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Equipment => Bats => Bat Making => Topic started by: Maverick79 on November 05, 2011, 03:35:20 PM

Title: Linen twine & first attempt pic
Post by: Maverick79 on November 05, 2011, 03:35:20 PM: I am trying to find some linen twine to bind the handles of a couple of bats I am making. I have tried eBay and searched the internet for a supplier but can't find anything.

Does anyone know where I would be likely to find some or know of a supplier that I can get some from?

Thanks.
Title: Re: Linen twine
Post by: Blazer on November 05, 2011, 04:59:56 PM: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Waxed-Irish-Linen-Crawford-Bead-Cord-Thread-4-ply-0-82-mm-5-20-yards-WHITE-/350491628725?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&var=&hash=item905c2d38e7
Not sure if this is the right one though.
Title: Re: Linen twine
Post by: Blazer on November 05, 2011, 05:01:40 PM: http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B005E2ODPM/ref=pd_lpo_k2_dp_sr_1?pf_rd_p=103612307&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=B005E2OD5C&pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_r=1VPXXW84BF4WWX0VKV9G
Title: Re: Linen twine
Post by: Maverick79 on November 06, 2011, 03:35:57 PM: Cheers mate. Does anyone know if this is the right stuff? Looks like it to me but want to be sure before I order!

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Title: Re: Linen twine
Post by: Ryan on November 06, 2011, 05:42:25 PM: Looks like it is. I'd go for it :D
Title: Re: Linen twine
Post by: Maverick79 on November 06, 2011, 05:48:26 PM: Cheers. Order placed :D
Title: Re: Linen twine
Post by: Ryan on November 06, 2011, 05:53:04 PM: Any pics of the bats in question??
Title: Re: Linen twine
Post by: Maverick79 on November 06, 2011, 05:58:02 PM: I'm 3/4 of the way through one and have yet to start the 2nd. Hope to have the first one finished at some point next weekend and will get some pics up then.
Title: Re: Linen twine
Post by: Ryan on November 06, 2011, 06:01:16 PM: Any during ones? Before the finish stick?
Title: Re: Linen twine
Post by: Maverick79 on November 06, 2011, 06:26:17 PM: Bear in mind it's my first attempt........ currently 2.11. Needs a bit more work on the profile - no concaving (still need to get a travisher!)

(http://img265.imageshack.us/img265/2356/39106010150366959789737.jpg)
Title: Re: Linen twine & first attempt pic
Post by: thaman303 on November 06, 2011, 07:37:17 PM: are u trying to follow a profile ?
Title: Re: Linen twine & first attempt pic
Post by: Maverick79 on November 06, 2011, 08:07:36 PM: I had a profile in mind - but this wasn't it :-[ . The toe ended up thinner than I would have liked and it evolved into the shape you see as I tried to get the weight down. I have some more work to do to the profile so the end result will be a bit different from what it looks like now.
Title: Re: Linen twine & first attempt pic
Post by: Ryan on November 06, 2011, 08:33:03 PM: looks good. very flat at the top like lavers
Title: Re: Linen twine & first attempt pic
Post by: Joe on November 06, 2011, 08:33:53 PM: it does indeed look laver-y profile-wise. When I made a bat, I just used bog-standard string to bind the handle. After plastering a load of pva on after binding, it worked a treat.

Link to travisher for sale:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Curved-Wooden-Spokeshave-Travisher-Iron-No-4-/360387848987?pt=UK_Collectable_ToolsHasdware_RL&hash=item53e8ca2b1b (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Curved-Wooden-Spokeshave-Travisher-Iron-No-4-/360387848987?pt=UK_Collectable_ToolsHasdware_RL&hash=item53e8ca2b1b)

He also has no. 1, 2, 3, 5 and 6 blades for sale
Title: Re: Linen twine & first attempt pic
Post by: Bruce on November 06, 2011, 08:53:12 PM: What weight you looking to end up at champ?
Title: Re: Linen twine & first attempt pic
Post by: Maverick79 on November 06, 2011, 08:59:55 PM: Somewhere around 2.8/2.9 finished (handle bound) without grip, toe guard.
Title: Re: Linen twine & first attempt pic
Post by: Buzz on November 06, 2011, 09:15:14 PM: great work, this is what this forum is about, people learing about making bats!
Title: Re: Linen twine & first attempt pic
Post by: Red Ink Cricket on November 06, 2011, 09:24:16 PM: Quote from: JoeHig on November 06, 2011, 08:33:53 PM
it does indeed look laver-y profile-wise. When I made a bat, I just used bog-standard string to bind the handle. After plastering a load of pva on after binding, it worked a treat.

Link to travisher for sale:

[url]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Curved-Wooden-Spokeshave-Travisher-Iron-No-4-/360387848987?pt=UK_Collectable_ToolsHasdware_RL&hash=item53e8ca2b1b[/url] ([url]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Curved-Wooden-Spokeshave-Travisher-Iron-No-4-/360387848987?pt=UK_Collectable_ToolsHasdware_RL&hash=item53e8ca2b1b[/url])

He also has no. 1, 2, 3, 5 and 6 blades for sale

You would have to make the body for the travisher yourself with those. Gm tools are the best for getting them. About 40 quid all in I think
Title: Re: Linen twine & first attempt pic
Post by: Maverick79 on November 06, 2011, 09:35:32 PM: Quote
[url]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Curved-Wooden-Spokeshave-Travisher-Iron-No-4-/360387848987?pt=UK_Collectable_ToolsHasdware_RL&hash=item53e8ca2b1b[/url]

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You would have to make the body for the travisher yourself with those. Gm tools are the best for getting them. About 40 quid all in I think

Thanks for the heads up. I had been directed to the GandM ones before but didn't really want to spend £40 on one at the time. I had been looking for a Snell & Atherton No.4 as that had been recommended in another thread, but no no.4's have come up in the past 6 weeks. I had also looked at the travisher irons on eBay as well.

Just a matter of weighing up which one to go for now. My step-dad in law is quite handy on the woodwork front - he does a lot of woodturning and makes some of his own tools so I may see if he can make a travisher body for me as it would turn out cheaper than the GandM. If not i'll order one from them.