STIGA Cybershape Wood: The Hexagonal Blade That Raises Eyebrows

Originally published 2024-04-03 · Translated and republished by UltraSpin with permission

STIGA Cybershape Wood hexagonal blade with rubbers applied on a cutting mat

Featured Item: STIGA Cybershape Wood — FL and CS

STIGA Cybershape Wood hexagonal blade with futuristic packaging on cutting mat

STIGA Cybershape Wood showing fine limewood grain and hex head shape close-up

Quick Thoughts

  1. Ever since the Cybershape Carbon (Cyber 6) launched and found its audience, STIGA has been cranking out a whole family of hexagonal blades. The Cybershape Wood is one of them.

  2. The packaging has a futuristic vibe, and the limewood grain is uniform and fine—the material selection on the Cybershape Wood is genuinely good.

  3. The hexagonal shape expands the sweet spot and adds power potential, though it also makes cutting and applying rubber sheets a bit more of a challenge.

  4. Five-layer all-wood construction: limewood face ply, ayous power ply, and paulownia core.

  5. I set up one blade with a forehand rubber and one with a backhand rubber—photos below for everyone to enjoy.

STIGA Cybershape Wood FL handle blade with forehand rubber applied in full setup

STIGA Cybershape Wood CS penhold variant blade with backhand rubber applied

Five-layer all-wood cross-section of Cybershape Wood showing limewood ayous paulownia plies

STIGA Cybershape Wood hexagonal head profile showing expanded sweet spot design

Top view of STIGA Cybershape Wood FL with rubber sheets showing complete setup

Close-up of STIGA Cybershape Wood blade edge showing layered wood construction

STIGA Cybershape Wood CS with rubber applied showing penhold player setup

Both STIGA Cybershape Wood FL and CS blades displayed side by side for comparison

Note: The content of this review reflects the author’s subjective impressions. Rubber characteristics vary from unit to unit and will also differ depending on the blade it is paired with. Comments and corrections are welcome.

Gear from this article we've reviewed

In-depth, independent reviews of equipment mentioned above:

Original work © Mogu Liao Pingpang (WeChat). English translation © UltraSpin, republished with permission. Original article.