Old fiber ferrules cut like paper

[1pocketguru]

I had some old ferrule material I loved. I want to say they were pretty standard on old house cues in the 70s and 80s..It was matte and off white. It cut a bit more like paper? It turned like papery sheets. I've tried a bit finding then again, but the "fiber" ferrules I found weren't really the same. Any one know what material I'm talking about? TIA

 

[boogieman]

I had some old ferrule material I loved. I want to say they were pretty standard on old house cues in the 70s and 80s..It was matte and off white. It cut a bit more like paper? It turned like papery sheets. I've tried a bit finding then again, but the "fiber" ferrules I found weren't really the same. Any one know what material I'm talking about? TIA

I'm not a cuemaker. Could it be micarta? The time period would probably be correct.

Micarta and its Relatives

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[1pocketguru]

Thank you. I don't think it was micarta. They didn't yellow like micarta and seem to play not as hard as micarta.

 

[Ģüśţāṿ]

It probably was old fiber ferrules, which would tend to shrink over time and a gap would develop at the base. The newer fiber ferrules don't shrink, the formula has been improved.

Otherwise it could be ABS.

 

[1pocketguru]

It probably was old fiber ferrules, which would tend to shrink over time and a gap would develop at the base. The newer fiber ferrules don't shrink, the formula has been improved.

Otherwise it could be ABS.

Thank you. I think the old ones played better...

 

[ideologist]

I had some old ferrule material I loved. I want to say they were pretty standard on old house cues in the 70s and 80s..It was matte and off white. It cut a bit more like paper? It turned like papery sheets. I've tried a bit finding then again, but the "fiber" ferrules I found weren't really the same. Any one know what material I'm talking about? TIA

Fiber, I have a bag of them

 

[spktur]

Yeah it was what came on the old McDermotts, I believe it was made from cellulose (wood pulp) and cotton fiber and I'm sure plenty of chemicals. I have a bag of them too, still use one every once in a while.