good type of wooden sticks or blades

[-brady2 0]

to use for experimenting with heating the curve? i know from searching that sherwood isn't a good choice because of the laminate or something, I'm just wondering what would be.

[OkSt. 0]

Christians work very well for this. Get the blade warm but not hot/painful to touch and use whatever is available to bend that sucker. I've been doing this to the tapered wood blades and the Pro 1000 and it works like a charm.

[-brady2 0]

Christians work very well for this. Get the blade warm but not hot/painful to touch and use whatever is available to bend that sucker. I've been doing this to the tapered wood blades and the Pro 1000 and it works like a charm.

anything other than christian's? I've never even seen a christian blade, or stick before, mind you i haven't really been looking for either for a while now.

[OkSt. 0]

Christian

[-brady2 0]

The problem would be finding a christian around here...

[mack 44]

Since it sounds like poor selection around you, list what woods they have and people can nominate from said list.

[Rustpot 1]

When I was in contact with Christian they told me theirs were made to be easier to recurve. They used a "sock" of fiberglass instead of a wrap, so altering the blade won't weaken the sock or cause nearly as much frustration.

Cheaper blades with very little fiber and kevlar wrap would be the best, IMO.

[mack 44]

Best I've worked with were the Christians (of course) and Easton pro returns so long as they didn't have the fibre+ wrap crap on it. Bauers are a bit of a pain and as the OP mentioned, Sher-Woods are horse crap.

[cbart 1]

If you can get your hands on one of these, it's worth it...procurve

[Jarick 5]

Anybody been successful with putting a toe curve on a (flat) Christian wood blade?

[Spreedizzle 1]

If you can get your hands on one of these, it's worth it...procurve

I have one of these that I am now using and would be willing to sell. PM me if interested.

[OkSt. 0]

Anybody been successful with putting a toe curve on a (flat) Christian wood blade?

I've been successful removing toe curves and making the blade straight. I have a custom pattern with Christian and its a fairly large toe curve 4.5 lie semi rounded toe with a gentle rocker. I love the pattern (Toe, lie, rocker etc.) but tinker with the curve quite a bit. For the last year I've been straightening the curve and just using a flat blade. I would imagine that its possible to reverse this process.

[Spreedizzle 1]

If you can get your hands on one of these, it's worth it...procurve

I have one of these that I am now using and would be willing to sell. PM me if interested.

Thank you for the interest everyone....but I currently have a pending sale on the curve tool. I will let you know if for some reason things don't work out.

[leafs1967 2]

Christian definately are the best blade to work with when trying to recurve the blade. A number of years ago team ran out of my sticks and the only blade shape wise to what i used was one of the guys christian blades. Only problem was he used a huge heel curve and shot right. I used a big heel with lots me upshoot and shot left. After straightening the blade i was able to curve it left handed. Held it new curve great. Didn't loose alot me strength either.

[Engine37 0]

I'd suggest NOT using Montreal wood blades. They are a great blade, and they are really durable typically, but they seem to get destroyed pretty easily if you try to modify the curve on them at all.

Good luck!

[sc37 0]

Best I've worked with were the Christians (of course) and Easton pro returns so long as they didn't have the fibre+ wrap crap on it. Bauers are a bit of a pain and as the OP mentioned, Sher-Woods are horse crap.

I've done it on my Bauers with some decent success. It was the one40s though. It was easier when I jammed it under my door and started using that to curve it.

[Jarick 5]

I'd suggest NOT using Montreal wood blades. They are a great blade, and they are really durable typically, but they seem to get destroyed pretty easily if you try to modify the curve on them at all.

Good luck!

Yeah those Montreal blades have so much fiberglass and ABS in them that they won't curve.