SDC Handmade Blades

[Khimmi]

It looks very good.

 

[hipnotic]

Really liked the look of the blade with the Smoked Eucalyptus outers! Ditto the Japanese blades with the square upper profile and fatter bottom third -- good job! 🙂 The last two actually remind me a lot of a blade I make that has Vic Ash outers - your version however is far more angular and looks awesome.

If you like trying out eucalypts in a blade, I strongly suggest you give Queensland Walnut a try as an outer ply -- it's not a true walnut, and it's not cheap stuff to buy... but looks highly similar to walnut, It's just gorgeous wood, and makes for a bloody fantastic outer ply on a blade! Hard, stiff and with a really lovely super-crisp feeling to it. 😁😁 Teams brilliantly with harder, faster, chinese-style rubbers like a H3, B2 or a Loki Rxton 3 in Blue topsheet (Pardon the fanboi rant, but Aussie TT woods are very much my thing, and you had me drooling with that smoked eucalyptus number).

Great work -- respect! 👍 Keep it up.

Thanks for the compliment and thank you for the suggestion, I will be sure to give it a try whenever I get a chance!

 

[Wakkibatty]

Thanks for the compliment and thank you for the suggestion, I will be sure to give it a try whenever I get a chance!

It's well worth it - especially if you use nitrocellulose lacquer to seal it instead of polyurethane. The grain comes up beautifully.

Quick tip - if you're going to use/cut Queensland Walnut, don't do so with a brand new and really sharp blade. The wood has a high silica content and will blunt your saw blades very quickly.

I recommend using a blade closer to the end of its life instead. Naturally you get a better cut with a new blade, but after Queensland Walnut has had a go at it, it won't be sharp for long. Best keep your sharper blades for your softer woods as you get more use out of them.

 

[hipnotic]

It's well worth it - especially if you use nitrocellulose lacquer to seal it instead of polyurethane. The grain comes up beautifully.

Quick tip - if you're going to use/cut Queensland Walnut, don't do so with a brand new and really sharp blade. The wood has a high silica content and will blunt your saw blades very quickly.

I recommend using a blade closer to the end of its life instead. Naturally you get a better cut with a new blade, but after Queensland Walnut has had a go at it, it won't be sharp for long. Best keep your sharper blades for your softer woods as you get more use out of them.

I have a few woods that do that, thanks for the tip, but none of them come closer to zylon when it comes to blunting blades 😅.

 

[Wakkibatty]

I have a few woods that do that, thanks for the tip, but none of them come closer to zylon when it comes to blunting blades 😅.

Very true! Only ever made the one Zylon blade myself, but that was enough to completely wreck my (admittedly already worn) bandsaw blade completely.

It does go nicely in a blade, but I tend to try and avoid the stuff myself now, precisely for that reason.

 

[MarekD]

Mám pár dřev, které to dělají, díky za tip, ale žádné se zylonu nepřibližuje, pokud jde o otupení čepelí 😅.

I would need to make a stiff but slow blade. If I were to have a blade made to order from you, could you advise me on the composition or type of glue and thickness? I like synthetic insoles, but they are mostly used for fast blades. Do you have experience making this type of blade?

 

[hipnotic]

I would need to make a stiff but slow blade. If I were to have a blade made to order from you, could you advise me on the composition or type of glue and thickness? I like synthetic insoles, but they are mostly used for fast blades. Do you have experience making this type of blade?

I could. Please send me an email: [email protected]

 

[hipnotic]

Do you like Spin? Then this blade is not for you... This is the stiffest and fastest 5 ply blade I've ever made!

Available FS.

- Limba / Limba / Balsa / Limba / Limba
- 81.8g
- 12.1mm
- 150x148mm
- AN (102x24mm)
- 2605Hz
- Balance: 4.0cm (High)

 

[Doctor]

I could. Please send me an email: [email protected]

Dear Sergio,
Sent a mail on the given address.

 

[hipnotic]

I'm not sure that at this point I can still call this a W968. It's the same structure, but the lamination process of the fiber makes it as soft as possible. To compensate for that and give it a little more power, I also made it slightly thicker. It has a regular head size and a chunky FL handle.

Available FS.

- Limba / Ayous / A-C / Ayous / A-C / Ayous / Limba
- 93.3g
- 6.35mm
- 157x150mm
- FL (104x25-23mm)
- 1356Hz
- Balance: 2.6cm (Low)

 

[hipnotic]

Springy, fast, stiff and slightly hard feeling with a big sweetspot.

Available FS.

- Spruce / Carbon / Spruce / Kiri / Spruce / Carbon / Spruce
- 85.0g
- 6.1mm
- 157x150mm
- FL (102x24.5-22mm)
- 1550Hz
- Balance: 2.9cm (Low/Med)

 

[hipnotic]

Typical inner fiber construction using Izanas-Carbon fiber. A little more oomph, stability and crisper feeling than ALC, very close performance to ZLC.

Available FS.

- Limba / Ayous / Izanas-Carbon / Ayous / Izanas-Carbon / Ayous / Limba
- 88.2g
- 6.0mm
- 157x150mm
- FL (102x25-23mm)
- 1335Hz
- Balance: 2.7cm (Low)

 

[hipnotic]

A 5 ply blade built like a 7 ply. The layers with constant thickness ensure a more stable feeling and a more linear response from the blade, than a typical 5 ply construction with a thick core. The thick Spruce outer layers provide some stiffness, but also a Hinoki like softness that many people enjoy.

Available FS.

- Spruce / Ayous / Ayous / Ayous / Spruce
- 94.3g
- 6.7mm
- 157x150mm
- FL (102x24mm)
- 1507Hz
- Balance: 3.0cm (Med)

 

[GarField000]

Very interesting these hand made blades.
I am struggeling to find a good frame for me that is stiff, yet soft and works great with my long pimples.
I am testing 2 new frames upcoming week. If those er not the ones I'll talk and see if you can make me one.

 

[Wrighty67]

Just managed to acquire this blade below in almost unused condition. I love outer ALC and have played with Viscaria/Boll and others but was looking for something easier to control with a similar feel. Early indications are that this might fit the bill - it’s beautifully made, well balanced and I like the handle

- Koto / Maple / Ayous / Kiri / Ayous / Maple / Koto
- 85.5g
- 5.8mm
- 157x150mm
- FL (102x25-23mm)
-1291Hz
- Balance: 2.6cm (Low)

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[Khimmi]

Hello, what is izana-carbon? How is it different from ALC and ZLC? And how is it different from the W968? Regards.

 

[hipnotic]

Hello, what is izana-carbon? How is it different from ALC and ZLC? And how is it different from the W968? Regards.

Izanas, just like Spectra, is a UHMWPE (Ultra high molecular weight polyethylene), but here it is combined with carbon to offer more speed and a bigger sweetspot, while keeping a low weight. Playing wise it offers a crisp, but relatively soft touch, something between ALC and ZLC.

 

[hipnotic]

Just wanted to make something fun and colorful, but still with some nice offensive capabilities. It's on the stiff side, but with a nice "holding" sensation, so not far from that all wood Vis equivalent many people desire. The handle is narrower than usual but thick, so it fills the hand pretty well.

Available FS.

- Blue Fig / Koto / Limba / Kiri / Limba / Koto / Blue Fig
- 90.3g
- 6.75mm
- 157x150mm
- FL (102x24mm)
- 1380Hz
- Balance: 2.8cm (Low)

 

[Khimmi]

Thanks for your explanation.

 

[hipnotic]

This is the first time I'm using an hybrid fabric (that is not plain carbon) with the fibers placed at 45º. A-C is faster than ALC, but it also has an harder feeling, so by doing this we can increase the flexibility of the blade, but still retain the springiness of the A-C. Moreover, because vibrations travel differently within the blade, the feedback on the hand is also increased, which translates into a longer holding sensation compared to 90º A-C.

Available FS.

- Koto / A-C 45º / Ayous / Kiri / Ayous / A-C 45º / Koto
- 88.6g
- 5.65mm
- 158x152mm
- FL (102x25-23.5mm)
- 1400Hz
- Balance: 2.8cm (Low)