Subject: Hocky Stick

From: Bill Moore <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 11 Feb 1997 17:59:58 -0800

My neighbor's 12 year old boy seems interested in woodworking, 
so I foolishly suggested he think of something he's like to
build. Oh well, I guess I started that way too! Anyway, he wants
to build an ice hockey stick. This brings up some interesting
questions:
1. What kind of wood is typically used? Is it the same kind of
   wood for the handle and the blade? (Hope I've got these terms OK).
2. I assume there are some standards out there, as to length, weight,
   etc. These may not be too important to a 12 year old, but if we
   can build it right, so much the better.
3. If the handle and blade are typically made from two different pieces
   of wood, what is the recommended joint? First impulse is to make it a
   mitered bridle joint.
4. What kind of wear strip is typically used on the bottom of the blade?
5. Most important: can anyone point me to some plans!?

I'd sure like to get this kid interested in woodworking. He seems like
a great kid, and we need some new blood in this hobby!

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From: "Kevin A. Gloff" <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 12 Feb 1997 15:33:30 -0500

The first thing I would do is go to a store and take a look at one. I
would say that the two most complicated pieces of a hockey stick would
be the handle/blade joint and the curve of the blade. Actually, they
used to make straight bladed hockey sticks, you just don't see many
anymore.

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From: [email-masked] (Richard MacDonald)
Date: Fri, 14 Feb 1997 10:28:33 -0700

> a great kid, and we need some new blood in this hobby!

Well, Bill that's an ambitious project. With the current crop of hockey
sticks featuring a curved (hooked) blade, I'd be willing to bet that the
blades are mostly laminated. Perhaps the handles are also. In my childhood
(almost before home power tools) the sticks were make of hickory (I think)
and the blades were straight. They were about 3/8" thick at the bottom of the
blade and about 1/8-3/16" thick at the top. Often we would wrap friction (not
the modern plastic stuff but the cloth stuff) around the blade to help
cushion it from the puck. It also helped in control of the puck. Anyhow I've
not been much help but the suggestion to look them over at a sporting goods
or hardware store is a good one. Perhaps you'll see how to do it.
Dick MacDonald
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