Some hickory trees such as the shellbark and the shagbark, are prized not only for their sweet-tasting nuts but for the wood as well. The very hard durable wood is used extensively to manufacture handles for all types of tools including axes and hammers while the better grades are used in the manufacture of furniture, paddles, drumsticks, bows, wheel spokes, lacrosse sticks, the bottom of skis, walking sticks and wall-panelling.