I carefully shaved down the threaded portion of an Adam W-joint shaft to fit a standard 14-thread Adam shaft. I believe this is a superb shaft, made of tight-grained, straight wood. There are no scratches or dents whatsoever. I heard that Adam at the time specially selected maple for the SUPER PRO shafts. The tip is not attached. I especially recommend this item to those who use normal shafts. It will be wrapped in bubble wrap for shipping. Thank you for looking.