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ppgear 
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 Topic: What blade ply combinations are timeless?Posted: 03/02/2020 at 4:51pm |
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There are a lot of materials being used in blades these days. Which combinations will stand the test of time, and which are fads?
Which combinations do you like the most and why? Any 1-ply Hinoki fans? Balsa? ZL fiber?
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mykonos96
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Clipper like blades. 3 even thick layers and 4 thin plies koto and limba..all brands have at least one blade with this structure
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Posted: 03/02/2020 at 5:34pm |
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Clipper is 5 layers of ayous and limba top plies. But it certainly is a classic combination.
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I would say three wood combinations: 1. Clipper like: limba - ayous - ayous - ayous - ayous - ayous - limba 2. Korbel like: limba - limba - ayous - limba - limba 3. OC like: limba - spruce - ayous - spruce - limba Those 3 blades compositions are the most being copied by others.
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Posted: 03/02/2020 at 6:35pm |
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Old Stiga Allround blades also used this combination.
Isn't it died Koto? On some old models, Stiga also used Walnut at some point in history.
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Viscaria: koto - ALC - ayous - kiri - ayous - ALC - koto
One of the best in the market.
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Viscaria is Koto - ALC - Limba - Kiri - Limba - ALC - Koto. But yes, this contruction is proven to be successful and somewhat timeless.
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+1 for Viscaria like combinations for composite blades
+1 for Clipper like combinations for all-wood blades...
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Yes, you are right. I messed things up.
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7ply basswood
Like the dhs pf4 08 blade wil always be one of my favourite Up there with 1ply hinoki
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Posted: 03/03/2020 at 11:40pm |
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[QUOTE=doraemon]
I would say three wood combinations: 1. Clipper like: limba - ayous - ayous - ayous - ayous - ayous - limba 2. Korbel like: limba - limba - ayous - limba - limba 3. OC like: limba - spruce - ayous - spruce - limba Those 3 blades compositions are the most being copied by others. [/QUOTEI m still looking for a clipper clone one notch faster
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Truly classic? A three ply Hock, American birch, basswood, American birch. You have to dry the veneers to a specific moisture, use the exact right glue and heat under pressure. The birch veneers have to be from consecutive slices from the same log, so the grain matches on either side (no warpage that way).
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One ply Kiso hinoki also gets a classic vote.
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Posted: 03/04/2020 at 1:15am |
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Really? Haven heard about players with that blade but recent p700 blades were a huge letdown maybe fakes dont know
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I've never tried it, but I've heard (quite recently) that Andro Timber 7 OFF/S has the same composition as the Clipper, but is faster (and more expensive too)
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+1 for Stiga OC
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