended material of wood pulp and cotton fibers. It made a very sturdy material which could stand up to a lot of abuse but did stain and had a tendency to move. Properly installed they were very serviceable ferrules.

 

[cueman]

The Cotton Fiber ferrules would swell and when they did they would shrink in length. Other than those issues they were some of the strongest ferrules ever made. They are going to go the way of Micarta and bring big dollars for cue ferrules one day for restoration work. Right now I would put the value at about $10 each in small quantities. I am sure they can be found for less at this time, but I doubt so for very long.

 

[Rockin' Robin]

McD,s used a cotton based fiber before switching to the newer stuff, and Huebler used a linen based fiber on his. I liked them both, but I did replace scores of them over the years. Usually with the exact same thing.

The Mac ferrules would swell up and separate from the tenon base due to being wet and then drying or from excess heat. The Hueblers would also swell but sometimes could be saved and just turned down slightly.

The Mac ferrules were threaded 3/8-10 and it was tough to get the glue out of the threads, but they had a big tenon and Jim would send me some anytime I needed them

The Hueblers had an even larger tenon, but were just glued with no threads, which provided for a thinner wall and that house cue hit some liked.

I regrettably passed up a chance to buy a barrel full of the Mac ferrules when they switched to some new material.

Paul would also send me a few of his ferrules whenever the need arose, and I should have bought a pile before he retired