sdandrea1 Yeah, but once you shave a little too much off
Being a logger I understand a lot more about hickory properties (I cut around 150 to 200 shagbark hickory's a year) and shaving a lil too much doesn't effect playability all that much. You'll never get a whippy hickory shaft. It blends into swing the whole club and for those the expect that whip or rebound it ain't there.
I play 6 club hickory golf 2x a month with a hickory friend. Always fun and it doesn't compare to modern metal golf and makes one fully aware how easy modern equipment makes the game.
On edit: Here's John Part #2 with those early 30's clubs.