Standard vs Tapered

[fatwabbit 93]

Can you modify the hosel on a standard blade to fit a tapered shaft? sorry for this guys... never seen a tapered blade YET...

[DamnLocust 0]

You can do it as long as the hosel is made of wood. you need to shave/sand down the tenon (the part that inserts into the shaft end).

I've never actually done it with a blade, so I can't speak on the durability or performance of it, But I've made butt ends for broken OPS cut for taper that I flipped anf put a standard blade in the opposite end.

[fatwabbit 93]

Yea... I've done the same with my Easton Int Synergy... when I bought the shaft off this guy, I didnt realise that it only took Int blades... in th end, i just flipped the shaft and shaved the tenon on some senior wooden stick blades that I had... works great, and I love the whippy 75 flex (even though I'm 6ft tall and 208lbs.

[Cavs019 710]

The reverse end of an intermediate synergy isn't tapered but conceptually its the same thing.

[LkptTiger 1]

I've gotta think that flipping it would fuck with the flex and kick-point of the shaft. They (shafts) are engineered to have a blade at one end and one end only (unless we're talking about the Inno 'Dual-Kick.')

When I break a blade, I go out and buy a new stick. Performance has a price, and I am willing to pay it.

[flaming_june 2]

i have done it many times with standard ten to taper. i used a power sander and it takes a while

[fatwabbit 93]

any pics of what needs to be done?

[odp 0]

Did it a while ago - measured a tapered hosel vs. a standard hosel with calipers. Kept sanding both sides until they were almost equal. Didn't shorten the hosel though - I'm not that adventurous.

[DamnLocust 0]

Yea... I've done the same with my Easton Int Synergy... when I bought the shaft off this guy, I didnt realise that it only took Int blades... in th end, i just flipped the shaft and shaved the tenon on some senior wooden stick blades that I had... works great, and I love the whippy 75 flex (even though I'm 6ft tall and 208lbs.

you should be able to get a Jr. standard blade in the top of that shaft. My friend had an int. synergy and when it broke he did that.

[fatwabbit 93]

thought about that as well, but the LHS here is real crap...

anyway, I did take a senior blade. WHittled it down a little, then sanded it with a file and sandpaper. inserted the blade into the handle end of the shaft.

[flaming_june 2]

the blades broke at the hossel soooooo fast