SDC Handmade Blades

[SDC]

wow, a lot of effort went into making the handle...

Indeed!

 

[SDC]

Keeping with the inner fiber concept for maximum feeling and touch, I tried to make this one even faster than the previous blade I posted. That can easily be done by thickening the core, the problem is that the composition was already on the heavy side, so I switched from Ayous to Kiri which is lighter. That allowed me to use a thicker core while having a lower weight. I must say that this blade is one of my recent favorites, it has an exceptional feel, with "outer fiber" type speed.

Available FS.

- Limba / Ayous / S-AxC / Kiri / S-AxC / Ayous / Limba
- 89.0g
- 6.4mm
- 158x152mm
- ST(102x28.0x23.0mm)
- 1421Hz
- Balance: 3.2cm (Med)

 

[Manto76]

Keeping with the inner fiber concept for maximum feeling and touch, I tried to make this one even faster than the previous blade I posted. ...

Impressive work on the handle—very nice!

 

[TischTenniser]

Keeping with the inner fiber concept for maximum feeling and touch, I tried to make this one even faster than the previous blade I posted. That can easily be done by thickening the core, the problem is that the composition was already on the heavy side, so I switched from Ayous to Kiri which is lighter. That allowed me to use a thicker core while having a lower weight. I must say that this blade is one of my recent favorites, it has an exceptional feel, with "outer fiber" type speed.

Would the feeling and touch increased / same / decreased if you would have still used thick Ayous core?

 

[SDC]

Would the feeling and touch increased / same / decreased if you would have still used thick Ayous core?

That question doesn't have a direct answer. Ayous, samba, obeche, abachi, different names for the same species depending on the region where it comes from, can greatly vary in density as well. I have cores ranging from 300 - 450 Kg/m3, that's a lot, and with wood, density and hardness are directly proportional (within the same species of course). From experience, I prefer using a dense Kiri core rather than a light Ayous one, those are usually too soft. The average density is around 380 kg/m3, and that's what I like to use, in that case we could assume a slightly harder feeling (apart from the weight increase). If the density was higher then the hardness and weight would increase even more, but you could also expect more speed and more "kick" on higher gears. In essence, it would feel like a different blade.

 

[SlowPower]

Is it a secret or would you tell me where you get your kiri cores from?

 

[SDC]

Is it a secret or would you tell me where you get your kiri cores from?

It's not a secret, as many big manufacturers do, you can easily get it from china. But because I like to have the widest range possible for density, I also source them from different locations (those I will keep a secret 😅). I also buy locally, but here they grow Paulownia Tomentosa, which is a bit different than the usual Paulownia Elongata.

 

[SDC]

Nothing new here, just a really fast blade...

Available FS.

- Hinoki / A-C / Kiri / A-C / Hinoki
- 89.6g
- 7.6mm
- 157x150mm
- STSQ (102x28.0x22.5mm)
- 1916Hz
- Balance: 3.3cm (Med)

 

[SlowPower]

It's not a secret, as many big manufacturers do, you can easily get it from china. But because I like to have the widest range possible for density, I also source them from different locations (those I will keep a secret 😅). I also buy locally, but here they grow Paulownia Tomentosa, which is a bit different than the usual Paulownia Elongata.

Thanks for the reply- i was hoping you have a cheaper source as i think its too expensive from china.
I could give you 2 sources from germany, if you want...

 

[CCBladecraft]

Thanks for the reply- i was hoping you have a cheaper source as i think its too expensive from china.
I could give you 2 sources from germany, if you want...

You guys talking about places that actually make the cores and send several sheets of wood? Or like lumber yards to go buy a big stick and make your own?

 

[SDC]

You guys talking about places that actually make the cores and send several sheets of wood? Or like lumber yards to go buy a big stick and make your own?

First option. I still don't have the possibility to re-saw wood myself, I don't even have a nice wood planer like you 😅.

 

[CCBladecraft]

First option. I still don't have the possibility to re-saw wood myself, I don't even have a nice wood planer like you 😅.

I’m surprised I thought for sure you did. Really no need since you have good sources that make whatever thicknesses you want, I could never find a place except for years ago I ordered some paulownia.

 

[SDC]

I’m surprised I thought for sure you did. Really no need since you have good sources that make whatever thicknesses you want, I could never find a place except for years ago I ordered some paulownia.

I still do, just not with a nice planer. I buy them thicker than I need and then bring them down as required.

 

[SDC]

I often get asked about the fastest blade possible, but not so much about the slowest one. Well, I decided to build it anyway... This is the slowest (still playable) blade I've ever built. Honestly, I don't even know how this will perform, there is almost no bounce! But if you do get the ball to cross to the other side of the table, you will surely annoy the hell out of your opponent 😅.

Available FS.

- Ayous / Balsa / Balsa / Balsa / Ayous
- 56.0g
- 5.2mm
- 161x155mm
- ST(102x28.0x23.0mm)
- 840Hz
- Balance: 2.4cm (Low)

 

[Metaxa]

I often get asked about the fastest blade possible, but not so much about the slowest one. Well, I decided to build it anyway... This is the slowest (still playable) blade I've ever built. Honestly, I don't even know how this will perform, there is almost no bounce! But if you do get the ball to cross to the other side of the table, you will surely annoy the hell out of your opponent 😅.

Available FS.

- Ayous / Balsa / Balsa / Balsa / Ayous
- 56.0g
- 5.2mm
- 161x155mm
- ST(102x28.0x23.0mm)
- 840Hz
- Balance: 2.4cm (Low)

⚠️ Caution fragile!⚠️

 

[SDC]

The Persson Power Play is another popular blade, but still considered a bit slow for the new ball. This is an interpretation of that composition, but with a small change in the orientation of the plies and swapping the "foil" layer for a very thin unidirectional carbon, in order to make it faster.

Available FS.

- Koto / Uni-C / Ayous / Ayous / Ayous / Uni-C / Koto
- 91.0g
- 5.9mm
- 155x150mm
- FL (103x25.0mm)
- 1356Hz
- Balance: 3.5cm (Med)

 

[SDC]

A very thick, stiff and light Balsa core blade with a compact head size and Hinoki outer layers. The main characteristic of this blade is that it doesn't feel as bouncy as expected from this type of construction. Instead, due to the 3 carbon layers, it gets progressively faster with harder shots, and despite not being a speed monster, it provides a better balance between passive/active shots, than some Balsa blades out there.

Available FS.

- Hinoki / Soft-Carbon / Balsa / Soft-Carbon / Balsa / Soft-Carbon / Hinoki
- 76.4g
- 8.25mm
- 154x148mm
- FL (101x25mm)
- 1765Hz
- Balance: 1.8cm (Very Low)

 

[Lazer]

Carbon in the center, don't think I've seen that before. What's the point with this?

Cheers
L-zr

Edit: can’t be for the hardness , Stiffness ? Weight ?

 

[CCBladecraft]

I have seen this carbon core before but I can’t remember where hmm lol.

 

[SDC]

I have seen this carbon core before but I can’t remember where hmm lol.

Lots of places probably, there are some blades that use a center composite layer.

You may have seen it back in 2020, the first center composite blade I made: https://www.tabletennisdaily.com/forum/topics/sdc-handmade-blades.19018/post-331966

or in 2022 when I posted this one: https://www.tabletennisdaily.com/forum/topics/sdc-handmade-blades.19018/post-361271

However, although I never posted it here, I made this almost same composition also in 2021 (#393)