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    Posted: 06/19/2020 at 1:48pm
I think, most of the forum-members here have already noticed, that there is a manufacturer in Portugal, who offers really nice looking custom made blades for sale: 
http://mytabletennis.net/forum/sdc-handmade-blades_topic86864_page1.html

From the first moment I liked the look of his blades and it was really interesting to watch, how Sérgio increased his skills during the last 1-2 years. But I did not only followed his thread, I also bought 2 blades from him in the past and both blades played very well.

Some days ago Sérgio contacted me and asked me, if I would be interested in testing three other blades. And although the halls are still closed in my town, I agreed, because I have a table tennis table + robot in my cellar. 

So he sent me: 

1) his first composite blade with Innegra S Carbon (Framiré - IC - Framiré - Kiri)
2) his second Innegra blade, with composite over the core (Limba - Limba - IC - Ayous)
3) a kind of remake of the Butterfly Revoldia (Koto - "Magic Fairy Dust" - Ayous - Kiri)

  

From the first look I liked each of these blades, 
but especially the design of the Innegra Inner and the handle shape of the "Revoldia".

Pure design of the blade: Innegra Inner > "Revoldia" > Innegra Outer

I have tested all blades with the same rubber-combination: 
T05 in 2,1 mm on forehand and T05 Hard in 1,9 mm on backhand, 
but also switched between FH and BH.

From the first bouncing-test I felt more vibrations on the Innegra blades and also a harder feeling, compared with the Revoldia-Remake. Together with the straight handle (which I prefer) I was sure, that the Revoldia would be my favourite.

First Impressions: "Revoldia" > Innegra Outer > Innegra Inner

With the robot I started some exercises with backspin balls, trying to attack them with backhand and later with forehand. To my surprise I felt no bad vibrations with the Innegra blades, in opposite to the first impressions from bouncing the ball. I was able to feel the ball very well, but without too much vibrations. Opening from backspin was easy with both blades, but not as easy as with the "Revoldia". The reason for this is the lower curve of the Innegra blades. This needs some time to adjust, but should be possible with a few training-sessions and the right rubbers.

Opening from Backspin: Revoldia > Innegra Inner > Innegra Outer
 
After these first exercises I was sure, that the "Revoldia" would become my favourite blade. The feeling of the blade was good, opening from backspin was very easy and the handle fits very good to my hand. I have already tested the original Butterfly Revoldia and this Revoldia Remake is not a 1:1 copy, but for me it is as good as the original.

On the other side the Innegra Inner feels and sounds a bit "hollow", while the Innegra Outer felt a bit too direct in these exercises.

In the next 2 days I tested the blades with some topspin (counterspin) exercises, for example 2 balls on backhand (with different amount of spin) + 2 balls on forehand. This was the session, which changed my thoughts completely, because the Innegra blades had much better control than the "Revoldia". I had the same problems with the original Revoldia, which is also very sensitive to incoming spin, especially if the opponent attacks with fast and hard topspin.

The Innegra Inner was better than the "Revoldia" in this point, but still had this "hollow" sound and feeling.

The clear winner of this session was the Innegra Outer blade. Especially with the T05 Hard I was able to attack any topspin without loosing control. The feeling was still very direct, but this was not negative in this exercise. The feeling was crispier than most Limba-ALC outer blades (Framiré is from the same "family" like Limba). The Innegra Outer blade really shines in this part of the game.

Counterspin / Block / Smashing: Innegra Outer > Innegra Inner >> "Revoldia"

I planned to continue my tests with Dignics 05 (instead of Tenergy 05) on the Innegra Outer, but unfortunately my robot got a defect and I am still waiting for the repair. Therefore I had to stop the test and already shipped the blades to another tester.

Of course this was not a "real" test in a "real" match, but the results were clear enough for me. At the end of my test I ordered 2 Innegra Outer blades, my third and fourth SDC blade. Big smile
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Thanks a lot, Magic. Hipnotic seems to be a real artist. I cannot recall seeing a bad looking blade from him.
Too bad about your robot...but do you happen to have some additional pictures of the Revoldia remake, especially close-ups from the side?
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Here you can see the composition of the Revoldia-Remake:






Edited by Magic_M - 06/19/2020 at 2:56pm
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Thanks again, Magic.

So the weird looking second layer is the "dust" layer? I would seem rather thick for just some dust ...the CNF layer of the original Revoldia is thinner and kinda white-ish. Well, maybe Hipnotic will reveal some day what he has actually used for this "dust" Big smile

Final question: Based on your short test, would you say that this blade is a straight off blade or maybe "only" off-minus? Just asking because based on the frequency level Hipnotic posted on his thread this blade seems rather slow...


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Originally posted by Skynet Skynet wrote:

Thanks again, Magic.

So the weird looking second layer is the "dust" layer? I would seem rather thick for just some dust ...the CNF layer of the original Revoldia is thinner and kinda white-ish. Well, maybe Hipnotic will reveal some day what he has actually used for this "dust" Big smile

Final question: Based on your short test, would you say that this blade is a straight off blade or maybe "only" off-minus? Just asking because based on the frequency level Hipnotic posted on his thread this blade seems rather slow...

I called that layer "Magic fairy dust" as a satire of all the marketing hype big manufactures create around their blades. I'm not gonna disclose for now what that layer is, but it's nothing fancy. I just wanted to see if I could get there without using some state of the art material.
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Originally posted by Skynet Skynet wrote:

Based on your short test, would you say that this blade is a straight off blade or maybe "only" off-minus? Just asking because based on the frequency level Hipnotic posted on his thread this blade seems rather slow...
I would rate it with Off-
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Originally posted by Hipnotic Hipnotic wrote:

Originally posted by Skynet Skynet wrote:


I called that layer "Magic fairy dust" as a satire of all the marketing hype big manufactures create around their blades. I'm not gonna disclose for now what that layer is, but it's nothing fancy. I just wanted to see if I could get there without using some state of the art material.


I like your sense of humour regarding your "Magic fairy dust" and as an artist you are certainly allowed to keep your secrets...Smile
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Originally posted by Magic_M Magic_M wrote:

Originally posted by Skynet Skynet wrote:

Based on your short test, would you say that this blade is a straight off blade or maybe "only" off-minus? Just asking because based on the frequency level Hipnotic posted on his thread this blade seems rather slow...
I would rate it with Off-


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So, here are my impressions after about 2 hours of training yesterday.
I didn't know which blade to start with, so I just grabbed one without my glasses on. I am practically blind without them and took the "outer" model.
Just to be clear: I can understand, why Magic_M ordered two of them. Big smile
I can confirm a lot of what Magic_M has written, some not.
First of all, the wood is "classic" synthetic fibre as expected, i.e. it vibrates little, is quite stiff and has a rather flat throw compared to blades without fiber. I deliberately chose my old Omega V Tour as my fh, as it was too "tedious" on my allwood blade. Many people report that harder rubbers that are optimized for rotation are more suitable for stiff fiber reinforced blades. The combination fits together really well and I had no problems at all to change from my allwood blade combination to the innegra outer.
One thing was also remarkable: It didn't really matter what kind spin was in the ball, actively played strokes "overpowered" almost everything. This also fits to the assessment of Magic_M. Blocking was also very good and what really surprised me was the control in the "short-short" and in the serve receive.
I have also tried very stiff blades like Viscaria, Maze, Zhang Jike Super ZLC or the single layer Hinoki woods from Tibhar. There I always had the feeling that I could simply "overpower" every spin and especially the topspin on underspin was really easy. My problem with such stiff blades was the loss of control in the passive and short game and the feeling of not being able to create enough rotation myself. Well, the feeling could have been wrong, with the Innegra-Outer our number 2 had a lot of problems with my serves. Big smile
But unlike Magic_M, I did not feel that the Innegra-Outer was more directly than my memory of the Maze. On the contrary, for me it was a bit more "indirect" and had above all much less catapult especially compared to a Zhang Jike and Viscaria. I have the feeling that exactly this "less" helps me with the short-short and therefore the throw does not become criminally flat.
I also deliberately did not reread the measured frequency of the in blade order not to be biased. Sergio measured 1290Hz, which confirms my impressions of the wood in retrospect. A Viscaria and also Maze are more likely to be found in 1400Hz regions and accordingly the Innegra-Outer is less stiff and slower.
All in all, such a wood would be a bestseller under a certain "brand" in my opinion, with appropriate marketing by player sponsoring.  (Although the wood might be too slow for professionals)
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Had the opportunity last week to test the Innegra-Inner again with Omega V Tour on VH and Hexer Powergrip on RH. All in all I can only quote Magic_M:
Originally posted by Magic_M Magic_M wrote:

 
On the other side the Innegra Inner feels and sounds a bit "hollow", while the Innegra Outer felt a bit too direct in these exercises.

I know exactly the feeling when I change from stiffer blades to more flexible ones. I associate this "hollow" feeling mainly with the stiffness of the blade.
Originally posted by Magic_M Magic_M wrote:

 
The Innegra Inner was better than the "Revoldia" in this point, but still had this "hollow" sound and feeling.

The clear winner of this session was the Innegra Outer blade. Especially with the T05 Hard I was able to attack any topspin without loosing control. The feeling was still very direct, but this was not negative in this exercise. The feeling was crispier than most Limba-ALC outer blades (Framiré is from the same "family" like Limba). The Innegra Outer blade really shines in this part of the game.
I can also confirm that the hard Omega V Tour played better on the Innegra-Outer. On the other hand I liked the Hexer Powergrip on the VH as well as on the RH extraordinarily on the Innegra-Inner.
The wood is definitely slower than an Innerforce ALC and also a Liu Shiwen, if you hit one that is 5.8mm thick. The Innegra-Inner reminds me very much of the Victas ZX Gear Fiber, speed and feel is very similar.
I have to say that a "hollow" feeling is not bad per se. I know it from myself, after a good half hour I got used to it and I notice the more control in many strokes.
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I am also a blade maker of sorts.. although my expertise is making a blade play better using methods in vibration and flex.

I have used the cnf material in 2 blades and although I haven't had much chance lately because of the obvious situation in the world, I did notice that this material plays different.

Their are only a few places in the world that make this cnf so its hard to acquire.
And the cnf is only made in a few types of wood so far.

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It's very hard to acquire, I tried it without success...
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I had ordered an own blade from Sergio, which is basically a Boll Spark clone with Innegra carbon and a thickness of about 5.4mm.
It actually plays like a slower, more flexible version of the Innegra-Carbon Outer with 5.8mm thickness.
Due to the lower stiffness the blade is correspondingly slower, more controlled and it has a higher throw on tangential shots.
On frontal shots the wood lacks the acceleration, but for me this meant that I was able to "go all in" without any problems, especially on the bh, without playing the ball uncontrolled everywhere it shouldn't go.
Compared to the Innegra-Carbon Outer with 5,8mm I noticed that I had to be more active in the shots to "overpower" the spin of the opponent. This was easier with the 5.8mm, especially with underspin balls, I could accelerate through them more easily.
The Innegra-Carbon Inner has a different feel. The stiffness is similar, but the outer fibre makes it easier for me to play with a rubber like my Omega V Tour. I had written that I found the rubber a bit too "tedious" on the inner.

I like the 5.4 especially on the RH, I just wonder if it wouldn't be more of a sidegrade instead of an upgrade if I would change from my current allwood. With the 5.8 I already noticed that my opponent had more problems getting my balls. I will probably try the 5.8 after next season with my allwood. I hope that by then I will have gained more consistency and feel for the ball and that I will be able to cope better with the speed.

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I have now also tried the "Revoldia". But I never got really warm with it, there was a lot of "miss or hit". I can't even say what didn't fit. Straight hits were OK, everything with a tangential hitting point didn't work at all... Psychologically it could be that Koto and me never got warm, my technique doesn't fit to the wood.
Originally posted by Magic_M Magic_M wrote:


With the robot I started some exercises with backspin balls, trying to attack them with backhand and later with forehand.
To my surprise I felt no bad vibrations with the Innegra blades, in opposite to the first impressions from bouncing the ball.
I was able to feel the ball very well, but without too much vibrations.
Opening from backspin was easy with both blades, but not as easy as with the "Revoldia".
The reason for this is the lower curve of the Innegra blades.
This needs some time to adjust, but should be possible with a few training-sessions and the right rubbers.

Opening from Backspin: Revoldia > Innegra Inner > Innegra Outer
I did not play against a robot, but during practice and in a game I found the Innegra-Outer to be best against backspin.



Originally posted by Magic_M Magic_M wrote:


In the next 2 days I tested the blades with some topspin (counterspin) exercises,
for example 2 balls on backhand (with different amount of spin) + 2 balls on forehand.
This was the session, which changed my thoughts completely,
because the Innegra blades had much better control than the "Revoldia".
I had the same problems with the original Revoldia, which is also very sensitive to incoming spin,
especially if the opponent attacks with fast and hard topspin.

The Innegra Inner was better than the "Revoldia" in this point, but still had this "hollow" sound and feeling.

The clear winner of this session was the Innegra Outer blade.
Especially with the T05 Hard I was able to attack any topspin without loosing control.
The feeling was still very direct, but this was not negative in this exercise. 

I can confirm that. With the "Revoldia" I somehow always had the feeling that not me but the wood was playing with me. It felt similarly stiff as the Innegra-Outer, for me the vibrations of the Innegra-Outer had felt more pleasant. With the Revoldia it seemed as if there were really hardly any vibrations to be felt.
I can only guess, for me the Revoldia felt like the wood with the flattest throw on tangential shots. I always had to pull through "full", half-ass shots the blade somehow didn't like for me at least. Feeling was more in the direction of solid wood, the Innegra-Outer in the direction of synthetic fiber.
I'm a bit perplexed, I hit two great shots in the game, but I also hit 10 balls blind anywhere but not on the table.
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Thanks to the Corona induced break of our league, I'm able to test these beauties a little earlier:





Limba-Innegra Carbon-Framire-Kiri
~5,9mm
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OK, structure is slightly different:
Framiré-Innegra Carbon-Framiré-Kiri
Otherwise the wood plays very similar to the one I tried in the first half of the year. It is perhaps a touch stiffer and feels altogether more "compact" with slightly less palpable vibrations in the palm of the hand.
I didn't quite get along with the Vega X on the FH. Anyway, it confirms the principle that has crystallized for my style of play: 
Harder and stiffer blades fit better for me with harder rubbers with less catapult and preferably wide and tight pimples. Softer and more flexible blades then exactly the other way round for softer rubbers or those with a higher catapult and thin pimples placed far apart.
On the BH I am a little bit torn. Hexer Powergrip was ok but b a tick too soft and indirect. On the blade with the Omega V Tour on FH it went a bit better, but I liked the Powergrip a bit better on my old wood as well. The one Powergrip was somehow more of a "dead one" and seemed to fall a little out of line anyway. The Omega V Tour just fits on the blade for me. I felt comfortable right away and especially the "overpowering" of the opponent's spin with active played shot was very easy.

Since we don't have any more games for the time being anyway, I will hopefully continue training in December with Omega V Tour on VH and Hexer Powergrip or Vega X on RH. (I'm right now leaning a little bit towards Hexe Powergrip)
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A customer made a review elsewhere, so I'm just gonna copy his post so that all reviews are compiled and easier to find.

Full disclosure. Balsa is a pain in the a** to work with, especially with thick cores such as this one. It's very soft so it's hard to get a clean edge while routing. Cleaning up the edges is also hard because ZLC is very resilient, so if you are not careful you end up removing too much material on the core. In this case I also had a problem applying the logo, the material is so soft that the drill bit drifted. Amekun was very understanding, so I'm extra glad that he likes how the blade plays.









Ame's review:

"Another Happy Customer from SDC Blades.

Hi, I am Ame from the Philippines.
A short pips FH user with inverted for BH
I'll only post one photo and let Hipnotic do the Postings.


Composition:
Smoked Eucalyptus
ZLC
Spruce
Balsa 6mm
Aramid Carbon
Spruce
Blue Fig

87gms. It feels lighter in the hand even though I weighted it myself and the same reading appears.

I use the Smoked eucalyptus side for the FH and Blue Fig for the BH

FH Side:
Medium in feel
Off in speed
Dwell time is there
Flat driving loops need a slightly closed angle for it to land since there is dwell time.
Trajectory: Slight curve
Blocking: Blocks very short, the balsa really absorbs the speed of the incoming ball
Usually balsa blades are hard to loop with but I find this one good for looping too w/ sp

BH Side:
All+ in speed
So much dwell time, it really sinks in.
A bit on the softer side
May make medium rubbers feel like soft rubbers.
Spins made on the BH kicks making it hard to block
Punching the ball works very well
Receiving needs more of a push since the BH Side is slightly slower
Chopping is very easy creating nasty backspin balls


Handle is inspired by our Philippine Flag
Made of Wenge and Maple wood.
Wenge strips of Blue and red.

Original plan was making both halves red and blue but not possible.
Since the paint would make it to slippery to hold.
But everything went well aesthetically.

Will definitely order again.
SDC Blades is very CS oriented and answered all of my Queries regarding this project.
I cant wait to work with him on another one soon.

PS. I hope I did the blade justice in this review"
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247 tabletennis just posted a review of a work I did for him, changing the damaged top ply of a DHS Long 5 from Limba to Ebony. Go check him out Smile - @247tabletennis

The link to the review: https://www.instagram.com/p/CVt7m4fBvl1/

And I'll post it here too for those that don't have Insta:



My review on DHS Hurricane Long 5x (ebony topply) blade:

Forehand: DHS Hurricane 3 (orange sponge) 40 2.1 

Backhand: DHS Hurricane 8-80 37 2.1 and DHS Hurricane 3 38 2.1 

All Hurricane rubbers used are being boosted. 

My blade weights 92 grams. My Hurricane Long 5x got some splintering issue, so I sent my blade to @sdc_tt_blades to help me replace and change the top ply. The original top ply was Limba, but I wanted to test out this blade structure with ebony. DHS has actually produced a blade model called w968-5, which has Ebony as the top ply too! National players like Yu Heyi have even used this blade model in the 2017 Chinese National Games! 

Forehand Topspin: the blade is feels harder, which forehand drive feels very solid. For topspin, the blade is a bit hard to control. A lot of the times, the ball ended up flying out out the table. But when I get used to that, the balls quality id quite high as it landed so deep on the table. The only slight disadvantage is that it’s hard to play against some soft and no spin balls. 

Backhand topspin: the blade now feels so much more better than the original HL5x. With a more solid backhand, it gets more speed. But the timing has to be accurate, as I need to brush onto the ball and have a clean contact in order to control the trajectory of the ball. 

Topspin against backspin: as the blade is a bit head-heavy, so lifting backspin feels easy, as you get more acceleration when you do the swing. 

Serve: the blade is quite bouncy, so I think serves are not as spiny as before, but the advantage is that when doing some long serves down the line, the ball travels a bit more faster than usual. 

Receive: the blade feels better for flicks. Pushes are not the best aspect of the blade, as the blade is quite bouncy, which results in a shorter dwell time. 

So once again, a very big thanks to @sdc_tt_blades! He is just an awesome in making custom blades! And the materials he use has superior quality! The top ply feels smooth, it won’t splinter! So don’t forget to check out his website and his Instagram account! 


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247 tabletennis just posted a review of a work I did for him, changing the damaged top ply of a DHS Long 5 from Limba to Ebony. Go check him out Smile - @247tabletennis

The link to the review: https://www.instagram.com/p/CVt7m4fBvl1/

And I'll post it here too for those that don't have Insta:



My review on DHS Hurricane Long 5x (ebony topply) blade:

Forehand: DHS Hurricane 3 (orange sponge) 40 2.1 

Backhand: DHS Hurricane 8-80 37 2.1 and DHS Hurricane 3 38 2.1 

All Hurricane rubbers used are being boosted. 

My blade weights 92 grams. My Hurricane Long 5x got some splintering issue, so I sent my blade to @sdc_tt_blades to help me replace and change the top ply. The original top ply was Limba, but I wanted to test out this blade structure with ebony. DHS has actually produced a blade model called w968-5, which has Ebony as the top ply too! National players like Yu Heyi have even used this blade model in the 2017 Chinese National Games! 

Forehand Topspin: the blade is feels harder, which forehand drive feels very solid. For topspin, the blade is a bit hard to control. A lot of the times, the ball ended up flying out out the table. But when I get used to that, the balls quality id quite high as it landed so deep on the table. The only slight disadvantage is that it’s hard to play against some soft and no spin balls. 

Backhand topspin: the blade now feels so much more better than the original HL5x. With a more solid backhand, it gets more speed. But the timing has to be accurate, as I need to brush onto the ball and have a clean contact in order to control the trajectory of the ball. 

Topspin against backspin: as the blade is a bit head-heavy, so lifting backspin feels easy, as you get more acceleration when you do the swing. 

Serve: the blade is quite bouncy, so I think serves are not as spiny as before, but the advantage is that when doing some long serves down the line, the ball travels a bit more faster than usual. 

Receive: the blade feels better for flicks. Pushes are not the best aspect of the blade, as the blade is quite bouncy, which results in a shorter dwell time. 

So once again, a very big thanks to @sdc_tt_blades! He is just an awesome in making custom blades! And the materials he use has superior quality! The top ply feels smooth, it won’t splinter! So don’t forget to check out his website and his Instagram account! 

Nicely done there, what a stunning beauty

Would you kindly share to us how do you clean the handle? Embarrassed
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Nicely done there, what a stunning beauty

Would you kindly share to us how do you clean the handle? Embarrassed

Thanks. Nothing fancy, just some fine sanding and a eraser.
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Eraser, like a pencil eraser?  
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Originally posted by BauerPower BauerPower wrote:

Eraser, like a pencil eraser?  

Exactly Smile
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Tks you so much

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I just uploaded a review for a Nittaku Acoustic clone that Sergio made in September 2020. As mentioned in the review, Sergio's craftsmanship is outstanding and I highly recommend his work/art! 

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I just uploaded a review for a Nittaku Acoustic clone that Sergio made in September 2020. As mentioned in the review, Sergio's craftsmanship is outstanding and I highly recommend his work/art! 


Thank you for the very nice review!
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Originally posted by Hipnotic Hipnotic wrote:

Originally posted by Catenaccio Catenaccio wrote:

I just uploaded a review for a Nittaku Acoustic clone that Sergio made in September 2020. As mentioned in the review, Sergio's craftsmanship is outstanding and I highly recommend his work/art! 


Thank you for the very nice review!

You are welcome. Credit where credit is due!

I forgot to mention (at least) one thing in the review. Sergio used a one-ply core. Most brands, including Butterfly and Nittaku, use multi-piece cores. Hence, you could argue that Sergio's blade is of higher quality.
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote stiltt Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 12/12/2022 at 2:53am
Originally posted by Catenaccio Catenaccio wrote:

Originally posted by Hipnotic Hipnotic wrote:

Originally posted by Catenaccio Catenaccio wrote:

I just uploaded a review for a Nittaku Acoustic clone that Sergio made in September 2020. As mentioned in the review, Sergio's craftsmanship is outstanding and I highly recommend his work/art! 


Thank you for the very nice review!

You are welcome. Credit where credit is due!

I forgot to mention (at least) one thing in the review. Sergio used a one-ply core. Most brands, including Butterfly and Nittaku, use multi-piece cores. Hence, you could argue that Sergio's blade is of higher quality.
I enjoyed very much the review, thank you for taking the time to do it and share it. 
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Hello everyone. I would like to leave for you all a review of a blade that I commissioned Sergio of SDC blades to make for me. The request wasn't for something that is very much out of the ordinary. It was basically for a viscaria structure blade that should have a bit more of a punch on the backhand  side than is usual for a 90 gm viscaria structure blade. There was a specific request for the handle dimensions (mimicking the handle dimensions of an avalox j-aramid blade that I find it to be exceptionally comfortable).

These are physical parameters of the finished blade
90.1g - 6.25mm - 1507Hz - Balance: 2.5cm (Low
Rubbers used: battle II provincial on forehand and rakza 7 soft on backhand



Playing impression after approximately 25 hours of usage:

Blocking: extremely stable. As would be expected from such a stiff blade with a large sweetspot. The transition between passive and active blocking can be made with the minutest of adjustments, Not easy for the opponents to read it until it's too late. The blade is inherently very playful in nature (I can't really think of a better adjective here) and with this I tend to use chopblocks way more than I usually would. 

Short game: surprisingly nice. The blade has oodles of speed but it really behaves well when used for short/long pushes. Forehand flicking with this blade is a dream - as well as banana flicks and strawberry flicks. 

Service: The blade's handle and wings are exquisitely comfortable. Combined with the low balance  it actually allows me to get more spin on my services than I usually would be able to get (my services are something of a very strong point of mine and I honestly did not think that the spin could be improved by a lot more). Also the serves could be varied easily from super short to long with minute adjustments in wrist motion. Again I would like to use the adjective 'playful' to describe the general characteristics of the blade. In one sentence - this is the best blade I have ever used for servicing. 

Forehand loops/drives: The played ball's character is very similar to that of a 87 gm Viscaria (that I have had the opportunity to play with) but with a bit more nip. The blade itself feels stiffer than a Viscaria but feels great to forehand loop with. drives are stable and speed can be controlled at will.

Backhand loops/flat hits: Shot character is like a 90 gm TB ALC on steroids when pushed. Shot character is like a 87 + gm Viscaria when fishing or doing slow top spin open-ups. It's quite incredible really to experience the no. of gears this blade has. flat hits/smashes can be very fast and direct. really - I haven't used anything better for backhand.

Weaknesses: maybe none. Of course a blatantly offensive blade like this probably won't be the best choice for every play style but as long as one expects reasonable things from it - it's hard to be disappointed.

Best money I ever spent on a blade. 


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I enjoyed this review very much. One could say "why not just buy a Viscaria?" and it's a good idea but I totally understand the desire to have our own, with all the steps to build it under control including chosing the materials and glue. BRAVO!!!!
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Just before Corona I started playing table tennis again after 10 years and I was looking for a combi blade for long pimples OX. But I couldn't find one that matched my expectations. So Sergio took this challenge and delivered a magical blade. Great playing characteristics, great craftmanship (better than commercial blades) and above all: great guidance and communication along the way to get to the final result. His customer service is top notch; he takes all the time to match your wishes and is so friendly. If I had to e-mail with myself I would've lost my patience already.😉 On the moment blade 5, 6, 7 and 8 are in the making. So beyond satisfied with SDC Blades. Thank you so much Sergio!😀
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