tapered blade in a standard shaft

[WALEED 0]

pretty dumb question but what'll happen if i put a warrior tapered blade in a standard warrior shaft? would the blade be too small? too big? Are thier any tricks to make it work. thanks in advance

[fieldofdreams 0]

No matter how much tape you put around the tenon, the blade will end up falling out at the most inopportune time during a game. Won't work.

[start_today 770]

Your best bet would be trading or selling your blade and just buying a standard blade. Anything you do is going to either compromise the integrity of the shaft, or lead to the blade just flying out of the stick. Also, the feel will be terrible because of whatever extra material you have to jam in there.

The brand of the shaft and blade don't really matter. They may both say warrior, but they are two different products. Standards shafts fit standard blades, tapered blades fit tapered shafts, regardless of brand name. Anything else and you're dealing with something akin to "a round peg in a square hole."

[WALEED 0]

another question guys: when a shaft is said to be tapered, does it then fit all blades that are tapered or only those that are closely related to it? thanks for the quick replies

[yrhmblnr8r 69]

another question guys: when a shaft is said to be tapered, does it then fit all blades that are tapered or only those that are closely related to it? thanks for the quick replies

I've found some small variance between brands, but tapered shaft/tapered blade should work in most cases. If you put a new blade in and it feels a little loose, add a strip of tape over the tenon or some more glue. If possible, take the shaft with you to your LHS when you're picking out the blade. Just holding the two of them together without heat should give you an idea of how well they'll fit.

[Chadd 916]

another question guys: when a shaft is said to be tapered, does it then fit all blades that are tapered or only those that are closely related to it? thanks for the quick replies

I've found some small variance between brands, but tapered shaft/tapered blade should work in most cases. If you put a new blade in and it feels a little loose, add a strip of tape over the tenon or some more glue. If possible, take the shaft with you to your LHS when you're picking out the blade. Just holding the two of them together without heat should give you an idea of how well they'll fit.

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