What ferrule material plays close to Micarta? Thanks for any help.

Badbeat13

Badbeat13

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I'm having a shaft made for one of my cues and I want to try and get it right before it's made and delivered.

What ferrule material plays close to the light tan Micarta from the 90's? I don't think this type of Micarta is the Westinghouse I've read about, but I could be wrong. It's not yellow like the older Micarta, but it is a great ferrule and it's off white in color or light tan. I have a few 90's Jerry Franklin shafts and a couple of Richard Chudy shafts from the 90's that have this type of ferrule. I don't know if it'll be an option to have this type of ferrule installed on my new shaft, so I was wondering what type of ferrule is consistent with the weight, density, and hit of the 90's Micarta?

I know I can choose ivory, mellemine, aegeis, and possibly a few more and I really like the way this material performs and if it's not an option I'd love to have a ferrule that plays similar to it.

Any help would be much appreciated.

Thanks, Jerry
 
Any expert opinions out there or is everyone like me and unsure of the answer?

Thanks again, Jerry
 
The Micarta that was used back "in the day" was a less expensive alternative to ivory.If LD is not a concern,then ivory is the choice for me.There are Micarta ferrules that are still available today through cue component dealers.I don't think that they start out being really yellow,but get that color over time due to oxidation.Hope that this helps and good luck in your search.
Marc
 
Badbeat13 said:
I'm having a shaft made for one of my cues and I want to try and get it right before it's made and delivered.

What ferrule material plays close to the light tan Micarta from the 90's? I don't think this type of Micarta is the Westinghouse I've read about, but I could be wrong. It's not yellow like the older Micarta, but it is a great ferrule and it's off white in color or light tan. I have a few 90's Jerry Franklin shafts and a couple of Richard Chudy shafts from the 90's that have this type of ferrule. I don't know if it'll be an option to have this type of ferrule installed on my new shaft, so I was wondering what type of ferrule is consistent with the weight, density, and hit of the 90's Micarta?

I know I can choose ivory, mellemine, aegeis, and possibly a few more and I really like the way this material performs and if it's not an option I'd love to have a ferrule that plays similar to it.

Any help would be much appreciated.

Thanks, Jerry
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I assume you want a slightly softer feel. Juma is pretty good for that.
 
TATE said:
I assume you want a slightly softer feel. Juma is pretty good for that.
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It seemed to be a pretty solid hit to me. I like a firm hit and the 90's Micarta seemed to deliver. I don't think I have hit with Juma, but I do like ivory ferrules.

Thanks for the reply Tate.

Thank you too, Marc. As stated above, I'm a fan of ivory. Not into that low deflection thing at all...lol
 
Badbeat13 said:
It seemed to be a pretty solid hit to me. I like a firm hit and the 90's Micarta seemed to deliver. I don't think I have hit with Juma, but I do like ivory ferrules.

Thanks for the reply Tate.

Thank you too, Marc. As stated above, I'm a fan of ivory. Not into that low deflection thing at all...lol
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The newer thermoset materials like Ivorine 4 are very hard. Generally the materials have gotten harder and noisier over the years, but they are almost indestructible.

Juma is a throwback to micarta. It plays very similar to ivory. Here is a review on Juma by the late Kevin Varney, a cue maker:

http://forums.azbilliards.com/showthread.php?t=100728
 
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I don't understand, if you like the hit that micarta gives you - why not order your cue with a micarta ferrules?
 
thefonz said:
I don't understand, if you like the hit that micarta gives you - why not order your cue with a micarta ferrules?
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Well from my understanding, some Micarta is not as good as other Micarta so I wanted some input. Just trying to get it right the 1st time. it's a pain in the ass to send shit back and get it redone, not to mention the wait and unecessary expense (hence this thread). Maybe you'll have better understanding now Fonzarelly.
 
I have had Micarta ferrelles and they played entirely different than ivory IMO.

The seemed HARDER not softer than ivory.

I usually have ivory ferrelles on all of my cues.

So, if you want something that plays like Micarta, think hard, not soft.

Ken
 
Call Laurie and Richard and ask them. They are both nice people. I had a '91 SW and it was definitely special. The ferrule was slightly off-white and was not the same color throughout. It did not change color over 20 years. Played great with Triangle tips.
 
Thanks guys for all of the input, opinions, and suggestions. I'm sending my Craig Petersen out today so the rings will be matched and that will give me a little more time to decide on the ferrule material. I'm leaning toward the Micarta, but could change my mind by next week or sooner...lol. I will say that Micarta with a G2 med. or Moori med. plays damn good on the shafts that I own. Ivory is favorite, too. Mellimine and aegis are great ferrules as well.

Thanks again for the help, Jerry
 
Mason's micarta is as close to the old Westinghouse micarta IMO.
Almost as light and as hard.
Juma and Elfiryn are much heavier .
 
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