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Title: B3 Cricket Bat Review ( NEW PICTURES AND VIDEO)
Post by: procricket on August 31, 2012, 12:33:45 PM
I asked for

Profile 3
edge 6
spine 1

(http://i.imgur.com/Vqe0f.jpg)

(http://i.imgur.com/enL43.jpg)

(http://i.imgur.com/RQTZL.jpg) (http://imgur.com/RQTZL)

so far
(http://img696.imageshack.us/img696/4285/davewatsonbat2.jpg) (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/696/davewatsonbat2.jpg/)


URL=http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/846/davewatsonbat.jpg/](http://img846.imageshack.us/img846/7339/davewatsonbat.jpg)[/URL]

hopefully my bat

(http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/9803/a2dm8pociae6wjpglarge.jpg) (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/14/a2dm8pociae6wjpglarge.jpg/)

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AND NOW VIDEO
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dlWWV73xZvg&feature=plcp
Title: Re: B3 Cricket Bat Review
Post by: tushar sehgal on August 31, 2012, 12:37:47 PM
In what weigh Dave? and stripe 1, 2 or 3? looking forward to the end result...
Title: Re: B3 Cricket Bat Review
Post by: norbs on August 31, 2012, 12:39:17 PM
Jasus, I thought you'd got it already for a moment then!!!!!!
Title: Re: B3 Cricket Bat Review
Post by: petehosk on August 31, 2012, 12:40:32 PM
Bit premature on the review aren't you Dave?
Is that normal for you fella?  ;)
Title: Re: B3 Cricket Bat Review
Post by: junter97 on August 31, 2012, 12:41:09 PM
One thing I don't get is why call it 'stripe'?
Title: Re: B3 Cricket Bat Review
Post by: procricket on August 31, 2012, 12:42:44 PM
Not premature at all i have ordered thought i would put the shape up and do a comparison remember this is a new concept

2lb 9oz due to a higher middle round handle
Title: Re: B3 Cricket Bat Review
Post by: procricket on September 10, 2012, 06:40:07 PM
Well customer service has been good got a bit by bit progress and pictures which is always a nice touch and a final appraisal.


So here is the nearly finished article around 2lb 8-9oz higher middle with my laverish profile as asked for

it is 3 stripe willow

(For the people who do not understand the stripe system is a military type rank although i'am not sure this is why they have done it)

(http://img846.imageshack.us/img846/7339/davewatsonbat.jpg) (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/846/davewatsonbat.jpg/)


profile

(http://img696.imageshack.us/img696/4285/davewatsonbat2.jpg) (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/696/davewatsonbat2.jpg/)


Got a few pictures from the workshop just awaiting permission to post..

So far looks good to me looking forward to seeing there decals



I think they have matched what i asked for very well so far
Title: Re: B3 Cricket Bat Review
Post by: tommo256 on September 10, 2012, 06:42:22 PM
If that's stripe 3 then what is stripe 1 :o
Title: Re: B3 Cricket Bat Review
Post by: procricket on September 10, 2012, 06:44:31 PM
3 stripe is the top bat mate i think it looks very nice indeed
Title: Re: B3 Cricket Bat Review
Post by: Tom on September 10, 2012, 06:45:33 PM
Love the shape
Title: Re: B3 Cricket Bat Review
Post by: Ayrtek Cricket on September 10, 2012, 06:48:30 PM
Looks nice dave...handling them after machining them by the looks of it too
Title: Re: B3 Cricket Bat Review
Post by: Ryan on September 10, 2012, 06:56:45 PM
Looks good but very expensive at £320 for top of the range. Can't wait to see it finished!
Title: Re: B3 Cricket Bat Review
Post by: uknsaunders on September 10, 2012, 06:57:10 PM
offset edges?
Title: Re: B3 Cricket Bat Review
Post by: procricket on September 10, 2012, 07:00:05 PM
They have a promotion on at the minute so it was not that dear at all but i was buying into it being that but they politely told me it is part of there promotion so happy days.

Thing is at no point have they said look at this or that just that it will perform well that all i want.
Title: Re: B3 Cricket Bat Review
Post by: Ryan on September 10, 2012, 07:02:47 PM
Impressed though, bet you can't wait  :D
Title: Re: B3 Cricket Bat Review
Post by: procricket on September 10, 2012, 07:04:45 PM
yes never had a mad machine custom bat or at least to my knowledge i have not.

Yes it is exiting trying something new and different
Title: Re: B3 Cricket Bat Review ( NEW PICTURES)
Post by: GarrettJ on September 10, 2012, 07:24:30 PM
it looks like a lovely piece of willow, hope it goes as well as it looks
Title: Re: B3 Cricket Bat Review ( NEW PICTURES)
Post by: Canners on September 10, 2012, 07:34:37 PM
looks a nice shape Davey boy, is it pressed with a flat face roller, or dome pressed?

Title: Re: B3 Cricket Bat Review ( NEW PICTURES)
Post by: procricket on September 10, 2012, 07:59:35 PM
i think it is slightly dome looking at here i did not specify when ordered that
Title: Re: B3 Cricket Bat Review ( NEW PICTURES)
Post by: junter97 on September 10, 2012, 08:18:33 PM
http://twitter.com/B3cricket/status/245249302459457537/photo/1
Title: Re: B3 Cricket Bat Review ( NEW PICTURES)
Post by: procricket on September 10, 2012, 08:30:59 PM
hey that looks like my new bat
Title: Re: B3 Cricket Bat Review ( NEW PICTURES)
Post by: procricket on September 10, 2012, 08:41:27 PM
i can not see the pictures can somebody get them up not a member of twitter
Title: Re: B3 Cricket Bat Review ( NEW PICTURES)
Post by: GarrettJ on September 10, 2012, 08:44:56 PM
that bat on twitter looks great ... how mcuh are these things?
Title: Re: B3 Cricket Bat Review ( NEW PICTURES)
Post by: procricket on September 10, 2012, 08:51:06 PM
That bat on twitter is mine i think

same profile , i asked for that colour decal and grip

They have a promotion going on not sure if i can say yet they have kind of mentioned it on twitter i think
Title: Re: B3 Cricket Bat Review ( NEW PICTURES)
Post by: junter97 on September 10, 2012, 08:52:00 PM
Yeah the bat in my link is Dave's bat but with the stickers on.
Title: Re: B3 Cricket Bat Review ( NEW PICTURES)
Post by: GarrettJ on September 10, 2012, 09:05:14 PM
That bat on twitter is mine i think

same profile , i asked for that colour decal and grip

They have a promotion going on not sure if i can say yet they have kind of mentioned it on twitter i think

its mentioned on twitter there is a promo but it doesnt say how much they are .... strange promo!
Title: Re: B3 Cricket Bat Review ( NEW PICTURES)
Post by: procricket on September 10, 2012, 09:08:40 PM
oh and before anybody asks yes they press there own
Title: Re: B3 Cricket Bat Review ( NEW PICTURES)
Post by: RoCo Da Pixie on September 10, 2012, 09:09:38 PM
The promo I was quoted was 15% off the stripe 3 and free knocking in and scuff sheet applied.
Title: Re: B3 Cricket Bat Review ( NEW PICTURES)
Post by: procricket on September 10, 2012, 09:13:45 PM
same as i bought but was originally going for a 2 stripe till they told me of a upgrade for only a extra 20 quid like i said so far so good i like the bats looks but will need to see how it plays with the 3 part testing method..

the bat on twitter may not be mine but looks similar to the shot
Title: Re: B3 Cricket Bat Review ( NEW PICTURES)
Post by: norbs on September 10, 2012, 09:47:13 PM
oh and before anybody asks yes they press there own

hahaha  :D  :D

[I should clarify that i find it funny as procricket has been here for so long he is preempting the questions]
Title: Re: B3 Cricket Bat Review ( NEW PICTURES)
Post by: Colesy on September 10, 2012, 10:40:48 PM
Guessing it's done on the GM machines?
Title: Re: B3 Cricket Bat Review ( NEW PICTURES)
Post by: Tom on September 10, 2012, 10:43:57 PM
I'd be surprised! I'm off there on Sat so will get some more pics of the process.
Title: Re: B3 Cricket Bat Review ( NEW PICTURES)
Post by: procricket on September 10, 2012, 10:57:51 PM
(http://img607.imageshack.us/img607/9814/factoryj.jpg) (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/607/factoryj.jpg/)

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Title: Re: B3 Cricket Bat Review ( NEW PICTURES)
Post by: hell4leather cricket on September 11, 2012, 12:17:26 PM
Looks like they have invested a lot of money into machinery, going to have to sell some bats to get there money back, good luck to them
Title: Re: B3 Cricket Bat Review ( NEW PICTURES)
Post by: Vulcan Cricket on September 11, 2012, 06:38:17 PM
yes looks like they have spent a few pennys and a big good luck to them
Title: Re: B3 Cricket Bat Review ( NEW PICTURES)
Post by: roco on September 11, 2012, 06:41:40 PM
Can rent a cnc easy enough
Title: Re: B3 Cricket Bat Review ( NEW PICTURES)
Post by: Watsontotty on September 11, 2012, 06:45:45 PM
From memory it looks vastly different to the machines at GM, that was some time ago so perhaps my memory is crap lol.
Title: Re: B3 Cricket Bat Review ( NEW PICTURES)
Post by: roco on September 11, 2012, 06:49:26 PM
Gms was a custom designed £500,000 model I doubt they could get that kind of finance straight up as can't get a cnc built to that kind of spec to rent

Plus gms is a twin bed that looks a basic one bed model
Title: Re: B3 Cricket Bat Review ( NEW PICTURES)
Post by: SkipperJ on September 11, 2012, 06:50:56 PM
Looks like they have a "table top" CNC machine. Expensive no doubt, but not prohibitively so ...
Title: Re: B3 Cricket Bat Review ( NEW PICTURES)
Post by: Watsontotty on September 11, 2012, 06:52:05 PM
Yer i remember the GM was a twin bed however from memory only one bed was working and had been like that for some time, remember walking into the machine though and looking at the process which was very very interesting.
Title: Re: B3 Cricket Bat Review ( NEW PICTURES)
Post by: roco on September 11, 2012, 06:57:40 PM
About £50,000-£100,000 for one of them new but they prob got it 2nd hand as can pick them up 2nd hand from £5,000

Yeah gm had trouble with one of the heads but he was tweaking it for a new shape
Title: Re: B3 Cricket Bat Review ( NEW PICTURES)
Post by: uknsaunders on September 11, 2012, 08:02:42 PM
looky here:-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dlWWV73xZvg&feature=youtu.be
Title: Re: B3 Cricket Bat Review ( NEW PICTURES)
Post by: Ryan on September 11, 2012, 08:07:29 PM
good find nick! 
Title: Re: B3 Cricket Bat Review ( NEW PICTURES)
Post by: Blank Bats on September 11, 2012, 08:10:30 PM
Dave won't be able to sleep tonight :)
Title: Re: B3 Cricket Bat Review ( NEW PICTURES)
Post by: Ayrtek Cricket on September 11, 2012, 08:13:12 PM
There isn't a piece of cricket related info on the WWW that a forum member can't sniff out in minutes!!
Title: Re: B3 Cricket Bat Review ( NEW PICTURES)
Post by: procricket on September 11, 2012, 08:19:46 PM
i did not know it was on there i like the look of it bloody hell looks good
Title: Re: B3 Cricket Bat Review ( NEW PICTURES)
Post by: uknsaunders on September 11, 2012, 08:21:06 PM
going to be a long night if they film each bat individually, 1001 here:-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYUf70BYjlY&feature=youtu.be
Title: Re: B3 Cricket Bat Review ( NEW PICTURES)
Post by: wilkie113 on September 11, 2012, 08:23:36 PM
Was just about to post that Nick haha!