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Title: Silver Sovereign shaping
Post by: Aldred Cricket Bats on November 02, 2014, 05:20:26 PM
heres a video of me shaping a silver sovereign. this is how everything is done here by hand to feel for each specific piece of willow. hopefully it will show ok nothings been edited so sorry for my backside being in the pic a bit. if you have 45 mins to bore yourselves then take a look.
http://youtu.be/8Wbqnyr3rFk (http://youtu.be/8Wbqnyr3rFk)
Title: Re: Silver Sovereign shaping
Post by: Gingerbusiness on November 02, 2014, 05:50:19 PM
"Silver Sovereign" - Such an incredibly cool name!
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Post by: GarrettJ on November 02, 2014, 06:02:47 PM
Video isn't working .... I need it while shitly come dancing is on!
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Post by: ProCricketer1982 on November 02, 2014, 06:04:37 PM
Video isn't working .... I need it while shitly come dancing is on!

Same for me
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Post by: Gingerbusiness on November 02, 2014, 06:05:50 PM
Worked for me!

Great choice of radio station too!
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Post by: smilley792 on November 02, 2014, 06:16:08 PM
Doesn't work for me. I'm gonna presume it's got the "not to be viewed on mobile devices" button ticked somewhere.
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Post by: thegowerwaft on November 02, 2014, 06:18:10 PM
Really interesting video, Paul. I had to go back to the start once I had watched to the end of the clip just to see how different it looked - really craftsman/ great to watch.
Title: Re: Silver Sovereign shaping
Post by: Aldred Cricket Bats on November 02, 2014, 06:21:44 PM
ok for those that cant see it im sorry this technophobe doesn't have a clue why.
Title: Re: Silver Sovereign shaping
Post by: ProCricketer1982 on November 02, 2014, 06:30:01 PM
Doesn't work for me. I'm gonna presume it's got the "not to be viewed on mobile devices" button ticked somewhere.

That is what it is. I can't get it to work on the Ipad but can on the desktop. Worth thinking about as most people I'd imagine view via Iphone/Ipad type devices.
Title: Re: Silver Sovereign shaping
Post by: CrickFreak on November 02, 2014, 06:47:53 PM
Nice video Paul.

Works... even on phone...
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Post by: leatherseat on November 02, 2014, 10:19:03 PM
Thanks for that, Paul - that was a pleasure to see how it is done.

Perish the thought I'd ever try shaping a bat; I'd be checking for alignment/ evenness after every draw/ shave!
Lovely to see the shape come out.

David
Title: Re: Silver Sovereign shaping
Post by: Aldred Cricket Bats on November 03, 2014, 11:21:26 AM
That's exactly how I did it when I started but the more you do the more you trust your eye and the feel of balance.
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Post by: jamesisapayne on November 03, 2014, 12:58:02 PM
Fabulous video Paul. Your open honesty and genuine love of what you're doing shines through.

Great stuff.
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Post by: Aldred Cricket Bats on November 03, 2014, 01:14:50 PM
Thanks james very kind
Title: Re: Silver Sovereign shaping
Post by: Aldred Cricket Bats on November 03, 2014, 03:49:33 PM
Here's the finished silver sovereign. Hope you like
http://youtu.be/7UDyzpvVo8U (http://youtu.be/7UDyzpvVo8U)
Title: Re: Silver Sovereign shaping
Post by: ca_gold on November 03, 2014, 06:54:10 PM
Amazing video -  thanks for posting.  You really get an idea for all the hard work that goes into your trade
Title: Re: Silver Sovereign shaping
Post by: Aldred Cricket Bats on November 03, 2014, 07:04:45 PM
The shaping is the most enjoyable part for me, along with pressing because it's great to get the feel of a piece of willow transform into a top feeling blade
Title: Re: Silver Sovereign shaping
Post by: jwebber86 on November 05, 2014, 09:44:52 AM
nice video paul. it took me about 4 hours to shape my first attempt. practice makes perfect though
Title: Re: Silver Sovereign shaping
Post by: Aldred Cricket Bats on November 05, 2014, 01:46:34 PM
Well some can take a lot longer than the one in the video to shape up. That was a nice piece of willow to work so was easy really