A METHOD OF MAKING A FORMABLE HOCKEY STICK BLADE

摘要

A method of making a formable hockey stick blade comprising making a core of synthetic material; recovering the core with a fibers layer for forming a preformed blade; placing the preformed blade in a mold; injecting in the mold, at a pressure between 45 psi and 60 psi and a temperature between 350.degree.F and 400.degree.F, a thermoplastic resin having a viscosity below 25 cP while maintaining a negative pressure of at least 200 mm of mercury in the mold; curing the thermoplastic resin; and removing the blade from the mold. The invention also relates to a method of selling a hockey stick blade wherein a blade is shaped in accordance to a curvature selected by a customer.