Bands almost invaribly come out a bit better for any given crash and now doubt in my mind damage could have been worse with bolts.

There was a time when all designed for RC aircraft had banded wings and in many cases the stabilizer too. There was one big differance from the modern banding method. The front dowels were oriented fore and aft. This one simple change drastically reduced crash damage. In recent years I have done a few modern trainers this way for folks and it is 'the best method' for minimizing crash damage with trainers, far superior to bolts and conventional banding.

John