Materials and Wood
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Wood
Fencing grips are made of special naturally dried exotic hardwood (dried for 3 – 5 years and more) that has been tested to make sure it fits all physical parameters needs. The wood should be capable of reducing vibration of a blade to a minimum, have certain mass, and must be very strong and durable. Not all exotic hardwood matches our needs. Oak and ash are not used.
Leather, Cord and Rubber
A major role play is the choosing rubber, leather and special cord coatings. Rubber has its own composition. Rubber should have its own certain properties – this is durability, long lasting, certain parameters of rigidity and elasticity and not-slip surface. All rubber is produced in the United States that have great experience in its production for sport industries. Our company also employ high quality leather and special durable colorful cord coatings that are also produced in America.
Composite Plastic and Carbon Fiber
Composite plastic and carbon fiber are increasingly being used in the modern sport industry. Carbon fiber is a new material that not only has a good appearance, but is also one of the strongest and lightest materials on the market today. The technology of working with carbon fiber is difficult and tedious.
Recently, we found and started using a special composite plastic (consisting of 4 main components) from an American company that produces other sporting goods for professional athletes. We use this same composite plastic for our grips. We use special technologies to produce high quality carbon grips. They are vacuum technology, special furnaces, silicone materials, glues and many other components. Our grips, specifically designed for fencing (epee and saber), are processed multiple times and reinforced with metal inserts for additional strength. We borrowed the concept of one technology from a US Company, which currently supplies us with raw products – products that we finalize and perfect. We apply other technologies for custom orders, some of which come from our suppliers and some of which we produce. Even though working with carbon is expensive, we are always stiving to develop a technology that will make our products affordabe and available to everyone. All of our carbon is produced in US by the company that makes the top five carbons in the world.