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How is it that you could earn 110k / year and not have to pay taxes? That sounds totally crazy and I'm very jealous of this ... :)

I had one training evening with the red and yellow version on a fast cedar-carbon-balsa blade and I'm impressed. Speed and spin-wise they are not on the same level as vega pro, but pretty close. The rubbers are harder and feel more dead, but this didn't take much time to adjust to. I'm not...

I received my red and yellow today, along with some free rubber protectors and sponge edgeband. ak47 yellow (black) weighs 62gram (168mm x 168mm) ~ 42g cut to blade ak47 red (red) weighs 68gram (168mm x 168mm) ~ 45g cut to blade I will try them next week.

I don't have tennis elbow myself but a friend who tests a lot of my blades does. He is constantly searching for ways to make blades lighter. So lighter setups will surely help. I'm allso just a fan of light setups and the lightness of my setup helps alot for my wrist as I use it a lot for...

You can't really go wrong with any of the Xiom Vega series. Vega europe or vega elite will probably be the hardness you are looking for.

I can't seem to finish my purchase with tormodel shop, due to not being able to ship to Belgium. Anyone else have any luck? I contacted them, but no reply...

Donic Cayman is made out of 3 thick layers of balsa and probably has limba outer plies.

Thanks for the interest. I have sent you a PM.

I don't know any commercial models as the ones I tried felt really 'balsa-ish'. But your description fits the blades I make very good. I started making light blades to find a solution for a friend who also has tennis elbow. It really helps when the blade is only 60-70g. I started playing with...

White ash is harder than spruce? I sometimes use pine to get some more hardness and weight.

Thanks for the compliments! I don't use white ash, but I think it will be quite similar to spruce, no?

Here are some more pictures

Thanks! Outer ply is mahogany on this one.

Another penhold blade :

A good looking blade for a first try! Are you pleased with how it plays?