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I have a few woods that do that, thanks for the tip, but none of them come closer to zylon when it comes to blunting blades 😅.

Thanks for the compliment and thank you for the suggestion, I will be sure to give it a try whenever I get a chance!

This is an attempt to make an all-wood version of a TB ALC, so it has the same basic construction, except for a thin layer of Maple wood instead of ALC, using only epoxy glue. The feeling is crisp and slightly hard, with a medium low trajectory, most suited for close to the table play...

Only in extreme cases. If you have something like a burl wood veneer, they are essentially knots, which are much harder than the surrounding wood. In this case it's just a visual pattern, the density is pretty consistent. The same with black Limba, except for some cases where the dark areas are...

I think that Creek already summed it up pretty well. The core can't be a heavy wood, anything higher than ~400 kg/m3 starts to be too much, unless you want a really heavy blade. I would say that 6 woods types is already a nice variety for cores, within those types I also have some flexibility in...

I think you are getting this the other way around. The low balance means that it's more handle heavy, not head heavy.

Sorry JM, totally missed this. It is not usual with Okume at all, I had never seen it before too, but I have a small stock of these veneers. It is more usual with other wood types like Maple.

An Asymmetry blade with a W968 forehand side and a crispy Koto/SALC backhand. Available FS. - Limba / Ayous / A-C / Ayous / Ayous / SALC / Koto - 91.3g - 5.9mm - 157x150mm - FL (101x25-23mm) - 1380Hz - Balance: 2.8cm (Low)

A relatively thin 7 ply blade, with a thick horizontal core and thinner outer layers, not usual for this type of blade. Not a very fast blade, but good stability and sweetspot for its speed class. Available FS. - Okume / 5x Ayous / Okume - 85.3g - 5.9mm - 157x150mm - FL (101x24mm) - 1076Hz -...

Presenting a new fiber: Izanas-Carbon. Izanas, just like Spectra, is a UHMWPE (Ultra high molecular weight polyethylene), but here it is combined with carbon to offer more speed and a bigger sweetspot, while keeping a low weight. Playing wise it offers a crisp, but relatively soft touch...

Well, I don't like calling them clones, that would imply that I know everything about their building process, which I don't. That would be like going to Ferrari, and ask them to build you a Porsche. What you have is my interpretation of those compositions, and naturally, some will be closer to...

Yes, it seems interesting, but I have never worked with it.

An Off- blade with a woody feeling and a loud sound. Available FS. - Limba / Spectra / Ayous / Ayous / Ayous / Spectra / Limba - 88.0g - 6.0mm - 157x150mm - ST (101x28x23.5mm) - 1315Hz - Balance: 2.9cm (Low/Med)

The idea of the head shape was to mimic a traditional Jpen blade, but in shakehand grip. It also provides a lower balance because it concentrates more mass in the bottom. I'm not comment on the sweetspot because I haven't made an objective comparison between shapes. The blades do have a nice...

The core is probably the most important part of a blade, it affects feeling, stability and power. A dense core will provide more of these features, but the downside is the extra weight. Well, not everyone likes light blades, so here I've used the densest Ayous cores I have. The extra mass on the...

I've made a few, not many. Balsa is very light, if you use a "regular" core then the blade will have no mass. No mass means no power, so they use thick cores to increase the stiffness. Of course you can also use denser outer plies in a thinner composition and get some extra stiffness that way...

Do you mean on the blade? That's just the lighting condition of the photo. Also because I sand the edges smooth, I don't leave the fibers fraying like DHS.

Typical HL5 composition but with a slightly thicker core, but not as thick as the HL5X. Available FS. - Limba / Ayous / AC# / Ayous / AC# / Ayous / Limba - 91.2g - 5.95mm - 158x150mm - ST (101x28x23mm) - 1356Hz - Balance: 2.9cm (Low/Med)

This is another case where the frequency reading is misleading. The 1250Hz value would suggest a little faster blade, but the core is so light, that it doesn't have the mass to support higher speeds. However, that extra stiffness helps with the stability of the blade, and makes it a little...

Inner fiber blade with a thick core that provides extra stiffness, and a relatively hard Smoked Eucalyptus outer ply for that crisp and direct feel. On the handle we have various exotic woods such as Zebrano, Wenge, Ebony, Padauk and Purple Heart. Available FS. - Smoked Eucalyptus / Ayous /...