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I like my blades properly cleaned before I post them! But I'm so committed to woodworking that I even have a wooden dishwasher 😂

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I have some of this wood and I don't even remember from where. It's called Lati, or white Wenge. I don't use it a lot because it's heavy and very hard to work with, it's very brittle and will often break when routing the handles. It is indeed beautiful but the photos don't do it justice, it...

Built the same way as #957, but Limba is softer than Koto and IC is softer than AxC, so overall it will be a little softer and slower. There is still some crispness to the feeling, due to being an outer fiber blade, but again it's very uncatapulty. It's essentially a ALL+ blade, but without the...

Not mine to be honest. I was discussing ideas with another customer, he came up with the design but decided to go with a different wood combination. I liked this one, so I used it for this blade.

There is a piece of information, which doesn't seem to be very known, but it's very important and explains the conflicting photos and reviews I've seen about the W968. W968 is the reference given by DHS to a "special order blade" with the HL5 structure. This means that these blade are made to...

#965 is similar to #960 in terms of structure, but with a lower density core which allows for a lower overall weight. Fully round ST handle allows for easier grip changes. - Limba / Ayous / AC / Ayous / AC / Ayous / Limba - 85.5g - 5.95mm - 158x150mm - ST (102x23.8x28.5mm) - 1356Hz - Balance...

Another double post today because these two blades are very similar. Starting with #960. No experiments here, just your usual HL5 structure the way I usually do it. Normally I play with ST handle, but personally, this is one of my favorite FL shapes, fits very nicely in the hand. Available FS...

This one uses the same exact lamination process for the composite layer as #946, but in a "outer" structure. Here I also pushed the limits by using a light Koto outer, a light core and light handles. The behavior is pretty much the same, and uncatapulty (or linear, sounds better 😅) blade. The...

Gonna post 2 blades today because they share the same ideas but in inner/outer variants. The first one is #946, I know I always say that the important thing with fibers is density and not thickness, but this time I wanted to experiment with using a thicker composite layer but with the same...

CNF stands for Cellulose Nano-fiber, so technically it's a fiber. However, these particles are extremely small (nano), and the raw form of the substance is a powder. It can also be seen in a liquid dispersion. To be used in TT blades, they form sheets with it, using a PVA matrix, visually it...

1. Very accurately. These things are discussed beforehand, and either I already have a feeling/sense of what weight will the composition have, or I make some calculations. Normally I try to advise the customer if that weight/balance combination is possible or not, sometimes people have...

Like the previous blade I've posted, it was meant for another customer but the composition came out too heavy for his weight/balance wishes. By putting light handles on it, I was able to keep it at a reasonable weight, although it feels slightly head heavy. It's based on an Yasaka Sweden Extra...

It was supposed to be for another customer but I made it too heavy for his liking. Technically it's a combination blade because it has different top plies on each side, but honestly you will barely feel a difference since this is not enough to change the feeling of the blade. Still, it's a...

The composition of this one is already very well know, but this the result of an experiment with the lamination process, namely the resin type and pressure. It's a more direct blade than what you would think for this type of composition, the feeling is also a bit "dry", feeling almost as outer...

I've written a little article about "carbon", it's like a - Carbon layers for Dummies 😁. For those interested, you can read it on my website: https://www.sdcttblades.com/nerdy-stuff/what-is-a-carbon-layer

I'm back! (to posting 😅) Not that I ever left, I've been working more than ever, but as I addressed in an earlier post, things have been a bit chaotic for me. I'm still not at the point I would like in terms of stability, but I feel it's the time I started posting some stuff again. I will...

In this context, it's not about better or worse, it's different. Manufacturers come out with slightly different variations in order to cover more ground. Why they change the composition of a given model may have many causes, and mostly are concerned with business, and not necessarily how the...

Sorry to the OP for polluting the thread, but don't want to leave this question hanging. The first example is from my own research that I did a while back, when I was still working as an engineer. I did a lot of seismic reinforcement analysis, and one of the steps was the modal analysis of the...

I also agree with you, but you are only talking about vibration in general terms, namely the first vibration mode which is natural bending. However, there are many other vibration modes. Nevermind the names, I did this a while ago to illustrate how people perceive flexibility and hardness...