The Hicks Launcher blade is Stainless Steel and offers perfect vane clearance for medium to large diameter shafts, great for carbon and aluminum arrows. It is machined to +/- .0002 tolerances using an aerospace machining technology that creates no microscopic cracks such as stampings sometimes will. The launcher blade is available in .009 and .010 inch thicknesses. The blade will fit all the popular rests, i.e. Tuner Rest and Tiger Tuff and Golden Key. This blade is shot by many of today's top professional archers for its consistent flexibility.