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Equipment => Bats => Bat Making => Topic started by: Kulli on August 28, 2014, 07:24:44 AM

Title: Batmaking tools
Post by: Kulli on August 28, 2014, 07:24:44 AM

Having finally acquired a couple of clefts for H4L, I'd appreciate it if someone could let me know the basic tools I'll need to give this a crack over the winter.

Title: Re: Batmaking tools
Post by: Ryan on August 28, 2014, 09:00:10 AM

It's all on here mate

http://custombats.co.uk/cbforum/index.php?topic=20740.0 (http://custombats.co.uk/cbforum/index.php?topic=20740.0)

Title: Re: Batmaking tools
Post by: Kulli on August 28, 2014, 09:00:56 AM

Cheers, the search function on here is pish.

Title: Re: Batmaking tools
Post by: Ryan on August 28, 2014, 10:05:06 AM

Quote from: Kulli on August 28, 2014, 09:00:56 AM

Cheers, the search function on here is pish.

tell me about it, let me know if you have any other questions.

Title: Re: Batmaking tools
Post by: Kulli on August 28, 2014, 10:16:12 AM

Quote from: Ryan on August 28, 2014, 10:05:06 AM

tell me about it, let me know if you have any other questions.

I most certainly will.

First of all what is the easiest shape to go for first up?

Title: Re: Batmaking tools
Post by: Ryan on August 28, 2014, 10:45:45 AM

Quote from: Kulli on August 28, 2014, 10:16:12 AM

I most certainly will.

First of all what is the easiest shape to go for first up?

Depends on the tools you've got but I'd go for a none concaved traditional shape, 30mm edge, 65mm plus spine with a duckbill toe shape.

Title: Re: Batmaking tools
Post by: Kulli on August 28, 2014, 10:48:00 AM

Quote from: Ryan on August 28, 2014, 10:45:45 AM

Depends on the tools you've got but I'd go for a none concaved traditional shape, 30mm edge, 65mm plus spine with a duckbill toe shape.

At the moment I have no tools bar an orbital sander, so I'll sort that situation our first.

Title: Re: Batmaking tools
Post by: Sam on August 31, 2014, 09:44:52 PM

Think I have a spare drawknife with a slightly curved blade available if you're interested, think I got it from Ryan (? or someone off this forum!) a while back and have barely used it after coming across another one.