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#553 - Willow / Ayous / Soft-Carbon / 3x Ayous core #558 - Limba / Ayous / SZLC / Kiri core

#551 - Koto / ALC / Ayous / Kiri core #552 - Limba / Ayous / SZLC / Ayous core

Yes they were 🙂

# 547 - Cypress / Carbon / Kiri core #548 - Hinoki / Basswood / Hinoki / Basswood // #549 - Srpuce / Ayous / Spruce / Ayous //

This is a case where things complicate a bit more, but in summary I would say that you are. The Korbel has a relatively thick Limba medial ply, the medial doesn't directly impact the longitudinal stiffness of the blade, but it does impact the transversal stiffness ( sweetspot) and hardness...

You can, but without knowing exactly how the blade was built it's a meaningless number. The frequency is 1380hz, but it doesn't translate the real behavior. It's stiffer than 1380 but it's softer than 1380.

We are always assuming it's the same composition, otherwise the comparison doesn't even make sense. But I've explained that part too.

This is not entirely correct, it depends on the mass distribution within the composition. For example, two blades with the same weight, the first one has a lighter core and denser outer layers, the second one has lighter outer layers and a denser core. This is why blades of the same weight have...

#1148 - Outer S-DC - OFF This blade is the perfect example of how the lamination process is as important as the composite fiber itself. Normally I like to use "Super" Diolen-Carbon for defensive blades. I just call it super because the weaving pattern is similar to the "super" fibers, it has...

I did, but I don't really like it, although it works well with cork.

No need to bash Xiom for this, in fact they made the right think and took responsibility, they will replace the blade, so good on them. Also, no need to bash the shop or the sealers in general, all that sealing did was expose a pre-existing manufacturing mistake. I'm still not sure if it really...

#533 - Hinoki / AC / 3x Ayous / Balsa / Limba #534 - Anigre / IC / WRC / Carbon / Ayous / WRC / Anigre #535 - Limba / Ayous / SZLC / Kiri core

The first photos were more concerning, it seemed too much just to be raised grain, but as Mamba pointed out, you can simply check if it moves or not. It's normal for wood grain to raise when exposed to water, and wood grain is not completely consistent and homogenous, so it can happen more in...

I'm just gonna get crucified again, but whatever... I'm sorry but your carpenter is wrong. The amount of water in a sealing product is not enough to seep into the blade, nor the amount of time the wood is exposed to it. Even if it was, nobody is using water soluble glue nowadays (hide...

#1109 - Inner ZLC - OFF-/OFF Many recent inner zlc blades feel stiff, hard and dry. This one is not like that, it has that "old school" feeling, soft, almost all-wood like. Consequently, it's not as fast as some of those blades, but my belief is that feeling is more important than speed, and...

#526 - Limba / Ayous / IC / Ayous core #531 - Koto / ALC / Ayous / Kiri core

#522 - Limba / Mahogany / Ayous core #524 - Limba / Limba / Ayous / Ayous //

#518 - Ash / Ayous / Poplar / Kiri core #519 - Hinoki / Koto / Soft-Carbon / Balsa / Soft-Carbon //

# 501 - Hinoki / SZLC / Kiri core #521 - Limba / Ayous / ZLC / Ayous core