Bludworth Dufferin = Confused
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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.
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.
You would be surprised at the cheap blanks some cue makers used for sneakies.
Then get $500 plus because of their name.
Then get $500 plus because of their name.
Evidence would indicate so!
I bought a Bludworth Sneaky Pete and it played good after I had it repaired, looses ferrule.
I think you can tell Bludworth by his unique joint.
It is not standard
I think you can tell Bludworth by his unique joint.
It is not standard
I have seen one in the past.
I’ve got one new unchalked in the closet I can’t bring myself to cut it up.
Geosnookery
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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.
Now, not readily available .
Why not?
Labor shortage
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.
My mountain man who bought the best maple lumber quit and moved out of Canada.
He said , log workers and drivers from both borders just didn't want to work anymore .
Some restaurants here are now open till 5 PM only .