the justification is non existent, im not trying to justify anything. I use an OB shaft, its what ive used for a while and I like it. I have two, I spend my hard earned money the way I want to, if your not up to fulfilling my request oh well, on to the next one thousand cue makers who think they can charge collector prices. and getting a cue made with shafts ill never use makes no sense to me, im not a collector, I will plan on using the cue. I will not play premium prices for something I don't need, so yes, if I can get a butt made to match my shaft and not pay for extra material and time seems like a pretty good idea. as far a the time consuming part, I would think that arbitrarily putting inlays to a piece of cured wood would take much longer.
I never questioned your right to ask for a butt to be mated to your existing shafts. That happens all the time, no big deal. In the process you said something about cuemaking that is grossly inaccurate. Why say what you did if it wasn't some sort of justification to convince a cuemaker to accept the job? It was a pointless statement otherwise. You admit you aren't a cuemaker, but yet you seem to want to argue about why you said it.
I"m glad you found what you were looking for.
Let's try some bullet points.
1. The woods used in butts are turned many times over a significant period of time as well. Maybe not quite as much as shafts for many cuemakers, but most will not put a piece of wood into a butt quickly after they receive it.
2. For a traditional 3 piece butt, there is 4 times the ringwork in a butt than in a shaft. That is four times the work, cost, and time.
3. Many butt components are cored. No coring going on with the shaft. More time, materials, and money for the butt that isn't involved with shafts.
4. A butt gets a joint pin installation, and a shaft gets an insert or threads cut. Events out, though I know which is easier/cheaper for me.
5. A shaft gets a ferrule and tip, a butt gets a butt cap, bumper, and maybe a bore and thread for a weight bolt. Maybe that evens out.
6. Both a shaft and a butt gets final sanded, but the shaft is easier and quicker.
7. Three to 5 inches of a shaft gets a finish. The entire butt either gets finished, or gets finished and a wrap installed. HUGE work/time difference there.
8. The shaft has one component to deal with...the shaft. A 3 piece butt has...well...3. A forearm, handle, and sleeve. The forearm and handle needs to be joined together via the A-joint...more machining. The sleeve needs to be machined and assembled. Don't forget either or both forearm and handle might be cored. Heck, if the butt is full length cored, it nearly has the equivalent a shaft blank that was slowly turned inside of it.
9. Any serious issue with a shaft, the cuemaker selects another shaft from his stable. Any serious issue with the butt, cuemaker is going to potentially lose a lot of time and maybe money. I have never had to start a cue over because of a shaft.
I'm sure there are other basic things I'm forgetting...