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It's fine 🙂. Well, not really... "Spruce" is a very generic term that, us TT players, use to describe a bunch of woods that are have a similar appearance (grain structure), but may have very distinct properties. Spruce itself has many varieties, Engelmann and Sitka are the most commonly used...

If you want speed then you need stiffness, you can increase the stiffness by either increasing the total thickness or increasing the stiffness of the individual plies (using composites for example). Both approaches add weight to the composition so, disregarding other variables, because Kiri is...

This is already what manufacturers do, many blades out there (mostly with Ayous core) have hollowed handles, even if they don't advertise it. Anyway, it doesn't achieve the same thing as using a different shape does. Technically you can, but it's going to look very weird. Basically it needs to...

I can give an hypothetical scenario for the compositions, in fact I recently posted a blade like this, but it has thicker: https://www.tabletennisdaily.com/forum/topics/sdc-handmade-blades.19018/post-515167 Even with 6.4mm, this one is barely in the OFF- range, but it does have 1.12mm outer...

#1209 - Inner SC - OFF The white Cyberthingy. - Koto / Ayous / SC / Kiri core - 90.7g - 6.2mm - FL (100x25.7-23.4mm) - Balance: 3.1cm (Med)

Ok, let's see if I can answer this. With wood, the mechanical properties are usually proportional to the density, meaning that stuff like the elastic modulus and hardness, which are the two main ones that contribute to the blade's performance, will increase if the density increases. It's not...

I can be sometimes, but it also can be less. That has to do with the particular tree, and not with the fact that it's black or white. From the same tree they can get both, and they will both have the same average density. Some time ago I had a batch of Black Limba that was really light, lighter...

#1223 - 5 wood - DEF A 5 ply defensive blade with relatively thick Poplar outer and medial layers. Poplar is a bit dead and dampening, so this blades aims more towards a classic defensive style. The handle is made from Western Red Cedar, I've been saving this piece with the natural...

There is no recipe for that, I just try to describe the materials as best as I can and keep the customer informed. Then you send me an email and we discuss the possible solutions for you, based on your play style and preferences 🙂.

Many, many times. I've had a big percentage of success, but some fails too. Obviously I haven't tried all blades in existence, so if I haven't tried a specific model, that makes things harder, even if I have a general idea of how it should play. For me it's more important to know what the...

#1186 - Outer S-BS - OFF Last time I used the Blue Stuff fabric I mentioned the big "B" was on my back, so I decided to use the Vectran-Carbon terminology. However, I feel like BS has a nice ring to it, and everyone understands what it is, so I will call it that instead. Especially now, when I...

Hey! I'm never able to make a blade "just like" any other one, only if it's one of my own, and even then sometimes it's hard if I no longer have the same materials. There are a lot of variables in terms of manufacturing methods that I don't know, and there is no way of knowing unless you are...

#1134 - Outer IC - ALL/ALL+ Similar building method to some of the "blue stuff" outer blades I've already posted, using the flexible glue to laminate the fiber, but this time I'm using Innegra-Carbon which is even softer. The Koto used here is also lighter and softer than usual, so overall this...

The wings just change the position where you put your hand to hold the paddle. With flared handles this can make a big difference because they usually don't have a constant thickness, meaning that the thickness decreases from the bottom to the thumb bevel. So, putting your hand further down...

Yes, it sure can 🙂

Yes, it's a bigger head size.

#598 - Limba / Ayous / TC90 / Ayous / Soft-Carbon / Koto / Limba #599 - Limba / Spruce / Ayous core #602 - Limba / Ayous / Ayous / Innegra-Carbon//

#586 - Limba / Ayous / Aramid / Ayous core #595 - Hinoki / Hinoki / Innegra-Carbon / Kiri core

Well, it's what the customer requested. However, I did make something like that, I already posted it a while ago 😁

#581 - Cyber Violin #582 - LIDL Violin