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Ross Leidy
Super Member Joined: 10/13/2011 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 402 |
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Posted: 12/21/2011 at 9:20am |
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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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van_doorn
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Wauw, looks amazing :O
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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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mmerkel
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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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Ross Leidy
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rookies
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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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Carryboy
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LUV the handle!! Quite stunning actually.
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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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mmerkel
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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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speedy
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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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Viscaria Super ALC ST JOOLA Rhyzen CMD(FH) Nittaku Moristo SP (BH) |
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Ross Leidy
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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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Ross Leidy
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Here are few photos of your blade: Edited by Ross Leidy - 12/21/2011 at 10:28pm |
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Ross Leidy
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You are quite right - the Sotto Voce would have been too fast and too stiff to meet the requirements, not to mention its balsa core (and Mike specifically requested a no-balsa blade).
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speedy
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All... look at that handle and those plies... it's a very SEXY blade and very good control blade. This is an OFF- to OFF blade. Highly Recommended
Ross: Thank you for your hard work. |
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Viscaria Super ALC ST JOOLA Rhyzen CMD(FH) Nittaku Moristo SP (BH) |
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cool_natja
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+1 A state of the art ! Too dear to play with ... |
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Carryboy
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That is crazy!!!!!!!!
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I sent Ross an email yesterday after finding out about his website and I gotta say his blades look beautiful. I think his blades are definitely a lot more expensive than your typical blade, but they look like a work of art and I definitely want to get one.
Can you put the person's name in the handle Ross? Also can you make combo blades for people that play with long pips or short pips on 1 side?
Thanks,
Dave
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JimT
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I would advise you against putting your name on it unless you are 111% sure you are keeping the blade (which you haven't even seen yet!). Better to put the blade's name on it - just come up with something impressive. As for combination blades - that is a very interesting question. I talked to Charlie Smith from BBC about that and he says that basically it is a very risky thing since it is really hard to make a combination blade which doesn't get gradually warped in a year or two - because of the diff in the expansion/contraction rates on the different sides of the blade when absorbing moisture or drying out. |
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AlexB
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This is nice looking blade.
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Ross Leidy
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I have made some combo blades. I've not heard any reports of them warping, but as JimT indicates, it could be a long-term possibility. For that matter, it could happen to symmetric blades as well due to unequal stresses within the wood. That's the nature of natural materials.
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Are you kidding? Who would not want to have the initial of a guy, who I predict, will break 2200 rating soon?
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Ross Leidy
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Thanks! The composition is white limba - dyed red koto - black limba - kiri - black limba - dyed red koto - white limba. Wow, I just now realized there's a lot of color adjectives in those plies! :)
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ttplayer92
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wow that seems like a stiff blade?
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Ross Leidy
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I only recently found a source for kiri, and I still need to update the website.
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yogi_bear
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wow a 7 ply blade
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Should IPE do the job as it does for sotto voce ? Is it hard enough to replace Mizutani's Zylon ? At least it's harder than Koto. Fatt, if you are looking to something as fast as Mizutani with much better feeling and control, no need to go for a 7 ply blade. Sotto voce with Mahogany outer is the way to go.
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Hi Ross, hope you recieved Ultimate P #2 in good condition? I am having a blast with #1 (fantastic blade). It does everything like a dream....thanks a bunch and Merry Christmas!
Ultimate P #1
Yasaka Extend HS 2.0
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mmerkel
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Ross Leidy
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Hey frogger - yes, the blade arrived in top condition. Please forgive me if I didn't follow-up with you after it arrived. I'm glad to hear #1 is working out so well for you. Mike - here are a few photos of the pair of blades: |
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