Wtb huebler fibre ferrule
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Instead of bastardized, it would be upgraded. Fiber ferrules were replaced for a reason.
Hi Paul,
You might like this.
The way I understand it is that there was only one company left making fibre ferrules,
in Chicago I believe and it burnt-down a few yrs back, maybe 10 anyway.
No body has had any interest in starting it back up.
That's the biggest reason for not seeing/finding any fibre ferrules.
There's just not that much demand for an obsolete product.
Oh, Prather and maybe one or two others have marketed a similar replacement,
but there's nothing like watching your ferrule swell on a humid day with the original.
HTHs, KJ
You might like this.
The way I understand it is that there was only one company left making fibre ferrules,
in Chicago I believe and it burnt-down a few yrs back, maybe 10 anyway.
No body has had any interest in starting it back up.
That's the biggest reason for not seeing/finding any fibre ferrules.
There's just not that much demand for an obsolete product.
Oh, Prather and maybe one or two others have marketed a similar replacement,
but there's nothing like watching your ferrule swell on a humid day with the original.
HTHs, KJ
Fiber ferrules have their advantages as well as their drawbacks. They were made of cotton fibers and were literally unbreakable. I've put them on an anvil and beat them with a hammer, and although they would crush, they would not crack. They were very cheap to make, so of coarse, they were popular on some large manufacturers cues such as McDermott, Huebler and of coarse house cues.
They had a number of drawbacks as well. They were ugly as they wouldn't shine. They were porous so they held chalk like a new grand mother holds a new born. Tips did not stick well to them. Contact cement was mostly used I believe and they had a rather soft hit. And, as KJ has already stated, they absorbed moisture like a sponge. It is for this reason that many H/Cs and older McDermott's would have larger in diameter ferrules that had shrunk away from the shaft until it finally came loose and would need replaced.
Dick
They had a number of drawbacks as well. They were ugly as they wouldn't shine. They were porous so they held chalk like a new grand mother holds a new born. Tips did not stick well to them. Contact cement was mostly used I believe and they had a rather soft hit. And, as KJ has already stated, they absorbed moisture like a sponge. It is for this reason that many H/Cs and older McDermott's would have larger in diameter ferrules that had shrunk away from the shaft until it finally came loose and would need replaced.
Dick
I think I only have a couple fiber ferrules left from way back when, but They are the black ones. I've seen them on ebay, but I think they were short ferrules and the ID looked kind of large.
I have some that Ryan turned me onto. They are not the fiber from back then, They are called Topek I believe, but the material Machines and feels similar. I use It to replace ferrules on the pool halls cues.
I have some that Ryan turned me onto. They are not the fiber from back then, They are called Topek I believe, but the material Machines and feels similar. I use It to replace ferrules on the pool halls cues.
The early McD cues used a cotton based fiber ferrule which would swell up and separate from the shaft face if they got wet or really hot.
The Huebler ferrules were similar, but he used a linen based fiber which did not react as bad.
Both were used with large tenons and were not so thick walled as todays stuff, but were still pretty bullet proof.
The Huebler ferrules were similar, but he used a linen based fiber which did not react as bad.
Both were used with large tenons and were not so thick walled as todays stuff, but were still pretty bullet proof.
I have a few.