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That is exactly one of my arguments. Somebody that has seen these raw boards knows that the wood has some inconsistencies, knots, etc that can affect performance more than a joint that is stronger than the surrounding wood. With a jointed core I can work around the inconsistencies and keep the...

Until recently I was using just one species of kiri (Paulownia Elongata), but I could only get boards 10cm wide, so it was impossible for me to do one piece cores. This was never a problem for me because I never saw a difference in performance. Some people will argue that it does, but the truth...

Someone once gave me an idea to build a Viscaria type blade with the JO Shape. I never got to do it but shortly after I got a request to make exactly that! Composition: Koto / A-C / Ayous / Kiri/ Ayous / A-C / Koto Weight: 88.2 and 88.3g Thickness: 5.8mm Freq.: 1460Hz Balance: 2.3cm (Low)

Some time has passed and both blades have been played for a few weeks, but have been stored for most of the time. Measuring their current weights, the PU blade lost 0.3g while the hide glue one lost 0.8g. This is in line with what I was expecting, but the most interesting part is that the peak...

Another asymmetric blade for a pips out player, this one is a beast! Composition: Koto / Ayous / Aramid-Carbon (S) / Ayous / Aramid-Carbon / Spruce / Ash Weight: 95.2g Thickness: ~5.7mm Freq.: 1313/1356 Hz Balance: 2.5cm (Low)

To me it just seems a burl veneer, not stabilized.

You are mistaking two different things, burl and stabilized wood. Burl is natural formation in a tree an cause the wood grain to grow in a deformed manner. Stabilized wood is when you put a piece of wood in a vacuum chamber to fill the pores with resin, the resin can be dyed to create all sorts...

I'm not sure of this because the rule is not clear enough and this is just my interpretation, but I don't think you can. "2.4.2 At least 85% of the blade by thickness shall be of natural wood; an adhesive layer within the blade may be reinforced with fibrous material such as carbon fibre, glass...

It's certainly not as fast as those examples, simply because the thickness difference is too big. I made this some time ago but if my memory serves me well I think is somewhere in the upper range of All+ or lower range Off-. It shares some traits with the Nittaku Goriki and I see this being used...

Here's something you don't see everyday, a 10 ply Limba blade with a Limba handle! Tested this one briefly and it's very solid, biggest sweetspot I've seen on a all-wood blade despite the relatively small thickness. Composition: 10 Ply Limba Weight: 99.5g Thickness: ~5.45mm Freq.: 1100 Hz...

A blade commissioned by a forum member featuring a massive handle and the flag of the Netherlands. Composition: Koto / Ayous / IC / Ayous / IC / Ayous / Koto Weight: 89g Thickness: ~5.8mm Freq.: 1350 Hz Balance: 3.7cm (Med)

This one goes out to a forum member. W968 composition with a custom logo! Composition: Limba / Ayous / A-C / Ayous / A-C / Ayous / Limba Weight: 88.1g Thickness: ~6.0mm Freq.: 1290 Hz Balance: 3.2 cm (Med)

Thank you so much for showing appreciation for my work!

He hasn't review these ones specifically yet, but he reviewed the original one on which these were based, it's this thread: https://www.tabletennisdaily.com/forum/showthread.php?23534-SDC-Handmade-Blades-Some-Impressions-Short-Review

Ingo already posted these on the review thread so I will also leave them here, a matching pair of my Innegra outer composition. Composition: Framiré / I-C / Framiré / Kiri / Framiré / I-C / Framiré Weight: 87.7 and 87.9g Thickness: ~5.85mmFreq.: 1335 Hz Balance: 2.7cm (Low)

Thanks! Koto is harder than Limba and Ash is harder than koto, but in my opinion Ash feels a bit more lively than koto, if that makes sense. I think it has something to do with the grain structure, you get a bit more dynamics with Ash while koto feels crispy and direct.

As Paul McCartney would say: "Ebony and Ivory live in perfect harmony..." This was another commissioned blade and yes, I will admit it, it was mostly for the looks. But the composition is close to a Violin so it's also a fine playing blade. Composition: White Koto / Glass-fiber / White Koto /...

Thanks. Never tried the nostalgic but yes, it has some similarities to the IF ALC, although I think it is a little faster and crisper. Sent from my MAR-LX1A using Tapatalk

This one goes out to one of my team mates. Composition: Black Walnut / Ayous / A-C / Kiri / A-C / Ayous / Black Walnut Weight: 83.7g Thickness: ~6.05mm Freq.: 1356 Hz Balance: 2.5cm (Low)

I wonder how that would look like. I think I would have to bust out an Ebony board I have laying around that's simply too heavy for normal use, to achieve that kind of weight and balance.