Stuor blades- who has tried them?

Michael Zhuang said:

Which 2 blades did you have?

Did you have trouble explaining what they were when you sold them?

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I didn't explain anything. Clubmates who bought them usually just test whatever I have and If they like something they buy it. Most people playing locally don't give a nickel about whether blade is by DHS or Stuor. It's either good or not. It either plays well or not :| (and those guys and galls are very good players, better than I will ever be)

I bought HL5 and the Ma long clone with ebony top (do not remember the model number).

Michael Zhuang said:

Did they play something similar to HL5?

What level of player did you sell to?

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One of the players was a good intermediate player. According to this video about ~1650 - 1900.

Michael Zhuang said:

I mean did the 2 blades have similar play characteristics as the HL5?

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Hard to say. Depends on which HL5 you are talking about. Commercial HL5, I would say quite similar after the break in period, but both of those lack a bit of feeling. The Ebony one played nothing like above Commercial HL5. Maybe the HL5 i tried was poopy, but it came from official distribution.

If really want a good HL5 for cheap, then the only solution I found so far is Vodak Horejsi APC, and if you want to have same handle you can order it with Hajto mod (which is basically HL5/Ovtcharov No.1 face and handle) or the Ovrtcharov No.1 Senso (I have both and the non senso variant has some crappy materials, plays nowhere near the same).

From my experience Commercial ML5 is exactly the same blade as Ovtcharov No.1 (the yellow one handle) and the Senso version is same as one of the higher versions (more like the N than P version but not quite). I've only touched the national W968 for a couple of minutes.

Michael Zhuang said:

Who is that video of?

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Just a random reference from the Internet. I am from Poland. We don't have point system, only the league system. Most players do not participate in the league though.

Michael Zhuang said:

how much did you sell for?

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Due to the fact that USD exchange rate risen over my usage of the blades i managed to make some money on those.

Michael Zhuang said:

A seller on Ali was selling a Stuor Harimoto blade for $30. After I inquired about it, he realized he had the wrong price and raised it to $40. But I asked him to sell to me for the original price, so he lowered it just for me. So I guess I got a little discount.

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Keep in mind Harimoto ALC core is supposed to be thicker as far as I remember. In other words "Easier Hitty Hitty, harder loopy loopy".

Michael Zhuang said:

I guess i just think of it as a innerforce alc replaced with zlc

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Innerforce Layer ALC does have a thicker core than any of the blades mentioned.

Michael Zhuang said:

Well 1900 is a quite high level. If he is satisfied with the quality of the Stuor blade, then it should be more than good enough for OP and myself.

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It’s very personal. One player satisfied another may not

Kuba Hajto said:

Innerforce Layer ALC does have a thicker core than any of the blades mentioned.

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The original BTY Harimoto S-ZLC is 6.2mm thickness. So I'm not sure why Stuor decided to make their clone just 6.0mm.

phillypong said:

I have the Huyeson (but this one also exists as Stuor or even Boer i think) Viscaria clone blade, bought on Aliexpress for about 18€ about 3 years ago. Its really not bad, as fast as the original Viscaria (a friend in my TT-club has an original Viscaria). Also the handle is thinner and the weight distribution is more towards the head as in an original Viscaria.

Absolutely not bad but also not the same as the original Viscaria. I want to buy an original Viscaria, but its too expensive at 160€ now, terrible 😪.
I guess the choice of wood plies in the original Viscaria etc... makes the difference.
But hey, with my shitty 1500 level (Belgium, 2nd provincial league) it probably makes no difference what i play with 🤣.

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What makes you think the Hueison blade is the same as Stuor and Boer?

I'm pretty sure those are separate operations and designs.