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#1400 - Inner/Outer - OFF This is the supercharged version of #1395. Very similar structure, but the composite layers were upgraded to their "super" variants, which basically means that they are denser. In the case of the Super Blue-Stuff, it does also change the weaving pattern, which gives...

CNF is a bit more spongy/springier

#1394 - Inner Dyneema - ALL+ Of course I also had to make an inner version with the Dyneema fiber. The basic character of the fabric still stands out, it really mutes the vibrations, but in this structure, the speed increase is barely noticeable. It reminded me of the old and discontinued...

Nobody (almost nobody) is measuring the natural frequency, we measure the 6th mode (membrane mode, or out-of-plane deformation), it's the only one we can measure directly with a microphone. This mode depends on the longitudinal stiffness of the blade, but also the transversal stiffness, and...

I did not set out to make a copy of the Revoldia, I just wanted to use this new fabric I got my hands on, and I wanted to do it in a composition I knew well, Koto outer. It just turned out to be similar to that particular blade.

Unless you seal it, there isn't much you can do to be honest. You can try to remove some grime with a pencil eraser from time to time, but that's about it. Yeah, it's gone, but I will reply anyway. It wouldn't lose much mass, maybe about 1g. It's not even 1mm all around, it's just the top of...

#1395 - W968+Vis - OFF On this holy Friday, I'm presenting a blade that could be considered the holy grail for many: W968 forehand + Vis backhand. Wouldn't that be great?! Unfortunately it doesn't work like that... A blade is a sum of all its parts, the entire construction dictates the...

"BS" has carbon, so vibration wise it feels different. Crisper, of course, but there's also that high ping that this blade does not possess.

Stay tuned 😉

#1388 - Outer Dyn - OFF Finally got my hands on Dyneema fabric and immediately put it to use. Dyneema it's a ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene (UHMWPE), so it's in the same family as my Spectra fabric. "The world’s strongest fiber", it's 15x stronger than steel and up to 40% lighter than...

Neither and both at the same time 😅. It's an engraving that I fill with color.

Describing the performance of a blade, based on the top ply alone, is simplistic and inaccurate. Your talking about a thicker blade with an entirely different structure (7 plies if I recall correctly). But yes, there's at least two types of Basswood and the density can vary a lot, as with all woods.

I stopped including the frequency because people get too caught up on it. Without having the full information of how the blade was built, that piece of info is almost irrelevant. This is much more true in case of custom blades, because I'm doing very different things than available commercially...

#1396 - 5 Wood - DEF / DEF+ Classic defensive blade. I have a hard time sourcing Willow for defensive blades, so I've been trying to find substitutes. Basswood is a good one, it has the same "dead" feeling and dampening properties. It's actually very close in terms of average weight and Janka...

#1379 - 7+2 Inner - ALL+ Nine ply, "inner" soft-carbon blade with a Bog Elm top ply I haven't used before. Elm is a very open grain wood, very porous and dry. Through a mineral-based process, the Elm is transformed into a deep, earthy grey, with the color penetrating the entire depth of the...

For sure!

Yes, I have heard of it. I also just learned about metalized wood, a lot of interesting stuff out there. True, of course, but a bit too detailed for the kind of info I wanted to present here. Honestly, I just wanted to give a broad view of the different handle options I offer. If I ever write a...

It's natural wood, Padauk to be precise. But in that case the end grain is facing up, which is not usual, normally the grain runs parallel to the wood plies. Putting the wood in that position has some benefits, visually it's much more beautiful, it provides greater sweat absorption because the...

Two different things happening here, absorption and texture. It is a plastic so it does not absorb sweat, that's a given. However, they leave the material with some texture, not completely smooth, and that gives some security in the grip. With the tools I have it's not possible for me to do it...

Correct. Every thin line you see is the glue interface between two veneers. You can see this in almost every commercial handle nowadays. Fineline can also be stacked horizontally, creating a different look. This can be seen for example in the old Viscarias vs the new ones. By the way, I don't...