Ivory joint for breaking?

scorpion said:
Is it advisable to use ivory joint on a break cue? any pros and cons?
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A lot of cuemakers don't like to use ivory for the butt plate because it will crack easily. I suppose the joint takes the second most stress. I am guessing it isn't a good idea. I want to see what else we hear on the subject.
Purd
 
I am with Mr. Purdy on this one. I also think this is the main reason why players started to carry a separate break cue, even before the phenolic tips came out. It is also one of the likely reasons that Frank Paradise, back in the 50s and 60s made cues with screw on ferrules that could be replaced during play.

I shoot with cues that have ivory ferrules, but break with synthetic. Also, when I get a tip, I always make sure they place a fiber pad between the tip and ferrule. They are cheap and provide (in my opinion) a better surface for adhesion.
 
Ivory Joint vs Phenolic Joint

scorpion said:
Is it advisable to use ivory joint on a break cue? any pros and cons?
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I always recommend the use of Phenolic joint collars on my break cues because they are much stronger than Ivory. Break cues typically get much more abuse than a regular playing cue.

The purpose of a joint collar is to keep the wood from splitting.
 
scorpion said:
Is it advisable to use ivory joint on a break cue? any pros and cons?
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If you do decide to do this, I would use a cored ivory joint, not a solid peice of Ivory.

William
 
what you want in a break cue is the ability to fire back the cb. in other words you want a hard hit. ivory may or may not crack, but it's not even the hardest material anyway.

use a ss or brass joint. that'll rocket the cb better than ivory.
 
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