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I don't have a tip per se, since you already asked I guess you already have lots of passion, which is the only thing you need! haha. There is something that I do miss though, is a testing/playing partner, which is rather hard to find given the thing I am doing and the stage of life I am in. I...

hey there! your clamp looks amazing! I always wanted to get one of this, but the bulk of it for this specific purpose will get me into some trouble with my other half, so I gave up, and used the already present clamps. What kind of blades are you making? I guess you already know that the issue...

there are not many layers here, I just glue it in one go and leave it on a tight clamp for about 50+ hours. Dry for 2 days before cutting to shape. but for more layered one I glue them in 2 go.

Hello there! Sorry I was on a business trip and took a while. I use some spring loaded wood clamps as you can see. I clamp it as tight as it gets for hide glue. Hide glue generally pull wood fibers together, so the end product is alnost always thinner than expected. For epoxy. I applied loads of...

Hi SDC! It is an honor to have you in this thread. You have been my major inspiration! The 'Orange Peel' Risk 😱 That is my biggest fear with this 'Drum Skin' silk experiment. Since I plan to use a relatively soft Hinoki core (unlike Angryballs’ Ironbark!), I assume my wood won't have the brute...

I had to look up those Janka numbers... 5060 lbf (Buloke)? 🤯 That's almost not wood, basically organic steel! Are those blades heavy? I am so interested in how it plays too. You are totally right. You are building with 'Mass & Density' (Sledgehammer style), and I am trying to build with...

You just unlocked a massive mental block for me with that 'Pre-Tensioned Concrete' analogy. 🤯 I was always worried that Silk would just act like a soft cushion (absorbing energy), but you are absolutely right—if you stretch it on a hoop like a drum skin before laminating, you are mechanically...

Thanks! I am getting the red ak47 for the other side then!

Before I made the all-wood violin blade I posted earlier, I was actually experimenting with Inner-Carbon. This is one of an inner carbon blade, with carbon layers are bonded by epoxy while other layers hide glue. The Experiment: I tried a different wood combo than the usual Limba/Ash...

That is extreme insightful!!!! Let me try that next time. Just bought some SALC sheets after you showed me that is possible! Have you tried cnf solution mixed with hide or fish bladder? Love what you did with your blades! They have a lot of interesting wood species and they are all beautiful!

Omg that is amazing! Great to find a fellow blade maker here! Thank you for the advice. I have two questions 1 I always feared the epoxy will not be enough to covered all the area and it will delaminate later. How do you keep the even spread? 2 I see people on YouTube sometimes use an...

Thanks! That is a big question, but I’ll try to break down my chaotic process. Basically, my design journey started with frustration. I played with Grubba All+ blade with Driver EL, when I am truly good. With new plastic ball, I am trying to look for "soul" and touch of blades like the Nittaku...

I traced it off of my cybershape carbon head. but it's hand sanded, so i guess it might be off by a few mm. haha. But the rubber generally fits, which is the most important part for me.

I’m all in on Spider Silk (Dragline Silk), encased in hide glue, sealed with cnf and pu coating. Spider silk has a higher toughness (energy absorption) than Kevlar. I would imagine a it's light and it's a blade that has the 'catch' of a trampoline (insane dwell time) but the tensile strength of...

Thank you for your kind words! I got a mountain of blades and I will find the time to share soon!

Hi everyone! I’m Corey, a designer by trade, and I had some high-quality Sugar Maple and Walnut furniture veneers (0.5mm tangential cut) lying around the workshop. I looked at them and thought: "Why not build a blade?". I wanna share with you guys and maybe inspire a blade making community...