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Hello everyone, I searched for this question online but didn't find a truly exhaustive answer. I would like to know your opinion and experience on this: Is there a correlation between blade's weight and blade's flex? I think lighter blades should have more flex compared to the same blade but heavier, right?
I think it's quite intuitive that generally speaking for two blades of the same composition the thicker one will be slightly stiffer because it's physically harder to bend. This will probably make it a bit faster and harder. Consequently the slim one it's going to be physically less rigid and easier to bend thus probably making it a bit slower and softer. But then doesn't this means that for two blades of equal composition the lighter one is also generally speaking going to be the flexier one? If it's lighter it could be due to either less glue, lower density wood, thinner overall thickness or a combination of these; all things that intuitively should have less rigidity and more flex as a consequence. Does this matches your experience?
I think it's quite intuitive that generally speaking for two blades of the same composition the thicker one will be slightly stiffer because it's physically harder to bend. This will probably make it a bit faster and harder. Consequently the slim one it's going to be physically less rigid and easier to bend thus probably making it a bit slower and softer. But then doesn't this means that for two blades of equal composition the lighter one is also generally speaking going to be the flexier one? If it's lighter it could be due to either less glue, lower density wood, thinner overall thickness or a combination of these; all things that intuitively should have less rigidity and more flex as a consequence. Does this matches your experience?