Ivory ferrule question

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Koop

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Hello,

I have a question regarding ivory ferrules.
I live in New England and needless to say we have some extreme temperature changes. I've read numerous times that during cold weather months not to play with an ivory ferrule until it is warmed up.
My question is, does this even apply when your cue is stored in doors and only taken from the house to the car to the pool room? If so, how long do you typically have to wait until it is ok to begin hitting with it?

Thank you,
Koop
 
Koop said:
Hello,

I have a question regarding ivory ferrules.
I live in New England and needless to say we have some extreme temperature changes. I've read numerous times that during cold weather months not to play with an ivory ferrule until it is warmed up.
My question is, does this even apply when your cue is stored in doors and only taken from the house to the car to the pool room? If so, how long do you typically have to wait until it is ok to begin hitting with it?

Thank you,
Koop
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All of my personal Qs have Ivory ferrules on them. I live in Illinois, so we share some of the same extreams. I don't do anything special, except I don't break with mine until every thing is warmed up, but I play with them right away...JER
 
What makes ivory worth the cost?

This question may not exactly fit the original intent of this thread, but when I read it I had to ask. I can understand that (years ago) ivory was a natural material with characteristics that made it the most suitable choice for a ferrule:confused. However, with the myriad of synthetic materials available, what makes the cost of ivory worth it?
 
Bill the Cat said:
This question may not exactly fit the original intent of this thread, but when I read it I had to ask. I can understand that (years ago) ivory was a natural material with characteristics that made it the most suitable choice for a ferrule:confused. However, with the myriad of synthetic materials available, what makes the cost of ivory worth it?
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Despite what some people may claim, I have tried them all and haven't found anything that hits like ivory yet.
 
Michael Webb said:
Despite what some people may claim, I have tried them all and haven't found anything that hits like ivory yet.
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Have you tried any bone or horn ferrules? I had a set of Buffalo horn ferrules on a cue that I liked and would like your's and others opinions on those.
 
Jeff said:
Have you tried any bone or horn ferrules? I had a set of Buffalo horn ferrules on a cue that I liked and would like your's and others opinions on those.
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Ivory does have it's own distinct hit and sound. Not neccesarily a better hit and sound but deffinetly it's own. This being said, why, with ivory's drawbacks, do people get hooked on them? As far as I'm concerned, ivory ferrules are like scotch whiskey, no one likes the taste until you aquire a taste for it and then you like no other type of whiskey. My question is why aquire that taste to start with for something that is much more expensive than the norm.

Yes, I have installed and used buckhorn and black water buffalo horn and they don't hit like ivory however when you stated that before plastics came along ivory was the best ferrule material, I believe, is not a true statement. Buckhorn, I believe, was considered the best ferrule material in the past.

Dick
 
The horn ferrules I have seen that were offered were not white, So I haven't tried them because of that reason. I was referring to the sythentics that were offered with the claim of hitting like Ivory, their not even close.
 
rhncue said:
Yes, I have installed and used buckhorn and black water buffalo horn and they don't hit like ivory however when you stated that before plastics came along ivory was the best ferrule material, I believe, is not a true statement. Buckhorn, I believe, was considered the best ferrule material in the past.

Dick
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Interesting

But I didn't say this part:

"when you stated that before plastics came along ivory was the best ferrule material, I believe, is not a true statement."
 
Michael Webb said:
The horn ferrules I have seen that were offered were not white, So I haven't tried them because of that reason.
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You are correct, the Buffalo horn ferrules that I had on my cue were black.
 
Ivory ferrules

Hits a TON!!! Polishes to a bright gleam, and stays clean. I had a few Bender cues, one had Phenolic ferrules and all the others had Ivory. Since the shafts are interchangable I did so and the diffrence was night and day. I tried this with all of the shafts and butts, but the ivory always hit better.
 
Jeff said:
Interesting

But I didn't say this part:

"when you stated that before plastics came along ivory was the best ferrule material, I believe, is not a true statement."
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Sorry, I usually read all of the posts and then click onto the last one that I read to give a responce instead of making a bunch of posts to put in my 2 cents worth of opinions.

Dick
 
I use the IVOR-X ferrules on most of the cues that I build, because I like it the best of all the synthetic ferrules. Onthe high end cues that have a lot of Ivory in them, they get Ivory ferrules. Because they are more expensive and considered by most to be the best ferrules. I believe the ferrule should match the rest of the cue. If the cue had a lot of elk horn in it I would use elkhorn for thr ferrule also.
It boils down to expensive cues get expevsive ferrules.
 
Holy hi-jacking!

I was just looking for a time frame. Trying to sway me from ivory is futile. I like the hit.

Thanks,
Koop
 
Back to the original question, I always let mine warm up. Just a habit I guess, I'm not sure if it's really nescessary but it's better to be safe than sorry.

Jim
 
Sorry Koop
I always wait a little but you really don't have to, If you ever go to Vegas, I would wait a day because of the low humidity.
 
Michael Webb said:
Sorry Koop
I always wait a little but you really don't have to, If you ever go to Vegas, I would wait a day because of the low humidity.
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Thanks for the post.....I was wondering if humidity had a greater effect on ivory ferrules and joints than temperature. I live in a pretty wet part of the country, but if I ever move back to the desert, I'll make sure to keep that in mind.

Lisa
 
Michael Webb said:
Sorry Koop
I always wait a little but you really don't have to, If you ever go to Vegas, I would wait a day because of the low humidity.
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Thanks Mike and Jim. This is exactly what I was looking for.

BTW, where were you last night Mike? I took third behind Danny and Joey :)
 
Koop said:
Thanks Mike and Jim. This is exactly what I was looking for.

BTW, where were you last night Mike? I took third behind Danny and Joey :)
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Congrats, I'm turning wood, (A LOT OF IT)!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
ridewiththewind said:
Thanks for the post.....I was wondering if humidity had a greater effect on ivory ferrules and joints than temperature. I live in a pretty wet part of the country, but if I ever move back to the desert, I'll make sure to keep that in mind.

Lisa
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Hi Miss Lisa
I like humidity for Ivory, it's when there's a drastic change that causes a problem. All of those cue repair people in Vegas love it when as soon as you get off the plane, you go play. Surprise, that will be x amount of dollars please,
WELCOME TO VEGAS!
 
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