Ivory Ferrule Questions/Comments

[dareads]

I am sitting here eagerly anticipating getting my new (to me) Schon with a shaft with an ivory ferrule. I was wondering if there is anything special I need to do to help maintain the ferrule or if there are any characteristics I should be aware of.
I usually break with my playing cue and figured that was out. Beyond that, I'm clueless.
Thanks

 

[Woof Biscuit]

I have them and can't keep um from cracking after 6 months or so. I don't break with it. Maybe I need a pad under the tip??? Good topic, maybe I will learn something too. They play good, I will tell you that!

 

[Tommy-D]

> I have been a dedicated ivory ferrule user for almost 20 years on my Schon.

The rules are pretty simple.

First,if you wouldn't sleep there,don't leave your cues there. This primarily means hot or cold vehicles.

If you have no choice but to leave your cues in a place less than ideal (like in the car while eating,shopping,etc),try and let your cues acclimate to the surroundings.

What I do in these cases is wrap my hand around the ferrule for 60 seconds or so before hitting balls.

I personally hate the pads,so I have to make sure I don't let the tip get too thin. The only one I've ever cracked was because of this,and I DO break with mine,just not full-time.

Use fresh chalk so you don't let it get all scratched up and nasty. A wipe-off with a towel occasionally is easy maintenance. The surface is so hard chalk will just not stick to it,and no pores like the linen-based stuff means you don't get the little spots that won't come off. Just keep it wiped off.

Every now and then,rub a little yellow carnauba wax on it to keep it from drying out.

With proper care in regards to weather,I don't think you can hurt an ivory ferrule playing pool with it,unless you're jamming it into the cloth trying to masse or have Larry Nevel-like power.

I think they play better than anything else out there,they look nicer,and sound GREAT. Tommy D.

 

[Ken_4fun]

I insist on a pad.

I let it warm up before playing with it.

If I do break with it, I only break 3/4 speed.

Never had an issue.

I prefer the hit over any other material as well.

Ken

 

[SK Custom Cues]

I use Ivory ferrules and break as hard as I can with it. The key is to not stray too far away from center on both the tip and the cue ball.

Also, what the guys said about temperature is very important.

Ivory is a hard material, and you just gotta get a feel for it. Luckily, I can just put another one on if I break one, so I just fire away. So far, I have never broken, cracked, or done anything of that nature to an ivory ferrule. Every once in a while, I will polish it up real nice, but other than that, I just play with it.

 

[manwon]

I am sitting here eagerly anticipating getting my new (to me) Schon with a shaft with an ivory ferrule. I was wondering if there is anything special I need to do to help maintain the ferrule or if there are any characteristics I should be aware of.
I usually break with my playing cue and figured that was out. Beyond that, I'm clueless.
Thanks

I recommend that you make sure there is a Pad under the tip. Some will say that it is not necessary to use a Pad on the ferrule, however, in my opinion it is better to be safe than sorry. Outside of that you should maintain the shaft like any other, as far as breaking with the shaft, here again some will say it OK and some won't. I have seen people who have been breaking with one for years, and others who have broken ferrules on the first break.