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Forum News and Suggestions => Old Advertisers => Admin Board => Aldred Cricket Bats => Topic started by: Aldred Cricket Bats on November 07, 2013, 02:56:52 PM
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Sold. Ok guys here an absolute beauty. It came in to me as a grade 1 but as it was cleaned up it had some very feint bluing on the heart wood so won't sell as a 1 or a 2. It was selected for someone and prepared and they changed their mind last minute it's an absolute gun weighs in at 2lb 9 1/2oz 34mm edges high spine. Mid, long middle £125 shipped in uk.
(http://i1061.photobucket.com/albums/t472/Aldredcricket/3f484e6ca8bb7b93ac00cd141477b223_zpse26704f3.jpg)
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And here's some more lovely pieces of willow just pressed and handled waiting to go out get in touch if you see anything you like or you just need some information.
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you are, sir, a very naughty man posting pictures and offers like this!!
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you are, sir, a very naughty man posting pictures and offers like this!!
I was just about to say! Urgh... :( Go buy it Buzz!
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Sold chaps sorry subject to it being payed for though so you may still have a chance :D but don't worry we have plenty of goodies for you all to choose from
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That's probably a good thing, I was umming and ahhing over whether I could justify another new bat having bought one last week!
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Sold chaps sorry subject to it being payed for though so you may still have a chance :D but don't worry we have plenty of goodies for you all to choose from
Not surprised it went so quickly! I'm guessing this was the bat you made for the customer who was testing your patience! They don't know what they're missing out on. Whoever bought this has probably just had the bargain of the year!
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The second cleft in from the left is a rare one it is weighing in at only 3-5 in its raw state and its a lovely bit of wood. Make a big bat for someone
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Thank god that was sold otherwise i would have been living of cans baked beans. I think I have well and truly got the cricket bat bug :(
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what grade would that second left cleft be please Paul?
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Players grade. Its top notch and goes like stink its just waiting to be chosen for shaping into a very special bat.
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Thank god that was sold otherwise i would have been living of cans baked beans. I think I have well and truly got the cricket bat bug :(
Stepping into my workshop on saturday may not help that...
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Stepping into my workshop on saturday may not help that...
I dont think it will but I am sure I will be able to resist if i try hard enough...
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I am liking the second last cleft. I am becoming a bit of grain junkie.
Get this made in the new profile that was mentioned in an earlier post and boom!
Shame I have already got a 4 bats hahaha
Really want the full kit but don't think I will able to afford this this year :(
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Second from right does look good, I must resist, I must resist :(
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I am hoping the existing Aldred owners get a loyalty price when they buy their second. Something to think about Paul lol
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Your resolve will weaken. I'll keep checking my email ;)
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Must say i also like the look of second from the right. Thats the sort of grain structure i like to aim for personally.
Some lovely willow there Paul, lucky customers!
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Well just ordered my new stack of willow always something to look forward to. A lot happening at the moment new logos being done for my new shape sorting out new grading for 2014 to allow every grade to be available in every range. And a few more irons in the fire which will be great if they all come to fruition.
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Well just ordered my new stack of willow always something to look forward to. A lot happening at the moment new logos being done for my new shape sorting out new grading for 2014 to allow every grade to be available in every range. And a few more irons in the fire which will be great if they all come to fruition.
Congrats buddy!
Looking forward to the new shape and logos!
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Your resolve will weaken. I'll keep checking my email ;)
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Steady don't get soap in your mouse there.
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On a more serious note, I wouldn't mind your thoughts on the "quinto" design, bottom image.
http://custombats.co.uk/cbforum/index.php?topic=27066.msg422753#msg422753 (http://custombats.co.uk/cbforum/index.php?topic=27066.msg422753#msg422753)
It's a little idea taken from Saf's blog and extrapolated to give a wider middle. Is it something that's feasible to make?
It's just a rough CAD drawing, the concaving would run nearly the full-length of the bat and may not be as extreme as drawn.
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Sounds something like something that's being sent to me by an old friend over in South Africa. Am awaiting the parcel now he has given me the patent to it if I want to use it. I haven't seen it yet but from what he's told me its in that sort of direction of thinking. He had a patent taken out on it but he's not been able to carry it through due to health so he's saw an article on me and has passed it on so will be interesting to see.
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Be funny if it turns out to be the same idea :D Post up some pics when it arrives.
I'm thinking a lighter weight cleft, Amplus type profile, mid or slightly high middle and under 2 lbs 10 oz dressed, no scuff sheet as I don't like them. I prefer going commando. :o
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The second cleft in from the left is a rare one it is weighing in at only 3-5 in its raw state and its a lovely bit of wood. Make a big bat for someone
Looks like it has character. Impossible to resist...
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Thats a fantastic bat for that money. Do you have anything else knocking about for that price?! lol
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Ps the finish on these bats is immense compared to most companies now who don't seem to bother. Is this something that helps the performance or is it just cosmetic?
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Batman it's purely cosmetic but I have spent a lot of time and money to get this right as I want to challenge the best that's been my aim from the start. If you are looking for good performance at that price just email me on aldred173@btinternet.com and I can show you what I have don't be fooled by grains it's the pressing that matters. We as a small company have to be meticulous with the pressing to get the best out of every cleft we have. Not only can we not afford to do it financially but I don't want to let the quality slip for the customer.
People get hung up on the image of a bat it's shape logos profile etc but at the end of the day it's down to performance in my eyes so we try and make every bat with that in mind. The cosmetics of the bat are just the icing on the cake
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Players grade. Its top notch and goes like stink its just waiting to be chosen for shaping into a very special bat.
Out of interest, what is the cost of this in the supreme shape?
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That particular cleft has been sold but plenty more as good. All supremes at the moment are £220 to cb members. The price changes are coming in soon as willow has increased in price again.
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The price changes are coming in soon as willow has increased in price again.
:o NNNOOOOoooooooooooooooooooooooooooo :(
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:o NNNOOOOoooooooooooooooooooooooooooo :(
It's not that bad. Unless Paul raises the price by £100 (which I doubt) they are still amazing value cricket bats! Will be getting one of the new shapes next year! I am such a fan with the pressing and the bats look amazing. I did a boo boo and knocked in the edges and it has got a bit lumpy (not an issue because it will look a hell of a lot worse when I start playing matches with it) so will refurb this through Paul knowing it will come back better than new!
You can't go wrong with an Aldred
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It's not that bad. Unless Paul raises the price by £100 (which I doubt) they are still amazing value cricket bats! Will be getting one of the new shapes next year! I am such a fan with the pressing and the bats look amazing. I did a boo boo and knocked in the edges and it has got a bit lumpy (not an issue because it will look a hell of a lot worse when I start playing matches with it) so will refurb this through Paul knowing it will come back better than new!
You can't go wrong with an Aldred
Just keep lightly going up and down the edges with the mallet the edges will even out with patience. You did the right thing just a bit too vigorous to start with by the sounds of it
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Batman it's purely cosmetic but I have spent a lot of time and money to get this right as I want to challenge the best that's been my aim from the start. If you are looking for good performance at that price just email me on aldred173@btinternet.com and I can show you what I have don't be fooled by grains it's the pressing that matters. We as a small company have to be meticulous with the pressing to get the best out of every cleft we have. Not only can we not afford to do it financially but I don't want to let the quality slip for the customer.
People get hung up on the image of a bat it's shape logos profile etc but at the end of the day it's down to performance in my eyes so we try and make every bat with that in mind. The cosmetics of the bat are just the icing on the cake
I have sent you an email mate.
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Ps would the performance match more expensive bats with the difference just being the grading of the willow?
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Batman. Good question that one. Sometimes with the grade 3 bats yes as a lot of them are graded because they have marks on them or discolouration or just very few grains but they perform superbly. Some are graded down because they just don't perform to what we want from our other grades but obviously that is just the nature of the wood itself. But as I have said before we try and get the maximum out of every cleft that we have in
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Paul I would be very interested in some of those bats that perform like grade 1 but for cosmetic reasons are classed as grade 2/3. If you have anything like that please email it through to me.
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I think these are his Silver sovereigns and at £125 I think it was that's a very reasonable price for the quality that he produces
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I hope Paul won't mind me relaying what he told me in conversation, which was that he assesses each individual cleft then presses it accordingly to get the best out of it throughout his range. With the best will in the world I can't imagine the high volume manufacturers doing that, except perhaps for some of their very top dollar bats.
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We are changing it a little next year. We are going to make all4 grades available player, grade 1,2 and 3 in every range. We have introduced a couple of new shapes so the silver sov will be taken down to bespoke junior bats then we will have gold sovereign, supreme and our new range yet to be launched waiting for all the stickers to be done plus in every range we are re introducing the old butterfly stain willow which was so popular in the 90s and were fantastic bats when made properly. So quite a hit happening busy times at the moment and my new willow will be in any day now.
Also we are experimenting with handles so that's keeping us busy too
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I hope Paul won't mind me relaying what he told me in conversation, which was that he assesses each individual cleft then presses it accordingly to get the best out of it throughout his range. With the best will in the world I can't imagine the high volume manufacturers doing that, except perhaps for some of their very top dollar bats.
Yes that's right it took along time to teach myself the pressing process that works best for me. That's the beauty of having a single roller press I suppose as you can only do one cleft at a time, but you still need to learn to assess it and keep testing it. As I just work on my own I can only go as fast as I can go so everything is individual even if I start making for shops I can only keep trying to turn out the best that I can as it is that that is creating my livelihood so they have got to be good. I intend to be here for the duration if I can not just a 2 minute wonder.
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Paul, I'm sure you haven't everything set in stone yet but how will the bats with butterfly stain fit in price wise?
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All being well they are going to fit in a mid range sort of price I reckon. Everything selected in the butterfly range are pretty much close grained so will have great looks and generally butterfly stains have a longer life. They take a touch longer to knock in and open up but performance is brilliant from what I experienced with them. Am looking forward to working with them
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Sounds good. when knocked in will they go as well as a typical grade 1?
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Sounds good. when knocked in will they go as well as a typical grade 1?
Mine has a tiny one.
And well it goes and goes some more!
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Yes they go fantastically well. I like them in a blade and I do allow the odd little one to go into players grade if it fits the bill as I think they sometimes enhance the performance. I used to love them and a couple of my old mates used to have them all the time especially the ones hunts county used to do, or at least they used to get them from there.
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Learning a little about bats all the time! It really is fascinating all the intricacies and differences! anything that makes a bat last longer but doesn't really affect the performance has to be good!
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Bat received today. An absolute beauty. Pauls service today has been exemplary after the delivery guy has tried to change the cosmetic appearance slightly!!.
Really pleased with the shape and pick up. Taps up really well from the off.
Bat is in the first couple of pics in the thread. Will post more if anyone wants.
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Glad you like horseman even thought he delivery guys did try there best to get through all the layers of packaging. I think it will be a good one.
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Seems like a fantastic bat hope it goes well for you mate!
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The second cleft in from the left is a rare one it is weighing in at only 3-5 in its raw state and its a lovely bit of wood. Make a big bat for someone
Holy Moley! - You want to see what he's made out of it!
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Are you the lucky owner?
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Here you go here it is ready to be sanded, oiled and polished
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Are you the lucky owner?
Coughs apologetically ;)
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Ok trype here you go
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Looks a beast for a 2.8/2.9!
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Paul I've sent you a pm.
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Ok trype here you go
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Absolutely awesome Paul, I'm tempted to say that it exceeds expectations, but you set the bar so high that the extraordinary appears normal! Brilliant work and many thanks.
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That looks like a lot of wood for the weight :D
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looks beauty !! what are the specs?
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2 lb 9 oz fully dressed.
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What can I say? The bat has arrived and the pictures that Paul has already posted can't really be bettered, except that in person it is even more awesome. It's a shame that you can't photograph pick up though... lovely!
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Having now used this bat a few times, in the nets and in games, I thought that I'd post an update. I had the bat knocked in by IJC as one of their last out of store bats to go through the process. I know that Paul (Aldred) rates knocking it in yourself as being the best way to get to know your bat, living in a flat made that a bit of a non-starter. Anyway, once fully knocked it I had several net sessions with it facing soft balls delivered by bowlers of varying pace and accuracy. What was noticeable was the pace at which the ball came off the blade, even from a static defensive position and to a large extent wherever on the blade it made contact. However, when I did find the sweet spot, that area where you don't feel any contact with the ball, it went off even faster. Now, I'm not suggesting that the sweet spot is small, because I've certainly found it more often than with other bats that I've tried, to the extent that I think I've been missing out. On the other hand, it's been a mixed blessing, which I'll explain shortly.
I've only played a handful of games, my first legitimate scoring shot being a 4 back past the bowler when I really didn't think that I'd hit the ball that hard. Run out for 6 going for a suicidal third (for me) as we were running for everything at that stage. A streaky 19 with a nastily sprained ankle might have been a few more if I could have run, but it included a few boundaries, again, which weren't really clobbered. One was signalled as a 6 but overruled by the fielder. I'd like to suggest that these were effortless good timing but I know the truth.
The mixed blessing was a casual flick to leg, second ball in another game, which carried to a fielder set well back who took the catch above his head. How did it travel that far?
Obviously the bat is far too good for someone of my ability, but it is an absolute delight to use. I'm not going to use cliches like gun and rocket, but there is no doubt in my mind that I'm getting very good value for my shots. For the fun I'm having, the bat is money well spent, and it perhaps explains why even less than average players will buy top grade bats.
I thank you for your attention.
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Glad your getting on nicely together but HIT IT ON THE FLOOR MAN for goodness sake :D
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Run out going for a third!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
What are you doing man???????????????????????
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One of the funniest things I've seen was Karl krikken taking a third at the oval to the long boundary, dean jones was on as runner for Colin wells at a crucial point of the game we were in trouble and they took the third and Chris Lewis picked the ball up and threw it like a rocket flat from a good 85 yard boundary, not these boundaries they have now that have been brought in by 10 yards all round not to worry Krikk made an immaculate dive to the crease a cloud of dust flew in the air and as the dust cleared Krikk was lying there 3 yards short of the crease and the keeper had the ball in his gloves and could even wait for what seemed like an eternity for Krikk to look up to see the bails removed. He walked off into a changing room that had cleared not to give him space to vent his anger but the fact that everyone was crying with laughter and just didn't think it would look too good to the batter returning. He sat in the changing rooms clearing grass out of his grill let alone his clothing Deano wasn't impressed.
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Ahhhh! Getting run out on the third is just as criminal at club level as it is at county level.
Last year one of my mates dropped a chance at cover, called himself a very loud and very rude name, picked up the ball and ran the non-striker out by a couple of yards.
Laugh? They had to pick me up off the floor!!!
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You get some funny things happen don't you we were once playing a twos game against Somerset who had a strong side out including Caddick van-troost (however you spell it) and came to the final morning we were already 4 down overnight coach had a word do nothing silly take your time blah blah all the obvious stuff, the umpires keen to get on with it decided to start 7 mins early, by 11 o'clock we had lost 2 wickets both run out coach wasn't laughing but we were howling needless to say we were on our way back home early.
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Glad your getting on nicely together but HIT IT ON THE FLOOR MAN for goodness sake :D
when your playing on a ground where you smack a straight drive ,sit back on your bat admiring it and it brakes to a halt 20 ft off the square... then you have no option but to go ariel! caught twice hooking of the middle of the edge in two weeks. . grind out singles is next weeks plan
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Ahhhh! Getting run out on the third is just as criminal at club level as it is at county level.
Last year one of my mates dropped a chance at cover, called himself a very loud and very rude name, picked up the ball and ran the non-striker out by a couple of yards.
Laugh? They had to pick me up off the floor!!!
When there's only three balls left and it's the skipper who calls and he hasn't faced a ball yet you are somewhat obliged. It didn't help that we both arrived at the strikers end at the same time - he having completed his third, me turning for for the fruitless attempt! I've lost the yard of pace that categorised me as slow... :D :D :D :D :D :D
Hit it on the floor? Ha ha, you can't tell I'm bottom hand dominated can you? :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D