They are a pain in the butt for me. I have gone all carbon. Forgive me trad gods, but I got lazy and tired of dealing with wood. Ive used ash, cedar, and cain. All cool and are truly traditional, but as mentioned, wood will warp, and when and animal lays on one, its toast. I like to get a lot of life from my shafts. The only thing I can think of for using them is to stay as traditional as you can. Other than that, they dont do anything more for me than any other shaft. They are a bit quieter, but not enough for me to go back to them. I look at it this way, buy/make a wooden shaft that will cost time and/or money, that is not the most durable. Or go with another material that will last. I guess im a cheap arse.