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| The ferrule absorbs the impact of the hit and dampens the vibration through the shaft. Different ferrule materials are available that have varied hardness's.
In order to clean your ferrule without scatching or damaging with harsh chemicals try the latest Flash Ferrule Cleaner now available through billiards911. Types of ferrules: Fibre--The most commonly used, creates a soft hit. Stand up to abuse and are almost indestructible. Phenolic--A hard ferrule ABS--Comes in black or natural and gives a soft hit. Delrin--Old time favorite not used much. Aegis--Often used in place of ivory. Very hard. IvorineIII--A little softer then Aegis. Ivory--Found on alot of custom cues ivory is resistent to stains. The problem with ivory is that it does fracture easier then the manmade materials. BuffaloHorn--A black ferrule sometimes with streaks of whiteish grey. Similar feel to ivory. *When you are chalking you want to avoid the ferrule. If you have the blue ring around your ferrule you are chalking incorrectly. *Be careful of the tip cutting tools on the ferrule it is very common that people scratch up the ferrule when using these tools. *When you feel you have crack in the ferrule instead of assuming its a crack have your repair person clean the ferrule first. Sometimes repair people replace ferrules that are actually not cracked even though you would swear it was a fracture. It happens very frequently that they are not cracks. |