Tip Pad
When i had my first shaft made from Paul Mottey he used a pad. I asked him about it and he gave me a 2 x 6 inch piece of it. It was a brown heavy paper on the outside and what seemed to be hard plastic on the inside. I cut it and glued my tip to it. Trimmed the excess and then put the tip and pad onto the ferule. When i used it for otheres they loved it.
Pat