Evidence would indicate so!A buddy of mine has a Bludworth "Sneaky Pete" that has a very faint Dufferin 19oz at the top of the forearm by the joint collar. Did Bludworth make sneakies from Duffrein house cues?
The ebony butterfly Duff's make great sneakies.
I have no idea about ebony but do know maple.A lot of cuemakers used Dufferin for stock.
Dufferin, like Pechauer, owned their own forest, and bought exotic wood by the ship load.
What would cost me $40 for a piece of ebony, was costing them two or three dollars.
...they were great for a good cuemaker to convert.
Now, not readily available .I have no idea about ebony but do know maple.
Unlike most woods, quality Canadian maple is as common as sand on the beach. Hundreds of thousands of acres of it.
My father did fine woodworking and could find a piece from his wood pile to make a high end maple guitar neck. In contrast other woods he’d spend a day walking the forest for just ‘the right’ section on a tree.
Anyways, if buying a high end maple cue, the value is in the workmanship of the artisan.
Why not?Now, not readily available .
Labor shortageWhy not?
Labor shortage is all over the place.Labor shortage
My mountain man who bought the best maple lumber quit and moved out of Canada.Labor shortage is all over the place.
I heard a radio commercial for Lockheed-Martin that is here in town for truck drivers.
$60K to $80K a year and home every night.
People should be lining up for that kind of money and yet they are on the radio looking for help.
And they are not the only ones doing that on the radio.
A lot of the businesses here have help wanted signs on their doors.
A number of bars and restaurants are cutting hours and some are closing a couple days a week because of the labor shortage.
I work in the flooring business and we are having a hard time getting installers.
A good installer can gross $100K plus a year as a sub contractor,probably net $75K.