I imagine the weight is enough of a downside. Such a stock has to be heavy.
You can achieve stability also by laminating, which adds weight, but probably less than forcing epoxy into the pores. Or however they stabalize it.
Cane flyrods were and probably still are stabalized. Of course, we're talking about a lot less mass, but they were a bit heavier than non-stabalized rods. While stabalization may have protected the wood, I don't think it made the rod more efficient because of the extra weight. Not sure about that, though.
Was just wondering...how deep can the stabalization material be forced? Would the heat (assuming there is heat used) warp the stock so it would have to be straightened, do you think?
