Shaft wood: maple or purpleheart?

Lou Bones

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The overwhelming majority of shafts are maple, but some cue makers make purpleheart shafts too. I'm wondering (a) does the fact that nearly all shafts are made of maple mean that maple is the best wood for shafts? And (b) in comparison, how good is purpleheart for cue shafts?
 
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