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 Topic: SG blades - new hand-made blade makerPosted: 05/16/2021 at 11:48pm |
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Hello to the forum members. A friend of mine makes fine furniture and has his work in some galleries, and I thought he might be able to make some fine table tennis blades, so we talked and he decided to give it a try. He searched the internet for info on what types of wood to use, the thickness of the layers, and proper weight for a blade. I told him 85g is usually a typical weight, so he has made several blades in the 85g - 90g range, but this is one of the latest blades he just made that is 7 plys and it weighs a little more at around 95g. I will be posting more pics of some of the other blades as well, but for now here is a pic of his 7-ply blade.
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Posted: 05/16/2021 at 11:55pm |
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Here is another blade he's made. It's 5 plys with a thick balsa core with 2 medial plys of Ipe, and 2 outer plys of black limba. This blade weighs about 88g, and would be between Off- to a slow Off blade.
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Posted: 05/17/2021 at 12:00am |
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This one is a 5 ply balsa with a thick balsa core, Ipe, and Yellow Cedar. It weighs around 88g and would be an Off blade. This blade is fast, but the yellow cedar has a good feel. Yellow cedar is in the same class of wood as Hinoki.
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tommyzai
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Posted: 05/17/2021 at 11:40am |
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Hey, send ol' Tommy Zai a combination blade to test and review damn it!!
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Posted: 05/17/2021 at 12:22pm |
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We haven't made a combination blade yet...but once we do we might send one out for testing
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Posted: 05/17/2021 at 2:17pm |
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I have hit with some SG blade demos and they all felt great. I am currently playing with a 7 ply mahogany blade that is probably off- or all-around+. I like the weight of 99 grams compared to a couple others that are 91 grams because I have LP on one side.
All of these blades are very high quality. I have a BBC that I love but these SG blades may be nicer. The handles feel great and all of them that I have hit with have great control and they feel solid in addition to looking great.
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tommyzai
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Posted: 05/17/2021 at 10:48pm |
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Now I need one. ;-)
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Posted: 05/17/2021 at 11:32pm |
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I will attach more pics of some of the other models. There are mostly 5-ply balsa blades, but there are also several blades with a Kiri core, Mahagony medial plys, and Rosewood outer plies. They are also probably All+ to Off-.
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