OOAK Table Tennis Forum

A few chums at tournaments have shown me their "Wood Nut" blades - made in England, and sold, I think, by Custom Table Tennis. They do look beautifully made. Wondering if any forum members have tried them?

I'm tempted, because they felt so nice in the hand and looked lovely, but I didn't get a chance to hit with one yet.

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Aha - viewtopic.php?f=43&t=35092 - where the OP called it "Nut Wood" which confused me!

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Here a review of the John Chew Woodnut by John Chew himself,the guy is a Class act and the control he has chopping with Detecs ox is outstanding:

Firstly I contacted Steve at Custom Table Tennis, as I had damaged my oversized Butterfly Matsushita blade and couldn’t get a replacement.
Steve talked through my style of play and asked what I wanted from a blade.
I wanted an oversize blade that had excellent touch and control when defending , but also the power and speed to make attacking loops and kills for the modern defensive style. Often the combining these attributes is impossible.
Steve recommended the Wood Nut Purple Heart and it arrived 2 days later, with Xiom Pro on one side and long pimples on the other.

The first thing I noticed when the bat arrived was the absolute quality and feel of the bat , perfectly balanced and so much lighter than my butterfly blade ( 30% lighter). I had a league match the next evening ( my standard of play is city and county level)and arrived an hour early to practice with the new bat , I had no adaption issues and got on with it straight away, yes it felt different , but it also reassuringly oozed quality and craftsmanship giving me confidence. All the contact with the ball was consistent with a very large sweet spot. The touch was second to none, both short pushes over the table to distant chopping. Looping was consistent and when I needed to hit/kill the ball , it stayed hit!

I used the bat in the league match and won all my games ! Not bad when using a bat for the first time

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I have just ordered a John Chew oversized blade. Trying it with the Monkey long pip in Blue ox.

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Hi Guys
I have now tried the John Chew blade. It’s a beautiful hand made all wood blade. The straight handle is comfortable to play with.
Excellent control with the Monkey long pimple and really good spin with Evolution on the other side. Sufficient power for smash. I am absolutely delighted with this setup.
Bulldog

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Tibhar Stratus Power Defense
Tibhar Evolution ELP
Tibhar Grass DTecS Ox