What are the benefits of an ivory ferrule?
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You get to be partially responsible for the death of an Elephant, support organized crime and may be possibly breaking the law.
I believe I was being sarcastic.
^^This.
I'm glad someone posted it.
As for the chalk thing, there's a "Juma" ferrule that, while not 100% chalk resistant, is pretty good at keeping the chalk off. I have them on my cues and if some chalk gets on there, a little wipe down does the trick wonderfully.
I have never been a fan of ivory, nor did I take issue with those who used or wanted it in their cues, but I got an ivory ferruled shaft recently and I very much like the way it plays.
I'm a big fan of dinosaur fossil. They hit real solid. The horn of a triceratops is a close second.
I have always preferred Ivory. I like the cleaning factor and like someone else said you get an acoustic feedback as to when you hit a ball really cleanly or really poorly. Just like tips, cue makers, colors etc.... it is all subjective.
I agree with this...but it seems that there are 2 different kinds of players out there, first,,,is the one who cares about deflection, and they play wih pred, ob, or other low deflection shafts. Second, is the other, the masses who like the hit of solid maple, and just simply adjust for deflection. As long as they are willing to adjust a lot with maple shaft, it isn't a whole lot more work to adjust to ivory, it looks good, resists chalk, hits good...and let's face it, eres a certain caveman that comes out of us that's pretty excited about hanging the remains of an animal on the end of our cue!
I have a lot of shafts with my customs that are ivory, I really like them, but I shoot with predator shafts on all my cues
I like the fossilized big-toe bone of a Gigantoipithecus myself. It has that nice "soccer kick" action on the cue ball.
-Sean
Don't leave your ivory out . . .
in the car, in the winter . . . or you'll have a cracked ferrule. It's VERY sensitive to temperature change. Let it warm up gradually or you'll have problems.
They may impart a little more spin on the ball, but overall their not worth it. Ivory is a precious commodity. I've got a shaft that a local guy built here with elk horn . . . he makes 'em with deer horn too! Smells like hell on the lathe, but they do hit nice - can't tell the difference between these and the ivory.
in the car, in the winter . . . or you'll have a cracked ferrule. It's VERY sensitive to temperature change. Let it warm up gradually or you'll have problems.
They may impart a little more spin on the ball, but overall their not worth it. Ivory is a precious commodity. I've got a shaft that a local guy built here with elk horn . . . he makes 'em with deer horn too! Smells like hell on the lathe, but they do hit nice - can't tell the difference between these and the ivory.
Killed him for my elephant ear wrap, why waste the ivory
Lightbender
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Okay, dumb question. Apparently, some of the newer materials being used for ferrules don't hold the chalk and are very hard.
Why are ferrules not made of metal like titanium? Very light and it won't crack, chip or deform, ever.
Why are ferrules not made of metal like titanium? Very light and it won't crack, chip or deform, ever.
The problem is that titanium, a metal, is much more dense (mass) than the lighter materials commonly used for ferrules. Although titanium is the lightest of the metals and alloys (e.g. steel, brass), it's still a metal and will add mass to the tip of the cue.
When you increase mass at the very tip of the cue, you also increase deflection as a rule.
Here's a good video that shows what happens when you increase the end-mass at the first six inches of the cue:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=mXJ7bDafTms#t=6m2s
-Sean