Is this ferrule off center?

[tank69]

I did a tip on a new cue, she only had it a week and didn't like the tip. So after I removed the old one and faced it off, I saw that the ferrule was thicker on one side. It's not much, but noticeable. Is this going to become a problem down the road structurally?

 

[cuesmith]

That's probably just because of a threaded tenon.

 

[opiesbro]

I did a McD not too long ago and it looked the same way. I was told the same thing that it was threaded.

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[cueman]

That is just how threaded ferrules look. If it is not threaded then it is off center. Either way it is nothing to worry about.

 

[tank69]

Duh me! Never thought about the threading...thanks!

 

[dannylee]

That is just how threaded ferrules look. If it is not threaded then it is off center. Either way it is nothing to worry about.

Its especially noticeable on larger threaded tenons. One thing that I have notices in my experiences with thru tenons as opposed to capped. The material has a better chance to crack on the thinner side. Ymmv

 

[whammo57]

Its especially noticeable on larger threaded tenons. One thing that I have notices in my experiences with thru tenons as opposed to capped. The material has a better chance to crack on the thinner side. Ymmv

I have seen cracked ferrules but I have never noticed a crack on a thin side. Just put a tip on it and don"t worry about it.

Kim

 

[bdcues]

I have seen cracked ferrules but I have never noticed a crack on a thin side. Just put a tip on it and don"t worry about it.

Kim

Where is the thin side? If the tenon is centered and the ferrule hole is tapped in the center there is no thin side. What looks like the thin side on the face of the ferrule is an illusion caused by the spiral thread.

 

[Dave38]

It is also idicative of a ferrule put on before the shaft is final sized and the shaft moved then was cut down to final and finished. Seen this on some expensive customs that don't thread, and was disappointed when I saw it. Threaded ones you can tell, there is glue between the wood and the thinner side and then wood right up to the ferrule on the thicker side. Even a zero clearance threading will show a bit of glue on a thru ferrule at the end due to the angle of the thread and the faced off edge. A slip on fit ferrule will not show a glue line at all, if done right, but will show a thinner side if it wasn't kept straight through out the full process. That's why I put mine on at the end of finishing a shaft, not before.
Just my two cents,
Dave