Peradon purchases more timber than any other English cue manufacturer enabling them to select a higher quality of Ash or Maple for the production of the shaft. Having been cut to an oversize square the shaft timbers are left to settle for a period before the craftsman shapes this to an accurately dimensioned cue blank. Further selection processes then grade the cues for machine, or handspliced cues and ensure that only the finest timbers with the correct strength and straightness are used.