This section is to provide answers to some common questions about American Hinoki blades. Click on a question to popup the answer.
- What exactly is American Hinoki?
- Why should I buy a 1-ply blade?
- What exactly is feel?
- Why are multi-ply blades stiff?
- How does ply thickness affect the blade?
- How does wood type affect the blade?
- How does grain affect the blade?
- What are the advantages of a cork handle?
- I don't like cork handles can you make wood handles?
- Why do your handles on 10mm blades seam a bit big?
- What if I don't have any sandpaper to sand the handle ?
- What handle shapes can I get?
- Can I get the wood I want at the thickness and weight I want?
- What is the "best" weight for a blade?
- How long does it take you to make a blade?
- What is a Corkenstein TM blade?
- What is a ChireanTM blade?
- Can I always get the wood I want?
- What are the dimensions of your shake blades?
- What are the dimensions of your jpen blades?
- What are the dimensions of your cpen blades?