{"id":1081,"date":"2018-10-18T14:38:20","date_gmt":"2018-10-18T19:38:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mcdermottcue.com\/blog\/?p=1081"},"modified":"2018-11-29T19:35:19","modified_gmt":"2018-11-29T19:35:19","slug":"the-e-f8-understated-luxury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mcdermottcue.com\/blog\/2018\/10\/18\/the-e-f8-understated-luxury\/","title":{"rendered":"The E-F8: Understated Luxury"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The E-F series of cues from McDermott were the epitome of understated luxury. The cues highlighted their rich woodgrain with a variety of stains and used the finest leather and Irish linen wraps available. Otherwise, the designs were quite simple (with the notable exception of the E-F6).<\/p>\n<p>The E-F8, added to the series in 1995, stands out among the rest of the series for its relative complexity. While some of the other models in the series had points in the forearm, the points on the E-F8 also featured a thin outline around them. 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