ORIGINAL: wsdepa
I am not sure I understand the desire for a ti shaft. Ti is lighter in weight, but has a lower tensile strenght than steel. I you want pure hard strenght, stainless steel would be hard to beat. Of course this just means that something else down the line will break with a blade strike.
I never new Titanium had a lower tensile strength then steel. I've always believed it to be far surpirior. I even wear a titanium ring [8D]...... Guess I need to do more research on ti.