Change curve of blade

[Fire0nIce228 1]

Trying to custom curve a OPS is hell for them. Weakens them a ton. Not advised at all.

[LetsGoWings13 0]

when you heat up a ops the foam on the inside melts sortof making it be sortof hollow and the outside well just crack and break.

[Ogie Oglethorpe 14]

I used to tape mine first (so as not to scorch the clearcoat), heat it up until the black tape started to smoke abit/turn brown, I'd bend it in a door jam or open end of a vice. Once it was where I wanted it, I'd run it under some cold water (or, if still in a vice, run an ice cube or damp sponge accross it to cool it down to retain approximate shape).

[Accord 0]

i curve tps x-lites anll th etime and htye have laminate on them. just heat a bit at a time,. you know you will be heating to much when the laminate begins to bubble

I curved my Sher-wood 5030 stick the other day and after heating it and then bending it, there were little white things near where I curved it which seemed like white threads or something... was that the laminate bubbling?

[Accord 0]

Joshy is right. 

I use ice.

With everything I've ever worked with, the worst thing you can possibly do is a sudden cool down, why should it be any different with wood?

I own a ProCurve and the instruction manual recommends running it under cold water or even sticking it in a snow pile to cool it down.

[Timber 0]

wait so lets ask a basic question........is curving your own pattern bad for the blade or good??

AND do you ONLY curve woodies? and how would you curve one piece sticks?? One pieces are too big to fit in the oven....

Timber, where did you get your pro curver? i went to the link and there was "add to cart" link.

I only curve wood blades. The Pro-Curve in the oven method works great on blades only as it reduces or eliminates the glass delamination tendency that I sometimes see when using a heat gun. Some brands have shown a bit of glass delamination (Sherwood 950) while others have not (Bauer 7500, Legend Custom, and the new Christian blades). I have never had an issue with compromised blade durability (I don't quench the blades after heating, I just let them cool at room temperature).

I got the Pro Curve from epuck.

[joshy207 15]

wait so lets ask a basic question........is curving your own pattern bad for the blade or good??

As long as you're not making a drastic change, you should be OK. For example, if you want to open or close the toe a bit, or make the curve slightly bigger or smaller, fine, but don't try to make an Yzerman into a Drury.