A Modern, Stencil-Bladed Fan?

[Max C.]

So browsing around Home Hardware's website reveled quite the surprise - a Canarm Unity with stencil blades.  At first, I assumed the pictures were old, however its worth noting that the mounting bracket and labels inside the canopy are both used on current Canarms.  So yes, it appears as if one can still buy a stencil-bladed fan in 2018

homehardware.ca/en/rec/index.htm/Plumbing-Electrical/Electrical/Fans/Ceiling/Ceiling/Unity-36-4-Blade-White-Ceiling-Fan-with-Light/_/N-2pqfZ67l/Ne-67n/Ntk-All_EN/R-I3829076

[fancollector12]

You guys in Canada get all the good stuff... stencil (and cane) still exist, but not in the U.S... wicker and palm is where it's at right now in our market. Are you planning on buying one?

[Jean Lemieux]

I'm suprised you just noticed that. It's been on their site for a while and we have seen Canarm Unities with stencil in black and yellow post 2006 boxes.

I just wish the Unity would use classic half moon brackets instead of these ugly ones.

[Max C.]

Mar 16, 2018 2:00:56 GMT -5 fancollector12 said:

Are you planning on buying one?

Unless the latest version of the Unity turns out to be decent quality, probably not.

Mar 16, 2018 14:01:58 GMT -5 Jean Lemieux said:

I'm suprised you just noticed that. It's been on their site for a while and we have seen Canarm Unities with stencil in black and yellow post 2006 boxes.

The only Canarm Unity I have seen with stencil was a 2004 model that also included a polished brass fitter.  Were/are they actually common?

[Jean Lemieux]

Mar 17, 2018 22:31:28 GMT -5 Max C. said:

Mar 16, 2018 2:00:56 GMT -5 fancollector12 said:

Are you planning on buying one?

Unless the latest version of the Unity turns out to be decent quality, probably not.

Mar 16, 2018 14:01:58 GMT -5 Jean Lemieux said:

I'm suprised you just noticed that. It's been on their site for a while and we have seen Canarm Unities with stencil in black and yellow post 2006 boxes.

The only Canarm Unity I have seen with stencil was a 2004 model that also included a polished brass fitter.  Were/are they actually common?

Canarm Unity with stencil are uncommon. Usually they seem to have bleached oak on the other side of the blades as mentionned in the description on the website. Apparently it's a surprise to know what we would get. Some can still have stencil but more often they have bleached oak.

I'm tempted to get one and use different brackets.

[Max C.]

Mar 18, 2018 21:29:50 GMT -5 Jean Lemieux said:

Canarm Unity with stencil are uncommon. Usually they seem to have bleached oak on the other side of the blades as mentionned in the description on the website. Apparently it's a surprise to know what we would get. Some can still have stencil but more often they have bleached oak.

I'm tempted to get one and use different brackets.

I also haven't seen any with bleached oak blades, however Canarm Unitys are not the most popular fans in this area (you typically see Galaxys instead).  What specific brackets would you install?