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Companies => Off-the-shelf companies => Gunn & Moore => Topic started by: mickyp on March 01, 2017, 09:35:27 AM

Title: Why do GM hate heartwood so much?
Post by: mickyp on March 01, 2017, 09:35:27 AM: That's the only explanation I can think of for grading this a 606....picked it up on eBay from the bargains thread, taps up magnificently. Wasn't too sure about the whole short blade thing, but I might be a convert!

(http://i1313.photobucket.com/albums/t547/mickyp77/20170301_092056_zps4hfoj6uq.jpg) (http://s1313.photobucket.com/user/mickyp77/media/20170301_092056_zps4hfoj6uq.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Why do GM hate heartwood so much?
Post by: JTtaylor145 on March 01, 2017, 09:55:21 AM: Looks good to me. A really great find. Well done.
Title: Re: Why do GM hate heartwood so much?
Post by: Vitas Cricket on March 01, 2017, 10:28:08 AM: Grains are quite unevenly spaced. Regardless of heartwood this is probably too much unevenness to be an 808
Title: Re: Why do GM hate heartwood so much?
Post by: Cow_corner on March 01, 2017, 11:07:59 AM: Had a Sigma 808 which is still going strong with a mate, a third heart wood but with less and more evenly spaced straighter grains. Haven't looked recently but the GM website used to explain grading very well.
Title: Re: Why do GM hate heartwood so much?
Post by: mickyp on March 01, 2017, 11:09:05 AM: Quote from: Vitas Cricket on March 01, 2017, 10:28:08 AM
Grains are quite unevenly spaced. Regardless of heartwood this is probably too much unevenness to be an 808

They look pretty even to me...

(http://i1313.photobucket.com/albums/t547/mickyp77/20170301_105555_zps86v6ebzq.jpg) (http://s1313.photobucket.com/user/mickyp77/media/20170301_105555_zps86v6ebzq.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Why do GM hate heartwood so much?
Post by: Sivlar13 on March 01, 2017, 11:12:55 AM: All GMs are and will forever be fantastic.
Title: Re: Why do GM hate heartwood so much?
Post by: Vitas Cricket on March 01, 2017, 11:14:01 AM: The angle of the first picture obviously distorts things as in the first pic there are at least 2 that appear very narrow compared to the rest of the wider grain spacing.
Title: Re: Why do GM hate heartwood so much?
Post by: csnew on March 01, 2017, 11:27:25 AM: should have bought it of a forum sponsor - how dare you buy of ebay!

In all seriousness Looks like a nice bat - lovely little bargain
Title: Re: Why do GM hate heartwood so much?
Post by: Cow_corner on March 01, 2017, 11:27:34 AM: Quote from: Sivlar13 on March 01, 2017, 11:12:55 AM
All GMs are and will forever be fantastic.
DW Randall centenary test 1977 174 was my first exposure to GM had a soft spot ever since.
Title: Re: Why do GM hate heartwood so much?
Post by: Kulli on March 01, 2017, 11:30:29 AM: Bit of spec, bit of heartwood, not sure if that's small pin knots or dirt, can make the case for it being a grade above but it's not always black/white and the likely grade thousands of clefts at a time.
Title: Re: Why do GM hate heartwood so much?
Post by: mickyp on March 01, 2017, 11:38:26 AM: Quote from: Sivlar13 on March 01, 2017, 11:12:55 AM
All GMs are and will forever be fantastic.

They are my go to brand - this is my 4th 606, other 3 are in this post:

http://custombats.co.uk/cbforum/index.php?topic=41433.0 (http://custombats.co.uk/cbforum/index.php?topic=41433.0)

That Icon is something else and my current match bat, but early impressions of this Mana are very very good!
Title: Re: Why do GM hate heartwood so much?
Post by: shamelessshaun on March 01, 2017, 11:59:02 AM: should have bought it myself :( looks better here than it did on ebay mind.