Rick Howard.
I really like his shaft taper and quality of work. His prices are super, and he is honest as day is long.
There are some BIG names that make shafts, but for the value, its hard to beat Rick Howard.
JMO
Ken
I have always heard much of the same about Paul Dayton. I have always wanted to test drive one of his cues.
Joe P.
Jack Madden his shafts are great and are pretty low deflection for maple