I love the idea of using a sustainable wood like bamboo, however, for me I wasn't used to using wood and it took me awhile to get adjusted to them. It did seems like the more I used them, the more easily they worked through the yarn. Bad thing is my puppy thought one of them was a chew toy, which wouldn't be a problem with my usual metal crochet hooks. The price was very good compared to the stores around me, even with coupons. They were delivered right on schedule, also. I will definitely get gSee full review