Wooden ends are softer, more mellow. With solid wood there is the risk that it might crack, but up to now I haven't heard of someone having problems with that. The harder the wood the higher the potential risk of cracking. On the other hand the harder the wood the better is the sound. The hardest wood I use is ebony.
Wooden ends are a bit lighter than metal ends.
I think it is mainly a matter of personal taste though if a player prefers metal or wooden ends. These will probably not show up or print properly from a web browser. Download them directly to your hard drive and open them in a graphics or other software which will handle high-resolution graphics files. If you are not sure how to do this, the Adobe Acrobat PDF version should allow you to view and print the layouts from any computer. All rights reserved.