Wow, you can get an 8' stick of 3/4" .065 wall aluminum tubing for a little over $10 at McMaster Carr (plus shipping). I think this is the route I'm going...I can have eight of them for the price of a simple carbon one.
I agree that the aluminum stick makes the most practical sense Jake.
I also believe that you have the ability to make a really trick stick out of carbon in your own workshop.
