From what I gather, the splintering is a factor of the wood used and not the manufacturing methods. I guess they can be blamed for wood selection, but I'm not sure what sort of testing they can do to identify if the top layer of the top ply will be prone to splintering.After some recent experiences with splinters on sealed DHS Hurricane 301 and Stiga Cybershape Carbon blades when changing rubbers, I would like to know what manufactures can be relied upon to make a blade that can last beyond the first rubber change? I am looking for a carbon blade that will not splinter after being laquered, which manufacturers can do this in 2024?
Good Quality:
Butterfly?
Joola?
Bad Quality:
DHS
Stiga
""Gross simplification"After some recent experiences with splinters on sealed DHS Hurricane 301 and Stiga Cybershape Carbon blades when changing rubbers, I would like to know what manufactures can be relied upon to make a blade that can last beyond the first rubber change? I am looking for a carbon blade that will not splinter after being laquered, which manufacturers can do this in 2024?
Good Quality:
Butterfly?
Joola?
Bad Quality:
DHS
Stiga
I do not know this but i have a clear memory of BTY Alc blades shown here on this forum that had huge parts of the top laminate come off the blade, not recent models either.My feeling is that BTY blade quality has been going down for the past years. The new blades are more fragile ever.