Sorry for the ramble, but I'll throw this out there about wood shafting.
First, I love it. To me, nothing flies as well or has a better feel upon release than wood shafts from a traditional bow.
Port Orford Cedar has been the standard for years, because of inherent qualities like straight grain, straightness, cleanness, and spine weight consistency. But...finding quality POC these days is hard, and you'll pay a premium for good shafts.
Hardwood shafts like Ash, Maple, Hickory, and Ramin make great shafts with good heavy mass weight. They aren't quite as perfect in spine flex qualities as POC, but they work well. I've killed a ton of deer with them. They are also much tougher than POC, and a great for stump shooting and hunting. I've had deer fall on arrows made from them and bend at an angle, and I've pulled the arrow out of the deer, hand straightened it back up, and killed more deer with it.
Right now I shoot Douglas Fir from Surewood Shafts. They are high quality and resemble the high grade POC that I used to be able to get back in the early '90's. They aren't cheap, but well worth it.