Can you name some Chinese Hinoki blades?

[Robin0910]

Hi, I’d love to try out a Hinoki blade but don’t wanna spend too much money. Are there any composite or 7 ply all wood Chinese hinoki blades other than Yinhe Eearth E-2 which is 5 ply all wood?

 

[Emin]

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005005736653458.html?spm=a2g0o.store_pc_groupList.8148356.29.165b2b5beoGmCH&pdp_npi=3%40dis%21EUR%21%E2%82%AC%2047%2C59%21%E2%82%AC%2042%2C83%21%21%21%21%21%40211b88ec16963650183245779ef3e5%2112000034161760481%21sh%21DE%210

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005003851030152.html?spm=a2g0o.productlist.main.7.785721428xC9bA&algo_pvid=a747fb31-0f96-4a7f-9074-005523f6fe3b&algo_exp_id=a747fb31-0f96-4a7f-9074-005523f6fe3b-3&pdp_npi=4%40dis%21EUR%2141.60%2141.6%21%21%2142.54%21%21%40211b88ee16963649240572292e3664%2112000027335663725%21sea%21DE%214453194902%21&curPageLogUid=8XIaDsZfEGxl

These 2 are 1 ply hinoki.
You can search for hinoki blades on aliexpress or look on revspin and than from there on.
You will probably find more things there,

 

[darkky65]

Sanwei HC-1S (in picture)
Sanwei's whole HC Series are composite blades with a Hinoki top ply.
Sanwei Hynover

Some Yinhe T-series blades (T2S is a Schlager clone)

A few XVT blades.

 

[SFF_lib]

You can check out this site from Taiwan. I've bought from them. A few smaller manufacturers make these blades at a lower price.

American Hinoki blades
Kiso Hinoki blades

 

[Egon]

Hi, I’d love to try out a Hinoki blade but don’t wanna spend too much money. Are there any composite or 7 ply all wood Chinese hinoki blades other than Yinhe Eearth E-2 which is 5 ply all wood?

Once upon a time I was also interested in playing with a Hinoki blade without spending a lot of money. I purchased a Yinhe blade and didn't like it. I have a suspicion that the outer layer of veneer was not hinoki, but a related cypress, which has different characteristics.

 

[SharkyZG]

I am thinkingnto buy DHS di ht,7 ply blade,outer ply hinoki,and 5 plys ayous

 

[Scarfed Garchomp]

Once upon a time I was also interested in playing with a Hinoki blade without spending a lot of money. I purchased a Yinhe blade and didn't like it. I have a suspicion that the outer layer of veneer was not hinoki, but a related cypress, which has different characteristics.

I'm pretty sure the yinhe "cypress" is actually Juniper. My friend has one if the single ply "hinoki" blades but it is much harder, denser than my Yasaka Musashi and more expensive Butterfly Tmax.