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jpenmaster
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That is an interesting outer veneer. The tree in their picture looks like some type of conifer which would be soft wood. The top veneer reminds me of quarter sawn ash or birch. Arctic Birch is used in guitars and gun stocks but you dont see a lot of it quarter sawn.Second ply is obviously spruce and since it's stiga the core is ayous.
Quarter sawn birch looks like this Edited by jpenmaster - 07/17/2017 at 11:30am |
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arg0
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That's the power of Internet. Without it, I would barely be able to tell a maple from an oak tree! :o) |
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Do you have a larger image of that birch? I first thought it could be birch, too, but eventually I found some quarter sawn images of Sorbus aucuparia (see my previous posts) and I think it's more similar. Note: though also called rowan or mountain ash, Sorbus aucuparia is unrelated to the true ash trees (genus Fraxinus). Edit: typo Edited by arg0 - 07/17/2017 at 1:30pm |
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tom
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After a long wait, finally received mine today. With Rasanter V50 and R47, the combo seemed quite (too?) fast on a simple bounce test. The pale wood handle looked more interesting in the photos.
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arg0
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This review comes from a German Forum (tt-news.de).
It is part of a longer post. It's machine translated. I changed some parts to make it more readable, it has still rough edges, though. This
season I ended up trying my last two Saive Power. These are a
little stiffer than the Stiga off classic Wrb... and are no longer
produced (?). So [...] I bought the two new Woods.... The Stiga Arctic Wood and the Stiga Celero wood. [Coming] From
the Offensive Classic WRB (OCW), or from the Saive Power, I was hoping that among the two woods I wound find a successor, which can be played a little faster
and stiffer. The first test with old rubbers was not so meaningful. So I
also quickly ordered the same current rubbers in new... [...]The very short comparison/first impressions were thus created when playing an Energy Wood (EW), a Celero Wood and an Arctic Wood... All with Aurus 1.9 black FH and Aurus soft 1.7 red BH. Actually, I had looked at the Celero Wood as my new blade... possibly for the next few years... The Arctic Wood was more of an impulse buy. And
now, so at the beginning the Celero seems to be more similar to OCW, is to say it plays "softer" and becomes fast when you
play with spin... The EW seems to be a little faster... Because the EW is unfortunately often too fast. I like the Celero
already... the purchase will probably not be a mistake. But there's the Arctic Wood.... and that's kind of an outlier in a surprisingly positive sense. -Not as fast as the Infinity -Immediate feeling of good control -Good feedback -and it is stiffer and more direct... than EW, Celero, OCW etc. -You can also attack... as with the previous Tube Light! -and yet also the positive impressions at the topspin... -it seemed to me at the beginning like the jack of all trades -playable in the short game for a "coarse motor skilled" like I am... (EW is too fast for me for this) -Still a really good feedback.... you notice immediately that you have Stiga in your hand. -and like with the Tube Light, you can also shoot dully. -Unlike
the yes very stiff Tube Light, the Arctic wood gives more detailed
feedback (how to describe it? Maybe like this it is already understandable...) So
during the short test I was surprised by the fact that I had
repeatedly resorted to Arctic wood... The racket makes the best
impression in the first quick comparison. [...]Briefly
summed up: If you are looking for a a little bit harder
EW and don't want to have as much speed as with the Infinity, you might have found it with the Arctic Wood. Definitely. Those who play the Saive Power and are looking for a successor will probably not be able to avoid testing the Arctic Wood. If [you want a blade that] is not so direct and not quite so fast.... there is still Celero
wood... though the Celero may be put away in the closet with my other blades at the beginning of the season, because the Arctic Wood has left
such a really good first impression. (Hopefully at that price the manufacturing fluctuations are rather small.)
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DLC1325
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Does anyone have experience with Arctic Wood and Ebenholz V that could give a comparison? TTGearLab is supposed to do a write up of Arctic Wood soon and TTDaily's site is being glitchy though it looks like some good info is on there if only I could get to it. I imagine Arctic Wood will be slightly stiffer (6.0 vs 5.8), slightly softer (not many woods have a harder Janka than ebony), maybe less head heavy (no hollow handle?), and maybe Arctic Wood is a low OFF while Ebenholz V is a high OFF- (since Stiga always overrates their blades). I also suspect the feel/feedback will be nice like the Ebenholz V as stated in the German forum review above. Any input is appreciated! EDIT: Well, I found the info that killed it for me, but still interested to hear what anyone has to say.
Edited by DLC1325 - 09/27/2017 at 9:30pm |
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arg0
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I've never played with Ebenholz, so I cannot compare directly. However, Arctic Wood has a neutral balance (with 2.0 rubbers). The handle is likely a bit hollow, like most handles are, but not as hollow as WRB): anyway, the blade does not feel hollow to me and has quite some vibrations, which I like. What was the killing factor? Edit: typo Edited by arg0 - 09/28/2017 at 4:53pm |
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DLC1325
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Maybe "killed" was a strong word because it still sounds like a great blade, but it seems to sit where I have similar blades which makes is pointless to get. Also the Janka of "Mountain Ash" is similar to Koto and I already have a Koto blade. It sure is pretty though! (I'm a sucker for hardwoods) |
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What blade with Koto outer do you think is similar? I may consider testing it. Did you consider the whole composition of the blade (spruce intermediate plies and ayous core) and thickness? |
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bbkon
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but a fast blade is not always better |
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DLC1325
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I have a Yinhe/Galaxy E-1 which has Koto outers, 5-ply. I have no idea what the composition is and I will avoid that EJ rabbit hole. I'm bad enough as it is and trying varying compositions will only make it worse.
This is true and I didn't mean to imply I wanted a faster blade. Just curios about the Arctic vs Ebenholz V. Actually, I probably play the most consistently with the E-1 (ALL+/OFF-).
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That's a wise decision! Yinhe E-1 is a good blade. Let me point out, though, that it plays very differently from Arctic Wood, at least as far as I can remember. |
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I'm sure it plays differently than E-1 especially with the VPS plies. I'm using Ebenholz V right now and its fine. Arctic Wood just seems really cool. (pun intended ) I'm still curios if anyone has played both Ebenholz V and Arctic Wood and can give a comparison--so one more bump.
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bbkon
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no.arg0 intensity is clearly faster stiff thinner but stiffer not friendly with all rubbers |
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richrf
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Is anyone using the Artic Wood or any other Stiga blade with the aluminum name plate on the handle that is in relief? TTgear complained that these new name plates bothered him at his finger tips and had to make sure that it was in the forehand side. Anyone else encounter the same problem? It seems strange that Stiga would disrupt a straight handle with this kind of unnecessary ornamentation.
Edited by richrf - 10/13/2017 at 12:11pm |
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At one point I had the Eternity VPS with Master handle. While I definitely could feel the metal tag it didn't really bother me whether the tag was at my finger tips or my palm. YMMV. |
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p1ngp0ng3r
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Glad the Infinity doesn't have the metal tag!
I have the Celero and Eternity VPS with metal tag and I think it's very annoying. Really dislike it to be honest. It looks great, but I don't like the feel of it.
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richrf
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Isn't it incredible how a company in business as long as Stiga has can mess up on a detail like this? It's almost like they have a death wish. Their website is also lacking in many ways. Sometimes it's the little things that make big differences. |
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arg0
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If you care about one more data point, the metal tag looks cool (pun intended) and does not bother me at all.
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richrf
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Thanks for the feedback. I can't get a hold of one to try out, so it's not worth taking a chance. But I wonder why would they even take a chance with such a design? A finely honed handle interrupted by a label in relief?? To me, it is just a very strange marketing/design decision. I was about to pull the trigger on TT11 but decided not to after reading the review on TTGear. Edited by richrf - 10/14/2017 at 11:55am |
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bbkon
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how fast and stiff is the celero compared to clipper? |
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stancuzi
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Clipper is definitely stiffer and faster. I play Celero presently and I'd say it remeinds me of AR Classic Carbon, just a bit faster.
It's still a good blade that gives you nice and clear feel while playing. Cheers, Stan |
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Halon X
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Hi,
Is Artic Wood comparable to Nittaku Violin/Acoustic? if not what is the difference or similarity if any?
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arg0
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To some extent, Arctic Wood feels like a crisper and faster violin.
Speed is similar to acoustic, faster than violin. Feel is crisp and rather hard, more like violin than acoustic. Balance is center, similar to violin. ST handle size is similar to violin and acoustic LG (large handle). |
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Halon X
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Thanks arg0 :) can you also compare AW to NAC Inner LG? I'm planning to get NA LG or NAC Inner LG to complement with my AW
Edited by Halon X - 12/29/2017 at 8:17pm |
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arg0
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Unfortunately not. Even the comparison with regular Acoustic only comes from distant memories... AW does not feel or sound at all like a carbon blade, so I assume that it will be very different than NAC, even if it's the Inner version. |
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Thanks for the reply arg0 :)
Edited by Halon X - 12/30/2017 at 6:21pm |
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bbkon
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intensity is faster more solid like a slab of steel |
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Jak
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Has anyone tried this blade? I'm planning to stepping down from Viscaria because of control issue. I want a 5ply blade that is off/off- and still good looping as Viscaria and 83-85g. How is Artic wood compared to Korbel, Virtouso, acoustic, and rest of the 5 ply. Don't know what to choose.
I have read that Artic wood is quite stiff? I really don't want it to be super stiff, need some flex. Edited by Jak - 02/12/2018 at 8:09am |
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