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I am looking for a slow blade.Similar to a Stiga Off classic, but with hinoki top.
What do You think of. (I see You do honoki veneers in 1.0 mm and 0.6 mm) .
Hinoki 1.0mm / Hinoki 0.6mm / Ayous ??? / Hinoki 0.6 mm / Hinoki 1.0 mm
Then play with the Ayous thickness to get the proper speed?
Is this possible?
Cheers
L-zr
Sergio, which do you think would give more feeling: Hinoki 1.0mm as top ply with 0.6mm under it, or the reverse: 0.6mm as top ply with 1.0mm underneath?Quote:
Originally Posted by Lazer
I am just curious what your experience has been making blades.
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Originally Posted by Lazer
I have a similar blade just a few posts above, part of the 5 blades series. That one is Hinoki 0.6 / Hinoki 1.0 / Ayous 3.0. It's not a rocket launcher but it has got some speed, your suggestion would be a bit slower. I also have another one even further back, one with the "dotec" handle, that one is Hinoki 1.0 / Padauk 0.5 / Kiri 3.1, and for me it's more in line with what you are after.
The medial ply is the one that contributes the most to the type of feedback we get in our hand. Relatively speaking, the second option will feel more solid, bigger sweetspot, less vibration and feedback in the hand. The first option will be the opposite, it may in fact feel too mushy depending on the rest of the composition. Personally I like to use Hinoki in thicker layers with a harder layer underneath to support it, it can be a denser wood of a composite layer.Quote:
Originally Posted by UpSideDownCarl
Hi everyone, I'm the owner of the last blade posted by Sergio.
Thanks for the kind comments about the handle design!It took me longer than expected to reach this final design (I made more than 30 different verions of it, small tweaks between than), but the final result was worth it. Thanks again Sergio for the amazong work!
The handle design is kind of a mix between OSP Virtuoso AC and BTY Fukuhara ZLF.
I wanted something with kind of simple lines, but not too simple/too "classic", also not too modern/ too fancy. I think the final result was pretty good =D,I see it as an atemporal design
Unfortunately I wasn't able to test it yet. Not only due to covid situation (almost all places are already running, but I'm still cautious tough), but since a couple months ago other things are going on on my life that requires higher priority than TT. Now I'm not sure when I will be able to play TT again...hopefully next year maybe.
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hipnotic;354099The handle was made with Amazon Rosewood, Cherry and endgrain Padauk with a Ebony cap. Don't ask me what the tag says because I can't remember [emoji28]. The owner is out there, maybe he can chime in?
It is just my last name 😁
One pretty pup... 😍Quote:
Originally Posted by shinshiro
Cheers
L-zr
I hear You...Quote:
Originally Posted by hipnotic
I'm interested to discuss an order. I will contact You on the email on Your Home site.
Cheers
L-zr
Commissioned blade. Fast, very fast...
Composition: Purple Heart / SZLC / Koto / Balsa / I-C / Limba / A. Rosewood
Weight: 92.3g
Thickness: 7.5mm
Freq.: 1750Hz
Balance: 2.8cm (Low)
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Looks amazing - as always! I don't see Purple Heart on the list of outer veneers on your website - just out of interest, where does it place in terms of density and hardness?Quote:
Originally Posted by hipnotic
Again an exquisite handle, but waaaay too fast for me.
Cheers
L-zr
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Originally Posted by Manto76
It isn't, I have some stuff I need to update but I haven't had time yet. But I do have a note explaining I can get more stuff other than what's on the list.
Purple Heart is also very heavy, around 905 Kg/m3, so between Wenge and A. Rosewood in terms of density, but same janka as A. Rosewood (11190N).
Yeah. That blade kind of looks like a work of art that should be put in a frame and hung on a wall. Which would be a shame to keep someone from feeling how nice I am sure it feels to play with. :)
One day they will make rubbers that are clear for blades that look as good as that. :)
Just a simple 5 ply with an Olivewood handle.
Composition: Limba / Ayous / Kiri / Ayous / Limba
Weight: 82.8g
Thickness: 6.3mm
Freq.: 1313Hz
Balance: 2.7cm (Low)
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Typical inner fiber blade, but with a small difference. We decided to use thinner outer plies, and a slightly thicker core on this one to improve the speed. This worked as expected, but it actually made it a bit too fast for the owner (we already solved that 🙂). The Flared handle shape is also different than what I usually do, it's a little wider near the wings, which turns it into an almost anatomic shape.
Composition: Black Limba / Ayous / A-C / Ayous / A-C / Ayous / Black Limba
Weight: 89.4g
Thickness: 5.85mm
Freq.: 1290Hz
Balance: 2.9cm (Low/Med)
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This is a light and fast blade with a relatively soft feel (considering it's a composite blade). The low balance facilitates the use of the wrist, so it's suitable for playing an aggressive close to the table style. But the main feature of this blade is the semi-anatomic handle, if you don't have different grips for FH and BH and like to keep the hand in a fixed position, this one is just perfect.
Available FS.
Composition: Tola / S A-C / Ayous / Kiri / Ayous / S A-C / Tola
Weight: 82.6g
Thickness: 5.65mm
Freq.: 1442 Hz
Balance: 2.3cm (Low)
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I can't quite tell from the pic: is the one side of the handle 'straight', or is it slightly 'concave'?Quote:
Originally Posted by hipnotic
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Originally Posted by Manto76
One of the sides is convex like an anatomic handle, the other is slightly concave like a flared handle. Here, this should help:
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Originally Posted by Tim Boll
Amazing how rude someone can be. He hasn't ever tried a hand made blade made by hipnotic and he is not only posting this kind of comment, he is posting links to his own website where the name is an obvious copy of the name of this forum.
I am deleting the original post to delete the links from this thread. To date, I have let him post the links he posts because they do have to do with Table Tennis. But an awful lot of his posts have nothing to do with the thread or comments in the thread he is posting in and look like an excuse to post links, and so, to me, they look like spam; just table tennis related spam.
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Originally Posted by UpSideDownCarl
No offense taken, I just thought he was a bot... Besides, there is no such think as bad publicity, right? 😁
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Originally Posted by UpSideDownCarl
i have not read any other posts from timBoll so can not make a proper judgement .
If your decision to spank him would only be based on the very comment you list and reply to, I could not agree.
It is not an insult just a personal opinion.................which is allowed here, right. 😁
Look. This is a thread where hipnotic shows the blades he makes by hand. And this thread that hipnotic made to show the blades he has made, which, are both craftsmanship and art, and you can only know how they play if you try them, he says: "No matter what others think, I always think Viscaria and boll alc are the best ping pong blades."Quote:
Originally Posted by lodro
You can read it how you want and I am happy that Sergio is not offended by him basically saying he is not interested in the content of the thread but wanted to post a link to his website. But, to me, it sounds like a put down of what Sergio is showing in the thread.
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Originally Posted by UpSideDownCarl
yes, i can see your point and understand you taking a stance.
Have a beer on me 🙏
Keep it classy! 👌
Composition: Limba / Limba / Ayous / Limba / Limba
Weight: 83.6g
Thickness: 5.5mm
Freq.: 1140Hz
Balance: 2.9cm (Low/Med)
https://www.tabletennisdaily.com/for...0/27/277_1.jpg
https://www.tabletennisdaily.com/for...0/27/277_2.jpg
Commissioned blade for short pips.
Composition: Ash / SC / Hinoki / Kiri / Ayous / ALC / Limba
Weight: 90.5g
Thickness: 5.8mm
Freq.: 1421Hz
Balance: 3.2cm (Med)
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Nice!
A Nittaku Mima Ito look-a-like blade. Well done.
It would be really interesting to find out how this blade with its more extreme difference in composition compares with the Koto / A-C / Ayous / Kiri / Ayous / A-C / Ash blade you made for me. (posted on this thread on 01-27-2021, very similar looking handle)Quote:
Originally Posted by hipnotic
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Originally Posted by Sedis
This blade was somewhat based on your's. While the ALC is softer than the A-C we used in your blade, the high density carbon had a prominent feeling. This might be good for the pips side, but I think it also affects negatively the inverted side if you are looking for a little more arc. He as since returned for another blade and the differences were even more extreme, and while that one was stiffer, it felt softer overall.
A 3+2 blade with ALC. Stiff, fast and with low trajectory, but a soft touch that provides great control.
Sold.
Composition: Hinoki / ALC / Kiri / ALC / Hinoki
Weight: 80.7g
Thickness: 7.2mm
Freq.: 1570 Hz
Balance: 2.8cm (Low)
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Originally Posted by hipnotic
Very elegant handle!
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Originally Posted by Manto76
Thanks Manto 🙂
An ALC version of Primorac Carbon., niceQuote:
Originally Posted by hipnotic
Cheers
L-zr
Talking about crazy shapes, here's a commissioned blade with Tibhar's old swing shape.
Composition: Hinoki / ALC / WRC / WRC / WRC / ALC / Hinoki
Weight: 90.8g
Thickness: 6.8mm
Freq.: 1400Hz
Balance: 2.1cm (Very Low)
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Originally Posted by hipnotic
Eloi?
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Originally Posted by yoass
the one and only
Innegra is lightweight synthetic fiber made from polyolefin polypropylene, basically a tough plastic. It won't do much as far as increasing the speed of a blade, on the contrary, when used in its plain form it provides energy dissipation and vibration dampening. So, I thought it would be great to make a defensive blade. In this one I paired with hard Padauk outer layers, so it's still a reasonably fast blade for a modern defender.
Available FS.
Composition: Padauk / Padauk / Innegra / Kiri / Innegra / Padauk / Padauk
Weight: 91.4g
Thickness: 6.0mm
Freq.: 1230Hz
Balance: 3.1cm (Med)
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Commissioned asymmetric blade. SDC Ice cream?
Composition: Framiré / I-C / Ayous / Kiri / Ayous / ALC / Koto
Weight: 84.5g
Thickness: 5.8mm
Freq.: 1400Hz
Balance: 3.2cm (Med)
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Another beautiful handle, what's the wood type in the dark part ?
Cheers
L-zr
SDC Blades had 2 of hiz blades in testing with someone in California, so naturally, Hipnotic sent me a Space message through NASA and Carl's Spyphone 13 to let me know they were available.
I promptly emailed a shipping label to the tester, and the forces of gravity floted 2 blades my way.
Tonite, I broke out one of them, what looked like a composite OFF blade and had a hit. The hit shows this is a composite blade in the OFF class that can do the things a blade like this should do.
It felt a little better top end than the Spartan. I did not take any pics, but SDC should know exactly which blade this is and share a pic.
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Originally Posted by Lazer
Thanks! Do you mean the brown wood? That's Mahogany.
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Originally Posted by Der_Echte
This one?
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Made it some time ago. The Hinoki wasn't top quality, that's why it became a test blade. But I'm curious to know how Hinoki works for you.