What is the best ferrule material to use?
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I think the yellow Macarta Rod that Masonh is selling will do everything you are asking, I bought a bunch of the stuff and totally love the material. it is very very hard, it machines and glues well and it is very tight grained so chalk doesn't get into it.
if not to hard is the hit your looking for then juma or elforyn might be a solution.....A friend of mine turned me on to buckhorn and I've been on a antler kick ever since.....
It is a little expensive but it is well worth it, I also like Ivory and that is exactly all I use on my personal player, but like another poster said Buckhorn is also very similar to the hit of Ivory at least in my opinion and it costs a lot less money. The last time I purchase Ivory, I bought a Tusk and cut it up and it cost me around Hundred dollars a pound, Buck horn will cost at most a dollar a pound if you cut it up yourself.
If you need Buck horn and don't live in area where you can go out and find it go to a Taxidermy Shop, they have all kinds of horn on hand and they are not very expensive. Elk Horn though is not good for ferrules, but it makes some great material for rings. It is easier to find in my neck of woods than Buck Horn, but both can be found at a Taxidermist Shop.
Take Care
@McChen
your ranking is:
elforyn
juma
micarta
is it right????
thx sir
your ranking is:
elforyn
juma
micarta
is it right????
thx sir
As you know some of the cheap import cues use a soft plastic ferrule...some players, especially when breaking, hit the ball so low that they drag the ferrule across the cloth. The heat generated from doing this will actually melt flat spots along the ferrule wall.
If you want to try elk horn get the brow tine it is the most solid on the elk horn. Other horn that is good is Axis. Berasigna, and Sika. San Bar stag is great if you get the tines, so you can get solid material.
Percy/Knifemaker
Percy/Knifemaker
Ivory is hands down the best ferrule material. It looks good and nothing polishes up like ivory...... It may not be the best in terms of heat resistant, but you can play with it, break with it and not have to worry about a thing. The next best ferrule material is the old, paper based micarta.... it has that real sweet hit to it. Both ivory and micarta have different hits, and are sweet in their own ways, but are expensive. If you wanted to go with something cheaper, I would recommend a good Melamine or Aegis.
DUH KJ SO YOU CAN LEAVE IT IN THE TRUNK OF YOUR CAR :thumbup:
what are they making those ferrules out of bubblegum?
If they were smart they would use M&M's they melt in your mouth....not in your hands
Rolled linen based micarta is a wonderful ferrule material if it is clean to begin with. The cleanest/ best I've seen now comes from Norplex Micarta. Schmelke sells .562/ .312 tube for under $10 and rod for $15 and change a foot. I like 3/8 x 16 threaded ferrules, uncapped. I love the thicker maple tennon as it minimizes ferrule weight and is still plenty sturdy.
Martin
Martin
Have you seen some without the pits outside or small marrow?
Best antler ferrule imo are white tail tips.
Are you kidding me Joey? I wish I knew that 2yrs ago. I threw out probably 16 or 18 sets of white antlers. Let me know if you need any, I may be able to hit my buddys up & see what they have lying around.
Jeff
