Hi all, inspired by the cool stuff I've seen being made on here I decided to try my hand at making a couple of blades. All I can say is it's kind of addictive and so many combinations to try out 
My son is actually using one of my first ones (as a beginner at 8 years old) and likes the fact that it was made for him. I'm lucky to have access to a couple of clubs that have extremely strong players for feedback too, especially as I've not played more than a few times in more than 20 years (but plan to get back into it in the new year!).
These two are my #10 and #11. From feedback on my 5/7 ply all-wood blades having "great feeling but too slow" these are my 3rd and 4th attempt at using carbon fibre and most successful to date. They are both a little on the heavy side (deliberately) - I generally go for much lighter (balsa cored) blades in the 75-80g range. These are both a little larger than I generally go for too as I personally have always liked super compact, as fast as possible blades.
#10: Hinoki / Ayous / CF / Kiri Core
Always wanted to try out the "tenaly" handle and the Cybershape so thought I'd combine them haha. I'm left-handed hence the text on the "wrong" side. Will be interesting to get some rubbers on this and try it out. My son made me add the Pokeball to the handle but this will definitely be way too much for him to handle as a beginner.
* 6.75mm
* 92.4g
* 1544hz
#11 - Koto / Douglas Fir / CF / Kiri Core
Bit more traditional than the last - I think this turned out really nicely and the "scaled" koto looks really nice albeit it is a proper pain in the neck to work with compared to hinoki / cypress or even walnut and purpleheart that I've used on earlier blades. The handle is Sapele which is my favourite wood to work with for both this and guitar building that is my main "thing". Again this is definitely on the heavy and fast side and was built with someone specifically in mind who was interested a similar (but slower) earlier effort.
* 6.2mm
* 97.7g
* 1675hz
My son is actually using one of my first ones (as a beginner at 8 years old) and likes the fact that it was made for him. I'm lucky to have access to a couple of clubs that have extremely strong players for feedback too, especially as I've not played more than a few times in more than 20 years (but plan to get back into it in the new year!).These two are my #10 and #11. From feedback on my 5/7 ply all-wood blades having "great feeling but too slow" these are my 3rd and 4th attempt at using carbon fibre and most successful to date. They are both a little on the heavy side (deliberately) - I generally go for much lighter (balsa cored) blades in the 75-80g range. These are both a little larger than I generally go for too as I personally have always liked super compact, as fast as possible blades.
#10: Hinoki / Ayous / CF / Kiri Core
Always wanted to try out the "tenaly" handle and the Cybershape so thought I'd combine them haha. I'm left-handed hence the text on the "wrong" side. Will be interesting to get some rubbers on this and try it out. My son made me add the Pokeball to the handle but this will definitely be way too much for him to handle as a beginner.
* 6.75mm
* 92.4g
* 1544hz
#11 - Koto / Douglas Fir / CF / Kiri Core
Bit more traditional than the last - I think this turned out really nicely and the "scaled" koto looks really nice albeit it is a proper pain in the neck to work with compared to hinoki / cypress or even walnut and purpleheart that I've used on earlier blades. The handle is Sapele which is my favourite wood to work with for both this and guitar building that is my main "thing". Again this is definitely on the heavy and fast side and was built with someone specifically in mind who was interested a similar (but slower) earlier effort.
* 6.2mm
* 97.7g
* 1675hz
