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Equipment => Bats => Bat Making => Topic started by: tim2000s on September 15, 2012, 06:08:08 PM

Title: Spent the afternoon in the garden and this was the result! (especially for Buzz)
Post by: tim2000s on September 15, 2012, 06:08:08 PM

I bought a part made off Peplow a while back, and then acquired a few tools, but in the midst of (quite literally) waiting for paint dry, I thought I'd pop out into the garden and try and fashion it into something more bat like.

Starting issue was no workbench and vice, but the patio table, a g-clamp and a 12mm pine and I was able to fashion something to hold the bat comfortably in place.

The tools I had to start with are a drawknife, spokeshave, belt and orbital sanders, sanding block and sand paper, and a couple of flat planes... as shown below. And yes, the spokeshave did split in two as I was attempting to separate the body to sharpen it. Also critical was the diamond sharpening block that was well used...

(http://i.imgur.com/0AFbol.jpg)

Anyway, what I created weighs in at 2lb13 and I would really like to get my hands on a round bottomed plane just to take a little out of the toe and shoulders, and maybe do a spot of concaving on the back. Here's a few pictures so you can see what my three hours work created...

Complete with obligatory biscuits and celebratory beer...
(http://i.imgur.com/bs9Fjl.jpg)

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

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

(http://i.imgur.com/SV2xDl.jpg)

(http://i.imgur.com/2wXjJl.jpg)

(http://i.imgur.com/W8J3kl.jpg)

(http://i.imgur.com/2FlfYl.jpg)

Title: Re: Spent the afternoon in the garden and this was the result! (especially for Buzz)
Post by: toenails97 on September 15, 2012, 06:38:11 PM

Very good effort mate ! Ill pm u in a min

Title: Re: Spent the afternoon in the garden and this was the result! (especially for Buzz)
Post by: Buzz on September 15, 2012, 06:49:41 PM

awesome work.
I expect to see this at the next batoff!

Title: Re: Spent the afternoon in the garden and this was the result! (especially for Buzz)
Post by: FvanN on September 15, 2012, 07:31:17 PM

looks a good profile....

Title: Re: Spent the afternoon in the garden and this was the result! (especially for Buzz)
Post by: tim2000s on September 15, 2012, 07:47:20 PM

Quote from: FvanN on September 15, 2012, 07:31:17 PM

looks a good profile....

Very similar to the old Insignia profile - tried to extend the spine up towards the handle, crossed with a ridgeback... It's got a ridge running along the spine!

Title: Re: Spent the afternoon in the garden and this was the result! (especially for Buzz)
Post by: Blank Bats on September 15, 2012, 09:44:29 PM

Another Tim making bats hey?

Title: Re: Spent the afternoon in the garden and this was the result! (especially for Buzz)
Post by: tim2000s on September 15, 2012, 09:47:02 PM

Quote from: BlankBats on September 15, 2012, 09:44:29 PM

Another Tim making bats hey?

Maybe. What I learned today is that the pressing is what is most important. Positioning the swell manages where the centre of percussion (or the point where you get fewest vibrations) is. Good fun though!

Title: Re: Spent the afternoon in the garden and this was the result! (especially for Buzz)
Post by: tim2000s on September 16, 2012, 07:51:06 PM

Took this to my match this afternoon and tried it in the net. It flies, although it weighs a ton. After the match, I left it lying around and one of the oppo picked it up and commented on liking the profile. I explained I'd made it and they were impressed. One of the kids wanted to have a go and asked where to get a cleft.

We also had a chat about the hades. Andy you'll probably be getting a calk from someone wanting a junior hades. They were very impressed with mine!