SDC Handmade Blades

[moment2019]

Well，I think you could boosted(i mean,do it first) the simple style blades,to encourage customer try simpler design.Then make a time plan ,a standardization requirements form,and encourage group buying might be help.this could help you manage time better.

 

[SDC]

Thank you all again for the support! The messages have been sent and the number system will be up and running soon. You will be able to check the progress on the homepage of my website, and perhaps on my socials (still not sure about that). If I could find a way to automate the attribution of tickets, then it would be perfect 🙂.

For now, let's get this party going again. I still have a lot of blades to put on the website, and I want to do it before Christmas. Then I really want to update my portfolio and show what I've been doing with the custom blades!

 

[SDC]

#1048 - Outer ALC - OFF-/OFF

Not a lot to say about this one, it has a Vis structure but it's softer and slower. I do get a lot of these requests, so no wonder that some end up here.

- Koto / ALC / Ayous / Kiri / Ayous / ALC / Koto
- 87.6g
- 5.85mm
- 157x150mm
- FL (100x25.2-22.9mm)
- 1335Hz
- Balance: 2.7cm (Low)

 

[dave_dd]

Beautiful blades! Keep up the good work and don't feel bad with price increases.

 

[SDC]

Since the previous blade was already sold, I've decided to put another one 😁

#1056 - Inner SALC - OFF

I don't put cyberthingys in here unless I have a good reason, in this case the reason was that the composition came out too heavy for what the customer intended, so I had to make another one. It follows the same structure as the original but with SALC instead of plain carbon. It's softer and with a more "airy" nice feel. The handle is very close to Vis shape.

- Koto / Ayous / SALC / Kiri core
- 89.7g
- 6.35mm
- 157x155mm
- FL (100x25.1-22.9mm)
- 1335Hz
- Balance: 3.4cm (Med)

 

[SDC]

#1060 - Outer AC - OFF/OFF+

Another blade with a hidden balsa core, but this time I made it fast. Essentially it plays like your common outer balsa blade, it's stiff, hard(ish) and springy, so it fits a driving/smashing style, less focused on spin. With the hard Ayous edge, you don't need to be afraid to hit the table and destroy the fragile Balsa core. The handle is thick but slightly narrow and very rounded.

- Limba / AC / Limba / Balsa-Ayous core
- 84.2g
- 6.5mm
- 157x150mm
- FL (100x27.0-25.0mm)
- 1485Hz
- Balance: 3.5cm (Med)

 

[SDC]

#1069 - 5 ply - ALL+/OFF-

Not your usual 5 ply blade with a thick core and thinner outer plies. This one was originally designed as a defensive blade, with equal ply thickness made of White Fir (vertical) and Ayous (lateral). However, it came out too heavy with a larger head size, so I reduced it and it's much more manageable for an allround/offensive playstyle. White Fir is very similar to Spruce, stiff but soft, so the blade offers the same of springy/soft feel, without being too fast.

- White Fir / Ayous / White Fir / Ayous / White Fir
- 89.0g
- 5.8mm
- 156x151mm
- FL (102x25.2-23.4mm)
- 1335Hz
- Balance: 3.1cm (Med)

 

[Tyce]

#1069 - 5 ply - ALL+/OFF-

Not your usual 5 ply blade with a thick core and thinner outer plies. This one was originally designed as a defensive blade, with equal ply thickness made of White Fir (vertical) and Ayous (lateral). However, it came out too heavy with a larger head size, so I reduced it and it's much more manageable for an allround/offensive playstyle. White Fir is very similar to Spruce, stiff but soft, so the blade offers the same of springy/soft feel, without being too fast.

- White Fir / Ayous / White Fir / Ayous / White Fir
- 89.0g
- 5.8mm
- 156x151mm
- FL (102x25.2-23.4mm)
- 1335Hz
- Balance: 3.1cm (Med)

This might be your best design yet (to me) that fir is absolutely beautiful

 

[SDC]

#1087 - Inner ALC - OFF-

This blade has a similar structure to the Ovt. ALC, with a thick core and thinner outer plies, but I made it purposely slower. I wanted to keep some stiffness, but make it softer for a spin/control oriented playstyle. However, the main characteristic of this blade is the asymmetric handle, which is more rounded on the left side than on the right. This subtle difference enables a more scooped grip, it closes the angle on the Bh and opens on the Fh, for a right handed player. If you are a lefty it will have the opposite effect.

- Limba / Ayous / ALC / Ayous core
- 87.0g
- 6.2mm
- 157x150mm
- ST (100x23x28.8mm)
- Balance: 3.4cm (Med)

 

[SDC]

#1097 - Outer sC - OFF-

There is carbon in this blade, but it's so subtle that it basically feels like a 5 ply all wood blade. The Koto outer is thick and dense, and it also has one of the densest Ayous cores I've ever used on a blade. Due to this high density the blade feels generally uncatapulty, it has a decent power ceiling but you will have to work for it. It suits players that like to hit hard, or that prefer a blade with less catapult so that then can use faster rubbers.

- Koto / soft-Carbon / Ayous / Ayous core
- 90.5g
- 5.65mm
- 157x152mm
- FL (100x25.0-23.0mm)
- Balance: 3.1cm (Med)

 

[SDC]

#1078 - 7 ply - Def-

I'm not sure if this is the slowest blade I've built, but it's definitely in the top 3. The difference with this one is that I have incorporated cork, which makes it feel very soft. Purely for a defensive/push-blocking style, the blade has absolutely no power for offensive strokes. The handle is decently sized, and the cork under layer provides even further dampening.

- Ayous / Balsa / Cork / Ayous / Cork / Balsa / Ayous
- 68.0g
- 6.2mm
- 165x155mm
- ST (100x23.5x29.2mm)
- Balance: 3.0cm (Med)

 

[SDC]

#1099 - Outer Spectra-GT - OFF

I don't work with CNF, unfortunately I cannot get this material. However, I believe this is the closest I've gotten until now. Spectra is pretty light and thin, so I had the idea of laminating two fabrics in one layer. Since this is my business and I can call it whatever I want, I decided to name it Spectra GT 😂. The blade itself is stiff, but it has a springy and soft touch provided by the Spectra, with dampened vibrations.

- Koto / S-GT / Ayous / Kiri core
- 86.7g
- 5.8mm
- 157x150mm
- AN (101x24.4-24.1mm)
- Balance: 3.1cm (Med)

 

[SlowPower]

Nice blades as always, thanks for sharing!

Did you ever experiment with 2 different sides in a blade?
I have the idea to use Cork and balsa on one side and a rather classic composition on the other side like abachi, alc and koto.
I wonder if you have to different speed ratings for each side or is it just about the feeling of hard/ soft?
I made a blade with the hardest top ply I have (Amaranth) and the softest on the other side (zirbelkiefer, a very soft and light pine) and there was no difference in terms of speed...

 

[Khimmi]

Sergio, private message.

 

[Vrael]

Nice blades as always, thanks for sharing!

Did you ever experiment with 2 different sides in a blade?
I have the idea to use Cork and balsa on one side and a rather classic composition on the other side like abachi, alc and koto.
I wonder if you have to different speed ratings for each side or is it just about the feeling of hard/ soft?
I made a blade with the hardest top ply I have (Amaranth) and the softest on the other side (zirbelkiefer, a very soft and light pine) and there was no difference in terms of speed...

Sergio created different bh and fh blade for me 3 times, one of them was even inner-outer construction, I didn't measure speed with any devices, but the feeling is definitely totally different for each side.
btw, the handle design we came up with is also gorgeous, so I am patiently waiting for SDC to upload them here one day

 

[SDC]

Nice blades as always, thanks for sharing!

Did you ever experiment with 2 different sides in a blade?
I have the idea to use Cork and balsa on one side and a rather classic composition on the other side like abachi, alc and koto.
I wonder if you have to different speed ratings for each side or is it just about the feeling of hard/ soft?
I made a blade with the hardest top ply I have (Amaranth) and the softest on the other side (zirbelkiefer, a very soft and light pine) and there was no difference in terms of speed...

I've made many asymmetric blades and yes, it is possible to achieve a speed difference.

 

[SDC]

#1100 - Inner 1k-C - OFF-

This is a blade I've been meaning to build for a while, what kept me from doing it was the fact that I have a limited supply of Kiso Hinoki, or even Kumamoto Hinoki for that matter, but curiosity got the best of me. It's a regular 5+2 inner construction with Kiso Hinoki outer plies, and a Kumamoto Hinoki core. The carbon used is 1k, it's the same type of carbon Nittaku uses in some of their blades, 1k stands for the number of filaments in one thread (1000). For example, a usual plain carbon fabric is 3k, meaning it has 3000 filaments of carbon fabric per thread. So, 1k Carbon is very thin and light, it's normally used for aerospace applications and it's much rarer and expensive than 3k Carbon. You may think it sounds similar to textreme-carbon, they are both thin but it's not exactly the same because textreme is usually 12k, however those 12000 filaments are spread wider. 1k Carbon has more threads but they are narrow, while T-C has less threads but they are wider. In terms of raw materials, I think this this is the most expensive blade I've ever made, and something that I may not be able to make anytime soon.

I had a theme in mind, a all Japanese blade, Hinoki composition with white handles and a red dot. I decided otherwise because a all white handle is not a very good idea, it will get dirty really quickly and this is kinda of an expensive blade... So I "stole" this handle design from another customer (sorry 😅) and made a few changes, it represents the sunset on a beach. Japan is an island so I guess it still fits 🙂.

- Kiso Hinoki / Kiso Hinoki / 1k-C / Kumamoto Hinoki
- 86.6g
- 5.7mm
- 158x152mm
- FL (100x24.8-23.0mm)
- Balance: 3.2cm (Med)
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[Frenchyping]

Wouah incredible design​

 

[SDC]

#1103 - 3 ply - ALL

This blade is based on the Yasaka Masamune that Satoshi Aida uses, but with a few changes. The core is a bit thicker, and the outer plies are thinner, so it has more of an offensive character, while still not being a very fast blade of course. The dense Cypress core gives the blade sufficient stability, but it also has a nice feel.

- Kumamoto Hinoki / Cypress / Kumamoto Hinoki
- 86.4g
- 6.25mm
- 155x155mm
- ST (102x23.0x29.2mm)
- Balance: 3.5cm (Med)

 

[Tyce]

Dammit! I'm out of a job, just *got* a new blade regardless, and now you post this?