I take great pleasure in using them. I recently bought a folding extension rule because I don't trust the accuracy of tape measures, and I remember my grandfather the carpenter using one in his work. The rule folds up like a map and easily fits into an apron or overall pocket. It's like carrying around a piece of my grandfather when I use it. Then there's the wooden mallet I made out a piece of maple, the first thing I ever turned on a lathe.
Woodworkers use wood or rubber mallets when striking wood to keep from denting it.
Right now I'm building a coffee table as a Christmas present for my parents. It will be made of black walnut with turned spindles and raised-panel doors. It's not a surprise but rather a request. This material shall not be published or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium.