Here is how I would explain things about Stiga:
There are some things about Stiga blades that are great and some that are not so great.
Most Stiga blades have very good feeling. And often they play very well. I would say that aspect of Stiga blades is excellent. The funny thing to me about this, many of the older Stiga blades that are very simple and on the inexpensive side are the ones I like best. Blades like the Allround Evolution or the Clipper are examples.
The Stiga Rosewood is a solid blade. It has good feeling and it is fairly sturdy. But it seems to me it costs a bit more than it should for a 5 ply blade that is all wood and has a fairly simple construction. That being said, it is a pretty good, solid blade.
The thing that is not so good about Stiga blades is that they are often made as though they are disposable: like, you use one for six months; you break it; and you get a new one. If you get a Stiga blade, and it doesn't have the NCT coating, you really ought to seal the blade. If you don't, you will likely damage the top plies of wood when you change rubbers.
Then there is how Stiga "finishes"--or, more accurately, doesn't finish--their blades. When you get a brand new blade from Stiga, often there are splinters coming off from parts of the blade that you wouldn't expect. Often the edges of the blade are too sharp for playing.
You could think of this two ways. You could think they are too lazy and disorganized to present a well finished product. Anyone who has purchased a new Stiga blade has some idea what I'm talking about. Or, you could think of it as though Stiga has left their blades a little unfinished so you feel comfortable personalizing them. No matter what blade I get, I like to sand the wings to the shape of my hand. Not exactly like what a Penhold player does. But similar. And I always like to seal my blades myself. So that stuff never really bothered me. But it is a bit odd to see a blade that costs $140.00 USD where the logo under the plastic lens has been cut badly and put in crooked and splinters coming off the edge that needs to be removed and sanded.
The instances of blades delaminating for no reason, there were many occurrences of things like that with the Infinity blade. But I don't think that happened the same way with other blades. I heard of one instance where that happened with a Rosewood. But usually, most of their blades are more solid than that.
But many of Stiga's blades are quite delicate and if you hit the blade on the side of the table you may be heading to the store for a new blade. I always thought that was part of why they had such responsive feeling. But my OSP blade has a ton of feeling and is as solid as any blade I have ever tried.
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