I discussed Fisher’s Greenland dO!8 proxy yesterday and thought
that it would be interesting to discuss its particular function
in hockey stick manufacture in Jones et al 1998. Each hockey
stick is, after all, made by a master craftsman. The Greenland
dO18 is one of only 10 series in Jones et al 1998. Let’s see if
we can figure out exactly what its particular function in making
a good hockey stick and why it was chosen. One important
technique in making hockey sticks is the splice. This can occur
in many different forms. Most people have been distracted by
petty issues like splicing instrumental and proxy records and
failed to appreciate the artistic splicing that occurs between
short and long series, which are integral to one style of hockey
stick manufacture as practiced by one group of artisans. To
illustrate this, I’ve selected the Greenland dO18 series
(available in the MWP) and 2 shorter series from Jones et al
1998. This is in about the right proportion to the 10 series
used in the original, where ther