Dufferin Cue Sticks

Dufferin Pool Cues

Dufferin is the Canadian name in billiards. Founded in Toronto in 1967, it grew into the country's largest maker of cues and tables, and its one-piece Hi-Run house cue stood in half the pool halls in Canada. The original factory closed in 2004, and Canadian-made pre-2005 Dufferins are still bought for one reason: they were dead straight and they stayed that way.

What's in the range

Two-piece playing cues — the bulk of the collection. Curly and birdseye maple, cocobolo and malachite accents, black and antique stains, with Irish linen wraps, embossed leather or wrapless handles. The D-SE series covers most of the finishes; the D-OE Exotic line uses the more unusual woods.

Break cues — including the D-901, built for the one shot where a playing cue takes the worst punishment.

House cues — the one-piece cues Dufferin is remembered for, made to live on a wall rack and survive whoever picks them up.

Why people ask for them by name

Dufferin cues were never the flashiest, and that is the point: solid maple, honest construction, no technology to fail. For a home table or a club rack, a Dufferin does the job for years and costs less than the brands that advertise. If you learned on one, you already know.

Related: Dufferin billiard tables, 5/16x18 cues, all pool cues and cue sets.

Read more: the rise and fall of Dufferin Games and the guide to pool cue brands.