From: larry@access3.digex.net (Larry Rubin)
Subject: [ICE] Blades and radii
Date: 23 Jun 1994 14:25:10 -0400
Organization: Express Access Online Communications, Greenbelt, MD USA
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Some readers of this group have sent me e-mail asking for the radius of 
other blades.  Figuring (pun intended) this may be of interest to others, 
here is what I have:
            				    FACTORY
    MODEL           MFG          RADIUS     HOLLOW     MSRP

Dance Blades:
Coronation Dance   Wilson          7'        3/8"      $167
Dance99            Wilson	   8	     3/8        240
MK Dance           MK		   7	     5/16       349
Silver Dance       MK		   7	     7/16       168
Super Dance 99     Wilson	   8	     3/8        338
Wilson Dance       Wilson 	   7	     3/8    discontinued

Patch Blades:
Comet Test	   Wilson	   8.5	     1          167
Gold Test	   MK		   7	     1          338
Pattern 88	   Wilson	   7	     1          502
Silver Test	   MK	 	   7	     1.5        188
Wilso Figure	   Wilson	   8	     1          338

Freestyle Blades:
Coronation Comet   Wilson  	   8.5       3/8        167
Four Aces    	   Wilson          7         3/8        238
Gold Seal          Wilson          8         1/2        462
Gold Star          MK              7         7/16       375 (510 in gold)
Hans Gerschwiler   Wilson          7         1/2        418*
Pattern 99         Wilson          8         3/8        338
Phantom Special    MK              7         7/16       365+
Vantage            MK              7         7/16       255

Freestyle and
All-purpose Blades:
Club 2000	   MK              7         3/8         35
Coronation Ace     Wilson          7         3/8        157
Phantom            MK              7         7/16       320+
Professional       MK              7         7/16       152
Select Classic     MK              7         7/16       115

All-purpose Blades:
Majestic           Wilson          6         3/8        102
Mercurio           Wilson          6         3/8         77
Rinkmaster         MK              7         1/2         35
Single Star        MK              7         1/2         93

The MSRP is just a guide to compare relative pricing and the prices are 
for a pair of blades.  You can almost assuredly get a far better price at a 
pro shop.

* The Hans Gerschwiler blades are, as far as I know, not being made 
anymore.  I saw a closeout on them for $90 for two several months ago.

+ The main difference between the Phantom and Phantom special is that the 
Phantom's sides are tapered (blade width gets narrower as you move from 
the front to the back of the blade) and edges are side honed 
(sharpenable part of blade is tapered from top to bottom) while the 
Phantom Special's sides are parallel but with dovetailed edge.  The 
difference is rather subtle, but it all boils down to the fact that if 
you buy one of these, the person who you hand it to for sharpening better 
know what he is doing.