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Equipment => Wicket Keeping => Topic started by: 97notout on January 06, 2013, 12:34:19 AM

Title: Spent a couple of hours refurbing these old gloves
Post by: 97notout on January 06, 2013, 12:34:19 AM: This is how they started
(http://i1198.photobucket.com/albums/aa447/97notout/DSCN3733.jpg)

With a bit of old facing rubber and some red leather
(http://i1198.photobucket.com/albums/aa447/97notout/DSCN3778_zpsaf6ba9f1.jpg)
(http://i1198.photobucket.com/albums/aa447/97notout/DSCN3776_zps5b074d7f.jpg)

I'm not going to challenge Mr Wymer or any other glove maker but it was fun to tat about with a classic pair of gloves.
Title: Re: Spent a couple of hours refurbing these old gloves
Post by: RossViper on January 06, 2013, 11:00:48 AM: Looks like a top effort mate
Title: Re: Spent a couple of hours refurbing these old gloves
Post by: mattcoll12491 on January 06, 2013, 11:51:11 AM: How many years do you reckon to the life of the gloves?

Also... plenty of grains on that table! I've seen worse looking bats
Title: Re: Spent a couple of hours refurbing these old gloves
Post by: joeljonno on January 06, 2013, 11:53:28 AM: Quote from: mattcoll12491 on January 06, 2013, 11:51:11 AM
Also... plenty of grains on that table! I've seen worse looking bats

There are a few knots on the face though ... Probably a G3.
Title: Re: Spent a couple of hours refurbing these old gloves
Post by: mattcoll12491 on January 06, 2013, 11:57:29 AM: Quote from: HeworthCC on January 06, 2013, 11:53:28 AM
There are a few knots on the face though ... Probably a G3.

Maybe even a Y2 net bat if you're using the MSR grading system? Depends if those knots still appear when the bat is made
Title: Re: Spent a couple of hours refurbing these old gloves
Post by: swamidude on January 06, 2013, 02:18:24 PM: Nice job with the gloves mate, the rubber refacing looks really good. I wouldn't know where to start!
Title: Re: Spent a couple of hours refurbing these old gloves
Post by: 97notout on January 06, 2013, 03:18:28 PM: It was my first attempt at re facing so I just started at the thumb and went from there. Facing the webbing was just whack a load of glue on and trim to fit.

The leather on the back of these gloves is quiet thick, apparantly Knotty liked a thicker back to his gloves so his fingers weren't inadvertantly pushed back.

These gloves will last about 10 years I reckon. Jack Russell had his last pair of gloves for ten years and Bob Taylor had 3 pairs of gloves during his career.

Held together by tape and string.

The table is a re stickered Nicolls :)