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[blahblah01]

But wood may be thinner too ie to match the 8.7(?)

[Luke Hooper]

the cue was originally 9.5mm and is now approx 8.7mm on the ferrule due to sanding over the years etc

[thai_son22]

i wouldve thought you wouldnt touch the wood itself? and maybe like at the base of the ferrule its still 9.5ish? but towards the top where its been sanded in its 8.7?

[Luke Hooper]

i will go and check! haha

[jrc750]

Ahh more accurate info required 😆
Is it just top of ferrule near tip end smaller or whole ferrule and cue shaft too ( if that how the hell did you manage that by the way ?)

[Luke Hooper]

nope, so the official size/diameter etc is 8.6mm at the top of the ferrule, 8.8mm at the bottom of the ferrule, and about half an inch down, the wood returns to 9.5/10mm..

however, it appears my cue has shrunk too as what used to be 57" is now 56.2" haha

[thai_son22]

nope, so the official size/diameter etc is 8.6mm at the top of the ferrule, 8.8mm at the bottom of the ferrule, and about half an inch down, the wood returns to 9.5/10mm..

however, it appears my cue has shrunk too as what used to be 57" is now 56.2" haha

haha interesting. well it says you are in london. so just pop down the john's workshop and have a chat with him

[jrc750]

Sounds like you have butchered that good and proper, stick a pic on to cheer us all up 😂

[Ninja.cues]

i thought the cue was originally a 9.5 and had been sanded down to 8.whatever so i thought you could just put the original size back on no?

No, as the ferrule will be smaller than 9.5 for the tip to be 8.7mm I think it was.
Would have to take the cue down by an inch or more, to get it back to 9.5

[blahblah01]

I thought the cue\wood measurement near the ferrule would be the key one?

[Ninja.cues]

I thought the cue\wood measurement near the ferrule would be the key one?

Yes it would be but with the way it's been sanded, the is a good chance that he has hit the wood and ferrule doing it...

[blahblah01]

I think people have assumed it is tip changing related, as opposed to "cleaning" shaft....

[Ninja.cues]

I see what you mean but if he is sanding his tips the way I think he is.... He will be sanding the ferrule and catching the shaft sometimes to..

[Taxi]

Ever considered trying a mushroom type tip? You could leave the cue as is and play with a 10mm tip. It’s worth trying before spending money. They may look silly, but they play ok.