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Equipment => Bats => Bat Making => Topic started by: hell4leather cricket on June 13, 2016, 10:03:48 PM

Title: Great little film!
Post by: hell4leather cricket on June 13, 2016, 10:03:48 PM

Just found this ! http://player.bfi.org.uk/film/watch-cricket-bats-1974/#.V1phTR6lcws.twitter (http://player.bfi.org.uk/film/watch-cricket-bats-1974/#.V1phTR6lcws.twitter)

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Post by: Vulcan Cricket on June 13, 2016, 10:32:56 PM

Cheers Matt enjoyed watching that legend of bat maker

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Post by: sanredrose on June 14, 2016, 12:33:09 AM

Content is not authorized for USA ...  :o

Any other video source ??

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Post by: edge on June 14, 2016, 05:22:26 AM

Amazing how little has changed! Did have a little chuckle at Amiss holding that bat up and talking about how much wood there was in it.

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Post by: mad_abt_cricket on June 14, 2016, 06:13:54 AM

same here can't view it in Romania

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Post by: SOULMAN1012 on June 14, 2016, 06:25:05 AM

Cracking little film to watch over breakfast. Lots of willow in those 20mm edges could you imagine what Mr Fernley would have made with today's clefts. Set up looks like its in a house in a back street somewhere

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Post by: WalkingWicket37 on June 14, 2016, 07:19:38 AM

Made me smile that 2lb7/8 was considered heavy

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Post by: ppccopener on June 14, 2016, 07:35:28 AM

brilliant stuff. For those not old enough, yes that's you Cam-meister.....yes in the 1970's car's were really like that and the bloke at the end of the film who looks like a Yeti, long hair was in so that was the 'style'

 :)

as for the batmaking....it's all in the pressing, it was back then and it still is now.The best press the bats the best that's how some grade 2's can play as well and the grade 1's/superwillow/special reserve/dogs do dah's grade...

Title: Re: Great little film!
Post by: leatherseat on June 14, 2016, 08:41:18 AM

That was a lovely retro backdrop, but the handmaking process with the press and spoke shave looks very similar to today's batmakers (some manufacturers CNC machines, notwithstanding).

This is a dangerous source of cricket films - I can see too much time being lost, trawling through some of the other films in that archive.

Great find, thank you,

David

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Post by: Northern monkey on June 14, 2016, 10:01:59 AM

How good is that film

I think the true skill from a batmaker is properly highlighted when they can produce bats in that weight range.

Cheers for posting

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Post by: KIPPERS on June 14, 2016, 01:22:01 PM

tHATS WHAT THE WORLD LOOKED LIKE WHEN I GREW UP

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Post by: thecord on June 14, 2016, 01:43:58 PM

Awesome video, thanks for posting

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Post by: Chalkie on June 14, 2016, 08:37:50 PM

Did a search on the same website and I found this clip from 1939 - it's only the first couple of minutes and there doesn't appear to be any sound, but still quite interesting

http://player.bfi.org.uk/film/watch-the-manufacture-of-cricket-bats-and-other-stories-1939/ (http://player.bfi.org.uk/film/watch-the-manufacture-of-cricket-bats-and-other-stories-1939/)

Title: Re: Great little film!
Post by: hell4leather cricket on June 14, 2016, 08:40:22 PM

The press on there looks like b3 's ?

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Post by: JK Lewis on June 15, 2016, 09:26:10 PM

This film from 1957 is my inspiration:

http://www.eafa.org.uk/catalogue/424 (http://www.eafa.org.uk/catalogue/424)