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Never heard of it to be honest. But the mechanical properties are not far from the Framiré I'm using when I want something between Koto and Limba (you can look it up as Idigbo). Color also varies a bit like Limba, now I have brown sheets but the ones I was using were yellow. I would love to use...

Based on a Hugo Hal, a fast attacking blade with a relatively soft feeling. Available FS. Composition: Koto / Aramid / Limba / Kiri / Limba / Aramid / Koto Weight: 90.0g Thickness: 5.75mm Freq.: 1485Hz Balance: 2.9cm (Med/Low)

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Just updated the first post with a lot more stuff!

Make 5 plies great again! Composition: Limba / Limba / Ayous / Limba / Limba Weight: 87.6g Thickness: 5.8mm Freq.: 1185Hz Balance: 3.0cm (Med)

The frequency on this one came out a bit lower than expected, I'm not sure why. I've made this exact composition at the same time and the frequency was 100Hz higher. The growth rings definitely affect how the blade performs. More rings means more density, which also means more stiffness and...

Another Katana 🙂 Composition: Hinoki / ALC / Kiri / ALC / Hinoki Weight: 86.6g Thickness: 7.1mm Freq.: 1485Hz Balance: 2.7cm (Low)

There is a limit to how much a blade can weigh, otherwise it will become unplayable for most people, so you can't use heavy woods everywhere. Putting the hard and dense plies on the outer part of the blade is the most efficient way in terms of stiffness and hardness. The core is usually the...

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Western Red Cedar is considered a nice alternative to Hinoki, but it's not exactly the same, not quite as dynamic. In result, this blade came out a little slower than what I was expecting. Still, the feeling is exceptional, a clear feedback without annoying vibrations. It's relatively stiff with...

Composition: Koto / A-C / Ayous / Kiri / Ayous / A-C / Ash Weight: 80.2g Thickness: 5.7mm Freq.: 1485Hz Balance: 3.0 (Med)

I don't know why, but my cat loved this one 😁 Composition: Limba / TC / Limba / Ayous / TC / Ayous / Mahogany Weight: 88.9g Thickness: 5.65mm Freq.: 1315Hz Balance: 2.8cm (Low)

Well, this is all conjecture because I haven't tested the blade, but this was my reasoning when I made it. Smoked Eucalyptus is harder than Koto, so the blade will have a crispier touch. Base speed feels a bit higher, but the kick on high impact will be a lot higher due to the szlc.

What can I say about this one? Basically it's like a IF ZLC on steroids... Available FS.Composition: Smoked Eucalyptus / Ayous / SZC / Ayous / SZC / Ayous / Smoked Eucalyptus Weight: 90.4g Thickness: 5.55mm Freq.: 1350Hz Balance: 2.7cm (Low)

Never had the pleasure.

It was designed the other way around, so that the Bh feels a bit more direct. But it's all a matter of personal taste. Sent from my MAR-LX1A using Tapatalk

I would love to step in, but I don't want to get dragged into a meaningless discussion. Zeio already dropped the floor hint... Sent from my MAR-LX1A using Tapatalk

Asymmetric blade, Viscaria structure but with an inner side. Composition: Koto / ALC / Ayous / Kiri / ALC / Ayous / Koto Weight: 84.1g Thickness: 5.8mm Freq.: 1356Hz Balance: 3.0cm (Med)

Sorry but I can't. I barely have time to deal with the work as it is, I don't have time to make videos. Sent from my MAR-LX1A using Tapatalk

The shape is basically the same. In this case I also tried to get the thickness right ,which on a Viscaria goes from 24.8 to 23mm. Personally I like it a bit thicker like 25 to 23.5mm. But the most important aspect, and that is ignored many times, is the perimeter of the handle. Here we have a...