playunderwaterhockey — Norbat

MakerWorld description, captured October 30, 2026.
Source and latest instructions: https://makerworld.com/en/models/3496363-the-norbat#profileId-3993643

Norbat 1.0 — Underwater Hockey Stick

I originally made this stick for the Norbergs in Seattle, Washington. They'd been making and playing with their own wooden sticks, but with four or five of them using those sticks regularly, they were wearing down pretty quickly.

I made this as a way to hold them over, and apparently they liked it well enough that they ended up buying a 3D printer so they could make more themselves!

This is a pretty basic stick, and honestly, I didn't put a ton of effort into designing it. There are definitely things I'd improve, but it was a good one-off project.

Design

The first thing you'll probably notice is that the handle is FAT.

I always figured I'd just file it down a bit, but the person I made it for didn't seem to mind, so maybe there's something to that.

One thing I do like about the design is how the handle slopes into the back curve of the stick. The Norbergs specifically designed that shape to work somewhat like the grip of a gun, helping absorb impacts when somebody is pushing the puck into you.

The stick also has:

• A pretty substantial hook, which should be great for controlling the puck.

• An 11° bevel on the front edge, with no bevel on the back.

• Light ribbing along the front edge, just enough to give you a little extra grip on the puck. Nothing incredible, but it's there.

Printing

I print my sticks pretty heavily, with a lot of walls. As you can see in the model and print settings, roughly 50% of the stick is made up of walls/perimeters.

I think that's worth doing for durability. I'd honestly make the entire thing 100% walls if it weren't for the fact that it would be too gosh darn heavy to play with underwater.

These sticks take a beating, so I think a little extra filament is worth it.

I've actually never played with this stick myself, but from what I've heard, it seems to work just fine.

I'm sure there are plenty of things that could be improved, and I'm pretty unlikely to go back and work on it much more.

It was a fun little one-off project, and if you end up printing one, I hope it works well for you.

Hopefully you don't end up wishing you could get your filament back.
