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Old 01-11-2005, 12:28 PM   #1
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Stiff Foil Blades

Hey, I'm looking at getting my sister a new foil for her birthday. Can anyone reccomend a durable, cheap, stiff as rebar foil blade?
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Old 01-11-2005, 01:52 PM   #2
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Your typical beginner-set foil would fit the bill.
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The StM non FIE foil blades are usually pretty good.
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Your typical beginner-set foil would fit the bill.
Depends on the beginner set. A BG 5 couldn't be considered "durable."
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I use BF now but before I got them I remember having a standard Prieur foil blade, non FIE.

It lasted around 8-9 months with 2-3 uses/week, it was rigid but still had flex and I only ever took the rust off once, it snapped looking like it had never rusted once. Of course I might've been lucky with the one I got but I get the feeling most would be the same.

Hope I could help.
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