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He measures the vibrations modes of the blade, namely the first (natural bending) and 6th (membrane, or out-of-plane deformation), then compares these values to a reference blade (all around classic). The two other values are a relation between these two modes themselves. The method has some...

#1441 -5 wood - ALL Same structure as a Violin, but with dense Koto layers instead of Ash. Even at a higher density, this Koto is still not as dense as an average Ash, so the blade is a bit slower as well. Same general feel, but a bit slower, like a downsized version. However, this lower...

#1436 - Inner Ax-C - OFF This a composition that I made in my early days, and some very good players are still using, the only difference being that, back then, I used either AC-I or AC, and here I'm using Ax-C. This is a inner fiber blade that behaves almost like an outer fiber. It's fast, it...

#1435 - Asymmetric Outer 5+2 - OFF Another asymmetric outer blade, but this time we have enough difference between sides to cause a difference in performance and feel (but still not that big!). I actually don't think there's a difference in terms on speed, the Limba / I-C side is softer, and...

#1434 - Asymmetric Outer 5+2 - OFF Asymmetric, but barely, the only difference between sides is the top layer. As I say many many times, this is not enough to cause a perceptible difference in performance. The Limba side feels maybe a hair softer, but I think most people won't even notice this...

#1433 - Inner B-S - ALL+/OFF- Nothing too out of the ordinary here, it's basically an inner Vis with a longer head size. Not a very fast blade, but it feels soft, with a tremendous holding sensation. Available FS. - Koto / Ayous / Blue-Stuff / Kiri core - 85.5g - 5.9mm - 160x150mm - Cpen...

#1432 - 7 Wood - OFF-/OFF The middle layer on typical 7 ply all wood structures blades it's the least important one. It barely impacts the speed of the blade because it's not that thick (comparatively to the core on a 5 ply), although it still influences the feel a bit. However, this layer...

#1431 - Outer 5+2 1k Ax-C - OFF-/OFF My new favorite fiber, this thing is so light that I can get away with almost everything 😂. All joking aside, it has really nice properties which paired with the low weight ,make for a really well rounded outer blade in this case. It's not the fastest, but...

#1428 - Outer Kev - OFF- This is a composition I made a few times now, it's based on the SAL (the one with Ayous core), but I changed things up a bit. Normally we would use a denser Koto outer layer, and a lighter core, but in this case I used a light Koto outer and a denser core. This lowers...

Yes, there are several blades on the market made with thermo treated wood, but they go way beyond this, to the point where there is a change in the cellular structure of the wood. The wood is essentially burned to the point where it loses pretty much all moisture, and does not regain volume...

It's a type of Mahogany.

#1421 - 7 Wood - OFF- On the outside it doesn't look like much, but this blade is responsible for sending me on a spiral of experimentation with thermo treated layers 😅. When you heat a piece of wood to a certain degree, you cause all the remaining moisture inside the wood to be expelled, which...

#1402 - 5+2 Inner - ALL+/OFF- This is a refurbished blade, it was made for a SP player but unfortunately it turned out a bit slower than expected, and not direct enough for his short pips. Howerver, it turned out to be a pretty decent looping blade with a softer Fh side, and slightly more...

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Unless in very specific cases, generally it's a bad idea. Using a single composite layer right on the neutral axis does basically nothing for the blade. In terms of stiffness, it does very little, depending on the layer it may change the feel and vibration a bit, but it's still a very subtle change.

Not at the moment, but I can get it. Although 240 g/m2 might be a lot, depending on the total weight of the blade and the rest of the composition.

I don't think that it's the handle coming loose, if that were the case then the blade wouldn't come back to normal, it would stay like that. Same thing for a crack. I think it's the Carbon layer separating from the wood. From what I could see in the Carbonado series, Stiga doesn't use epoxy to...

Probably? Although I don't recall any like that, not recently at least.

I seal the face and edges, but just to protect them against moisture absorption and splintering. On the edges this also helps because edge tape can sometimes pull the fibers too. But that's it, if you want something that protects against hitting the table, etc, you have to take much more drastic...

The last blade of this series, then I will be out for a while again. Back to the cave! 😂 #1422 - 3+2 Iz-C- OFF Just because I haven't put a 3+2 for sale in a while here. Pretty straightforward composition, Kumamoto Hinoki is a bit denser than Kiso Hinoki, so it feels a bit less springy as...