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Handcrafted Blades by Ross Leidy |
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Ross Leidy
Super Member Joined: 10/13/2011 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 402 |
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I don't have my notes/emails available right now, but I do recall that control and balance were at the top of the list. The soft obeche outers are extra thick (0.9mm), so the blade should have tons of dwell. The handle pieces were hollowed slightly to drop their weight by about 6g to give the blade a neutral balance and a final weight just under 80g.
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speedy
Gold Member Joined: 01/21/2006 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 1802 |
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Ross made me a blade right before the Nationals. I used it at the Nationals, and it was an awesome experience. I will definitely get a few more with different combinations.
Ross is very professional and take his work seriously. We went through a series of email, and he always stayed on top of them, and answered them promptly and accurately. @Ross: Do you still have the pictures of my blade? please post them, I'd like to share with everyone.
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SPEEDY
Viscaria Super ALC ST JOOLA Rhyzen CMD(FH) Nittaku Moristo SP (BH) |
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mmerkel
Silver Member Joined: 01/02/2010 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 746 |
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JimT,
the composition came out of the email exchanges about likes, dislikes, must haves, etc. I don't know the exact criteria right at this moment, but it was a combination of balance, weight, feel, stiffness and my "no balsa" clause; all together with a target speed range of ~All+. |
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#1 RL Balance -Bluefire M2 -Acuda S2
#2 RL Avalanche#2 -Bluefire M2 -Sigma Europe #3 Primorac -Boost TP -Magna TC |
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JimT
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Mike, how did you decide on the composition? This one is not Sotto Voce version, as far as I understand (SV uses balsa core, right, Ross?)
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Single Ply Hinoki Club, Founding Member
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Carryboy
Silver Member Joined: 05/12/2009 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 723 |
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LUV the handle!! Quite stunning actually.
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Spin Master Carbo Power (Stefan Elsner Custom)
Donic Acuda S1 Max Donic Acuda P1 Blue Max |
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Ross Leidy
Super Member Joined: 10/13/2011 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 402 |
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rookies
Silver Member Joined: 07/28/2010 Location: California Status: Offline Points: 782 |
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How much does this blade cost?
Edited by rookies - 12/21/2011 at 11:24am |
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Ross Leidy
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mmerkel
Silver Member Joined: 01/02/2010 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 746 |
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Ross, it was a pleasure to work with you on this blade.
The communication was exemplary and your input and explanations helped me make the right choices. I know that I will call on you again in the future and I can HIGHLY recommend you to anyone that is looking for a custom blade that also has the WOW factor. My biggest regret is that I can't properly play with the blade until after the winter break. I will post a review once I had a chance to give it a good go. |
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#2 RL Avalanche#2 -Bluefire M2 -Sigma Europe #3 Primorac -Boost TP -Magna TC |
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TheRobot99
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Why would anyone play with that blade? It's too pretty to cover up with rubber....
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Ross Leidy Custom, DHS Hurricane III Neos, Nittaku Nodias
Xiom Fuga, Globe 999 National 39, Nittaku Nodias JOOLA Torre All+, DHS Hurricane II #19 Sponge, Galaxy Moon 38 PTTC VP - 2011-12 |
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van_doorn
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Wauw, looks amazing :O
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Ross Leidy
Super Member Joined: 10/13/2011 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 402 |
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Hi folks,
I thought I'd start this general thread to provide a place for me to drop a few blade photos now and again. While there's a similar thread running on OOAK, I think each can evolve independently, driven by whatever questions and comments happen to be posted.
To start things off, I just completed a blade for mmerkel, and I thought that his choice for the handle wood turned out so nicely that I asked him if I could post a few photos. The blade composition is white obeche - anigre - kiri - anigre - white obeche. The handle is masur birch and chakte viga. Check it out.
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