>>1387631No, in fact it is a bit worse, with nearly half the MoR of even American Hornbeam. Modulus of Rupture means the force required for it to break when bent. The higher the number the more stress it can take before breaking. A wood like snakewood has a super high MoR and is the best stave wood you could ever consider, though it would cost like $400 to get a piece of 1"x6' turning stock. The following are great for their higher MoR and use for staves,
All Hickory and Pecan
American Hornbeam
Black locust
Downy Birch
Several types of oak, (Cherrybark, Swamp White, Scarlet, Live, Shumard, Turkey.)
English Walnut
There's quite a few more, but you get the ideal. I'd rather not use something with an MoR rating of less than 15k. Staves make for well used tools when they can stand up to actually being used. They also make good quickly moveable tie-offs when put behind the crotch of a tree or in branches with rope tied to them.
>>1387628Wood. It'll be stronger than an aluminum tube. Wood will also bend a good bit before breaking, giving you a good deal of warning and return to its original shape if not broken. If you accidentally forget it someplace and can't find it again it will decompose instead of being yet another piece of trash in the woods. This is especially true if it gets broken and left behind.
