A person who makes or works with ferrules, the metal or plastic rings that reinforce the ends of objects like canes, pencils, or umbrella handles.
From ferrule (a metal band) + -er (agent suffix). Ferrule comes from Latin ferrum meaning iron, as these reinforcing rings were historically made of metal to prevent splitting.
Ferrule makers were once crucial craftspeople—they prevented valuable walking sticks and tools from falling apart, which was especially important when quality materials were expensive and items were made to last decades.
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