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Great idea Sergio -- now you're talking about a price point that's sustainable, and actually reflects your costs and local trading environment. Only other thing I could add is maybe consider the idea of in a few years time, aim to charge enough to empty a part time apprentice. It'll boost your...

TRUTH! I have a rule of not quoting myself in my posts if I can possibly avoid it... But on this occasion I'll make an exception. From my own (horribly out of date 🤣🤣) website: "We work steadily. diligently, and carefully, on every order we get, and every blade we craft. But we do not work on...

Keeping your prices low is kind. But keeping your prices static is a mistake, All prices change, all the time, on everything; and no price is forever -- this is the nature of trade. Ignore it at your peril. For example, have you been putting your prices up every year in line with local...

Lazer called it right (with one small caveat.) Those holes are indeed a natural feature of Kiri. They are the vessels, and are proof that the wood in question is a hardwood... So no, there's no need to buy a new blade 🙂 Only thing I should probably add is to correct the misconception that all...

...come again? ....How many ????? 🤯🤯

Both Rxton 3 pink and blue are cheaper than H3 neo. Both tacky, both springy & both are fast enough for BH, with blue being faster than pink.

Agreed 👍

The video link below is a reasonable primer on this subject. It lists the various zones from the table, and the kind of shots you commonly see executed in each area. It also touches on some of the tactical choices and responses open to you in each zone. Breaking down distance into zones is...

His movement & positioning is flawless. The guy moves like a cat. But he also has the anticipation and game sense to both enable and leverage it. As a comparison, FZD moves well but he isn't quite as lithe, as efficient, or as early with it. The better & earlier you move in this game, the more...

The variation you see in the reported speed of the T100 is possibly due to bad or inconsistent mounting and/or stretching the rubber while mounting it. No way known a T100 is slower than a Moon12. ...unless somebody out there is manufacturing cheap knock-offs of it. Given the way the T100 is...

Can't add much more to the conversation than what has already been said -- the previous posters have pretty much hit the nail on the head. Only thing I can really add is the value of variation with your touch. You chose two pretty similar blades with only minor differences between them, and...

I think the propensity of higher-ranked players to use composite blades is largely about playing feel. I am a huge fan of All-wood blades myself, as I far prefer the feel of all-wood, and for the most part, their performance is directly comparable to composite blades (mind you, I also use...

Yeah... I am at that. Good thing it's enormous fun as well 🤣🤣😁🤣😁

How many set ups do I own in total? Don't ask. How many set ups do I regularly play with? Ummm...about ten... How many do I *seriously* play comp with? Two. How many incomplete set ups do I have? Christ I hate to think... PS: I don't care what anyone else says. If you haven't bought...

Medullary rays transport nutrients around a tree from the core to the outer layers. They radiate out from the trees core like the spokes of a wagon wheel, so yes -- theta re perpendicular to the growth rings. They are usually created from parenchymal cells, so while the surrounding heartwood...

Yeah that's right -- apparently because of its naturally high oil content, you can bury the stuff in a swamp for 1,000 years and it's still useable. The stuff doesn't rot, as water can't penetrate into the wood. Huon Pine from Australia is exactly the same 🙂

Honestly never researched swamp kauri much... How does it compare mechanically to regular kauri? (apart from being prone to splitting that is?) ... Really nice sheen on it by the way 🙂🙂 Nice job.

I'm using one of my own blades -- The Wakkibat Bryo ST -- a really lovely blade, one of my personal favorites , despite the fact I don't use it often. Details of the blade are listed below for your benefit (This is not a sales pitch btw. The Bryo is lovely but it's also far from unique.Any...

Finally had a chance to have another brief hit with Loki's new Kirin 1 rubber, and the marginally faster version (just!) in the Kirin 3.... ...and I gotta say, they're really not too bad at all for the money. That goes for both the Kirin 1 and 3. They're both weird to use... But they're not...

Thanks for that Gozo, and yeah -- you're exactly right. Gozo's comments illustrate the underlying principle here very well -- tensor sponge is meant to augment your technique, not enable it. While everybody is different, in my experience at least, most beginners who pick up fast tensor rubbers...