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Equipment => Bats => Topic started by: Buzz on September 16, 2011, 10:46:33 AM

Title: Impressive clean up and toe repair
Post by: Buzz on September 16, 2011, 10:46:33 AM: Undertaken by anpother forum member on my behalf, my little SAF Genus was refurbished and repaired by a respected member of the forum at a very reasonable cost.

Remember the bat has scored 1300 plus runs in two seasons of opening the batting in league cricket (with the occaisional village game thrown in)
I doff my panama hat (well MCC Sunhat) to the man involved :)

(http://i895.photobucket.com/albums/ac151/buzzrockport/IMAG0266.jpg)
(http://i895.photobucket.com/albums/ac151/buzzrockport/IMAG0267.jpg)
Title: Re: Impressive clean up and toe repair
Post by: mattw on September 16, 2011, 10:48:58 AM: Have you got any before pictures?
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Post by: 100 not out on September 16, 2011, 10:53:45 AM: Good job there mate, and hats off to you for sticking to one bat all season. im trying to do that as well too or maybe 3/4 bats max. i did have about 12/13 but im down to 5 now.
Title: Re: Impressive clean up and toe repair
Post by: Buzz on September 16, 2011, 10:54:25 AM: I thought I had, but can't find them on photobucket. Needless to say the bat looked a little "Tired and Emotional"

And 100 not out - one bat all season? No one bat for 2 seasons!!

Can I make it clear, that this is not my work on the clean up, but that of someone else!!! :)
Title: Re: Impressive clean up and toe repair
Post by: 100 not out on September 16, 2011, 11:01:31 AM: did he do the dowelling too???
Title: Re: Impressive clean up and toe repair
Post by: Buzz on September 16, 2011, 11:12:37 AM: yes, there is/was a 2 inch crack up from the toe where I tried to smash a yorker first game of the season. The bat managed to last the whole season (which I was surprised by). This is why I ordered a new bat or two (in the end 3!) to replace it as I didn't think it would last...
Iritatingly the light on the picture is covering up the repair job on the front of the bat. It just looks like there is a hair trapped under the scuff sheet now!
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Post by: Howzat on September 16, 2011, 11:28:36 AM: Who did it then
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Post by: Alvaro on September 16, 2011, 11:56:12 AM: sillyshilly?
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Post by: Johnny on September 16, 2011, 12:08:34 PM: Ross?
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Post by: Buzz on September 16, 2011, 12:14:56 PM: Someone who doesn't want to get tapped up for sponsorship fees ;)
Title: Re: Impressive clean up and toe repair
Post by: Howzat on September 16, 2011, 12:25:30 PM: Why would Dom he get tapped up because he fixed your bat!?
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Post by: Cover_Drive on September 16, 2011, 12:33:04 PM: Looks impressive! Whoever did the work hats off to them!!

The bat look likes its new and grains haven't even fully opened LOL
Title: Re: Impressive clean up and toe repair
Post by: Buzz on September 16, 2011, 12:46:57 PM: I don't want to put anyone in a difficult position.
Title: Re: Impressive clean up and toe repair
Post by: SillyShilly on September 16, 2011, 12:54:20 PM: It was me - I'm the mystery bat repairer!!! Have to say, it's a beautiful bat and has lasted extremely well. Master Buzz.....all these kind words are making me blush, what next - flowers at the workplace :)
Title: Re: Impressive clean up and toe repair
Post by: jonpinson on September 16, 2011, 01:11:31 PM: I know who I'm going to when the time comes. :)
Title: Re: Impressive clean up and toe repair
Post by: Buzz on September 16, 2011, 01:14:29 PM: Thanks SS - as for how well it has lasted - I think it has been really well knocked in (by Romida in Leatherhead) and faced a lot of bowling machine balls, rather than cheap balls in the nets.
Title: Re: Impressive clean up and toe repair
Post by: PM7 on September 16, 2011, 01:47:49 PM: Do Romida do it with a machine or by hand?
I hate knocking in bats and prefer to buy used bats.
Title: Re: Impressive clean up and toe repair
Post by: Buzz on September 16, 2011, 01:53:34 PM: Quote from: PM7 on September 16, 2011, 01:47:49 PM
Do Romida do it with a machine or by hand?
I hate knocking in bats and prefer to buy used bats.
Mainly with a machine I think and then finished by hand
Title: Re: Impressive clean up and toe repair
Post by: pacman75cricket on September 16, 2011, 08:42:20 PM: Looks really nice, btw has the new SAF arrived yet.
Title: Re: Impressive clean up and toe repair
Post by: Buzz on September 16, 2011, 10:12:46 PM: Quote from: pacman75cricket on September 16, 2011, 08:42:20 PM
Looks really nice, btw has the new SAF arrived yet.
not yet... I hear it is on its way.
Title: Re: Impressive clean up and toe repair
Post by: Canners on September 16, 2011, 11:10:54 PM: Not a bad job there Shills, up there with a tk refurb I'd say..... ;)

Buzz I can't believe you've got more bats than me now