Yasaka Gatien Carbon Blade

Hi there,

I have a question about the gatien carbon blade. I currently have 2 but one of them, I bought from my coach, and the other I bought online. They are suppose to be the same but I notice the difference in the thickness of the carbon layer. The one which I got from my coach has the JTTAA mark but not the online one. I'll try to upload some pictures to explain myself.

The only place I've seen Yasaka blades with the sticker on the bottom are the ones from Japan.

iruiru.com
they have stiga, yasaka a donic all stamped with yasaka and jttaa on the bothom!
Its realy interesting i tought that the same blade can vary only in quality but the whole different material to be used its realy strange and frustrating in a way!:(

It appears to me that the jtta blade is made with arylate/carbon and the other with carbon only.
I would assume this is due to different marketing plans for the varying regions.

I would like the the jtta blade better also!

yaodc wrote: But shouldn't all gatien carbon blades be made with the same standards? I'm not sure if the thinner layer of carbon blade is a fake or not. Even from the yasaka website it shows an alternating black and white strip of the carbon (the bottom of the blade): http://www.yasaka.se/showprod.asp?prodID=6

Yes, they should, or so one would think.

But apparently this is not the case; but maybe you should attempt to contact Yasaka either directly or through a reputable distributor and find out if you have acquired a fake.  You can see some small difference in the handles color design between the two blades also. 
You could also inquire of the dealer you purchased the blade from, expressing your dissatisfaction with the it and perhaps you might get a refund.

Good luck!

Hi All!

If I ve not mistaken, the one from the coach is not Yasaka blade. It could be KLHS or TBS from Butterfly and your coach change the handle to Yasaka Gatien Carbon.

so if it has the yasaka sticker on the bottom it means it made in japan??

ProfessorChaos wrote: culvch wrote: If I ve not mistaken, the one from the coach is not Yasaka blade. It could be KLHS or TBS from Butterfly and your coach change the handle to Yasaka Gatien Carbon.   You may also notice that the handle on the blade from your coach is smaller. Normally the handle of blade from Butterfly is smaller compared to those of Yasaka. From what yaodc has told me, the Gatien Carbon that his coach gave him(also my coach), was just a straight handle that was sanded and cut to resemble a flared handle.  That is why they look different.

I know this one. You don't have to worry, they are both genuine! actually, they are both Yasaka blades, but the one with the thicker layer is older(I think more than 3-4 years old) and initially intended for the Asian market, the latter ones are mass made (for all regions) with improved techniques(I think) and have a thinner and different layer of carbon to lower the production costs. They should play similar, but the older ones seem to be made of more expensive (doesn't always mean better, but often is) material, while the latter ones are more mass made with different materials. Mass models seems often to miss the yasaka label on the back. But all blades should have the JTTA mark! Let me know if you feel difference in playing...

Ginko Tai Kim wrote: .....looking down on my Gatien Carbon. And it doesn't even look like yours two. WTF!!! Same colours but the patterns a little different.

This post is getting interesting.  Ginko Tai Kim, relax!  The pattern on the handle (top and bottom pieces) is just slightly different from one blade to another.  The pattern is laid with color-stained wood pieces, arranged in different angles, and all glued together with other pieces that usually run straight, sort of sandwiched together.  Then it is cut into smaller chunks to make the top and bottom pieces to form the handle.  So when they cut it they don't always follow the pattern (as where it starts and where it ends or repeats).  That is why you can get two blades of the same model and the handles look a little bit different.  This is certainly true for Yasaka blades.  I have own 2 Yasaka GE and 2 GE 3D, at the same time, respectively.  Their handles look a bit different in the sense that the pattern is slightly off when comparing two of the same model.

hi,

if you guys read the information of the blade carefully, it says that they've used a different technique for making the carbon blades like the in aviation or something. this means that it was constructed differently before.

Is it possible that one of the blades is the Extra 3D Soft Carbon version?

thinner carbon blade is fake