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  1. An exhibition of blades made by Ukrainian craftsmen

    Another blade from the Super Looper series. While similar in structure, this blade is more focused on control. The carbon fiber we used here has a lower density, and the blade is thinner and lighter. This Super Looper has a short, passive game and can accelerate the ball when needed. This blade...
  2. An exhibition of blades made by Ukrainian craftsmen

    Another SuperLuper with a design similar to the Viscaria, but with different materials. This time blade has more weight and power but with all that is very linear and controlled in all playing elements. Weight 92.6 g, blade 159x151х6,2 mm, handle full-size FL 103 mm long, chord- 86mm, frequency...
  3. The inside view, design, and construction of factory blades that come to us for repair

    Since I share blade balance data in my posts on repairing and making new blades, someone might be interested in how quickly and easily this can be done. I call this method the three-ruler method, since it requires three rulers. In principle, you can get by with two rulers, but three is more...
  4. The inside view, design, and construction of factory blades that come to us for repair

    It looks very much like it was cyanoacrylate glue.
  5. The inside view, design, and construction of factory blades that come to us for repair

    1-ply wood hinoki Blade Armstrong Castellian made in Japan. To avoid what happened in the photo, be very careful with these blades. By the way, there was a surprise here too. For some reason, the weight decreased after the repair, even though we didn't do anything to reduce the weight. I think...
  6. The inside view, design, and construction of factory blades that come to us for repair

    I don't know why, but we used to think of the Xiom Stradivarius as a budget alternative to the Viscaria. After repairs, it turned out they're completely different blades. The first difference is the cavities in the handles and blade itself. The second difference is the completely different...
  7. The inside view, design, and construction of factory blades that come to us for repair

    OSP blades has never been sent for repairs, Nittaku blades have been sent, but of different types, so there are no statistics yet. I was surprised by the Xiom Stradivarius blade, which I plan to write about soon.
  8. Setup smelling off, sort of gasoline smell

    The gasoline will evaporate over time, but your rubbers will become harder. I don't know if that's a good thing or a bad thing. It'll probably be more fun to play with gasoline :ROFLMAO:.
  9. Setup smelling off, sort of gasoline smell

    Gasoline doesn't damage wood. Before gasoline-based glues were banned, we used to re-glue our rubbers before every practice, which was Monday through Friday, and we had no problems with the wood. As a blade repair technician, I can say that nothing damages a blade more than the owner's unruly...
  10. The inside view, design, and construction of factory blades that come to us for repair

    The frequency changes as the blade size changes. As the blade size decreases, the frequency increases. By the way, the speed in the game also increases, but control (may the BrokenBall forgive me), in my opinion, decreases.
  11. An exhibition of blades made by Ukrainian craftsmen

    The thing is, we make each blade to each individual's specifications. When ordering, we discuss all the blade parameters the player is interested in. Accordingly, the composition and thickness of the layers will vary from player to player.
  12. The inside view, design, and construction of factory blades that come to us for repair

    By the way, I once got my hands on a Mishima Viscaria clone. That blade was incredibly stiff and extremely difficult to spin, but the blocks were like reinforced concrete :-). So we reduced the chord from 92 to 89 mm, and it became much more enjoyable to spin.
  13. The inside view, design, and construction of factory blades that come to us for repair

    The chord is the width of the blade at the end of the handle. The smaller the chord, the more the blade bends, and conversely, the larger the chord, the less the blade can bend. Changing this parameter by a few millimeters can greatly affect the playing properties of the blade.
  14. The inside view, design, and construction of factory blades that come to us for repair

    I've been struggling with a question for a long time. Maybe you guys can help me with it. We often receive the popular Viscaria blades for repair. I always thought they should all be made to the same standard and have the same geometric dimensions. But that's not actually the case. All the...
  15. An exhibition of blades made by Ukrainian craftsmen

    And this is the continuation of our series asymmetric blades - Walnut Harmony. The peculiarity of this blade is a small thickness of 5.45 mm. This gives hight sensitivity and control, but walnut with carbon gives lively acceleration on the attacking side and two softwoods also a long dwell time...
  16. An exhibition of blades made by Ukrainian craftsmen

    Another offensive blade with an innerforce structure and a light limba on the surface, which we made for my friend. This blade is non-linear, meaning it plays slowly in short, passive games, but when accelerated, it can create a fast ball with lots of spin. Blade Parameters: Speed - Off/ All...
  17. An exhibition of blades made by Ukrainian craftsmen

    Another asymmetric Harmony! This time with an anatomical handle and a koto on the attack side. Another feature of this blade is the use of veneer to protect the ends of the blade. The owner of the blade says that the veneer end gives a sharper feel. Despite its relatively thin size, this blade...
  18. Palio Energy 03 comparison with Allwood Blades?

    And this is the same "carbon", which is not carbon at all, although for this price it is normal :-)
  19. Throw angle is not a rubber property!

    I want to like this post, but I don't want to spoil these statistics
  20. Throw angle is not a rubber property!

    I tried to try hybrid rubbers before, but thanks to our neighbors, this winter it was difficult to do - there were no windows in the hall after the arrival of russian missiles and drones, there was no electricity and heating again due to the massive shelling of the energy infrastructure of my...
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