Corbin Film - Double or Quad?

[Shadar Al'Niende]

This may be a stupid question but I did some sifting and couldn't come up with an answer.

Corbin film provides a coring that I really like. My question is how does the double wrap compare with a quad wrap? thicker core? More diffusion for a more even lighting? Is it even worth it?

Thanks guys

[Lord Maul]

Double wrap=more defined core, less even
Quad wrap=less defined core, more even

[Shadar Al'Niende]

Sweet! Thank you, figured the quad would have more diffusion, just wanted to be sure! Do you think a 36 inch blade is too long for a quad wrapped corbin lit by a lux III royal blue?

[Ambo]

36" should be just fine...that is my prefered length, the closer u get to 40" the more flexing u get with dueling.

[Shadar Al'Niende]

Is there a lot of flex with 36" ?

My MR ObiWan is 34 i think and there is some noticeable flex there and I think those are a bigger OD.

[Jay-gon Jinn]

Is there a lot of flex with 36" ?

My MR ObiWan is 34 i think and there is some noticeable flex there and I think those are a bigger OD.

MR blades are actually smaller than the stock blades here at TCSS. There should be minimal, if any, flexing during dueling with the thin-walled blade, and non-existent with the thick-walled Battle blade. A 36" blade from TCSS will have a 34" exposed length, so you should have nothing to worry about.

[strengthofrage]

36 seems to be a really nice, comfortable length. Like Jay-Gon said, it leaves you with 34 inches exposed, not much flex at all, and a good evenly lit blade if properly diffused.

***Usually to better diffuse the blade we add the Poly-p or 'cellophane'... doing this with the corbin film greatly reduces the coring effect though fyi.

[Shadar Al'Niende]

Sweet! Thanks guys...good to know my decisions are sound

Now to wait for the 20th when i get paid...

and PM privileges, yes that last one was for you Fender.

[Matt Thorn]

For what it's worth, I very recently discovered, much to my own surprise, that I prefer a single wrap of Corbin. I was really amazed at the difference. With polypropylene film, more is better, but a single wrap of Corbin film gives a sharply defined core that I like. If I want evenness, I go with a couple of meters of polypropylene.

[Darth Vane]

I have always wonderd about the cores with the corbin film. How profound is the core? is it just a thin line? or is it like Movie profound? the only reason i ask is beacuse i know that cameras over expose the blade color, and i was not sure it did the same with the core.