Threaded Ferrule

Bill812

Bill812

Bill812
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It's a long story (but a good one), my ferrule got chipped and the tip went flying never to be seen again on Saturday night. It is a Palmer original shaft and based on the exposed wood of the tennon, it appears to be threaded. I may be able to just replace the tip, the entire surface that the tip sits on is intact.
Can anyone tell me how difficult it is to find (and where) a replacement screw on Ferrule for my shaft and how to properly remove the old one without damaging anything?
Are they glued in addition to being threaded?
Thank you.
---Bill
 
You may want to try to find a cue-maker or cuetech in your area.
This is not a do-it-yourself project, particularly if you don't have a lathe.
 
tenon

I thought the wood tenon was a piece of maple that went into a drilled hole in the shaft & then the threads were cut into the wood tenon to accept the ferrule?

not a cue maker, just a hobbiest interested in the correct answer
 
Joel,

The tenon is part of the shaft itself, cut to a reduced diameter then threaded.

What you described is the method employed when an original tenon has broken and needs to be replaced.

When are we going to play some?
 
joelpope said:
I thought the wood tenon was a piece of maple that went into a drilled hole in the shaft & then the threads were cut into the wood tenon to accept the ferrule?

not a cue maker, just a hobbiest interested in the correct answer
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I had misunderstood you. Normally the shaft is turned down at the point where the ferrule starts creating a tenon that extends into the ferrule. Some of these tenons are threaded and some are smooth. As someone earlier said you would need a cue lathe or metal lathe to replace the ferrule in this situation. The reason I misunderstood was that Palmer made some cues with a small brass tenon which allowed the ferrule to be screwed on but it also would take a lathe to turn down the ferrule to a finished product. These Palmer style screw on ferrule are a little hard to find. The wooden ferrules are usually either 5/16 or 3/8 inch in diameter and the brass ones are smaller. Both are also glued with the threads.
 
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