Hocky Sticks
Bill Moore
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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- Bill Moore 208.773.1317 -
- 3675 W. Hollister Dr. 208.773.6685 FAX -
- Post Falls, idaho 83854 bmo...@micron.net -
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- Bill Moore 208.773.1317 -
- 3675 W. Hollister Dr. 208.773.6685 FAX -
- Post Falls, idaho 83854 bmo...@micron.net -
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Dave Fryer
Bill Moore <bmo...@micron.net> wrote:
>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!
>
My suggestion is to scrap the idea. Sticks are very, very difficult to
make. They consist of several plies, and the blade is a completely
seperate part from the shaft. The blade is even more difficult to make.
Moreover, if you should happen to put something together, I suspect it
would break if used in a real life game. It might be a good item to hang
on the wall of your trophy room, though. Good luck to you....