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Equipment => Bats => Topic started by: Yorkershire on September 18, 2019, 08:24:52 PM

Title: Who still makes their own handles in the UK?
Post by: Yorkershire on September 18, 2019, 08:24:52 PM

I know CF and Hawk used to... do they still make them... anyone else?

Title: Re: Who still makes their own handles in the UK?
Post by: Mfarank on September 18, 2019, 08:27:31 PM

Kippax would definitely be one. GM perhaps?

Title: Re: Who still makes their own handles in the UK?
Post by: Yorkershire on September 18, 2019, 08:41:41 PM

GM are imported or made elsewhere.

Title: Re: Who still makes their own handles in the UK?
Post by: jayralh on September 18, 2019, 09:28:04 PM

Quote from: Yorkershire on September 18, 2019, 08:41:41 PM

GM are imported or made elsewhere.

Different question on GM handles. What shapes GM handles are? Oval? I bought noir last month and handle has best fit to my liking.

Title: Re: Who still makes their own handles in the UK?
Post by: Yorkershire on September 18, 2019, 09:36:06 PM

My Noir..

Think it's more square oval into round... it's not overtly really oval...

Title: Re: Who still makes their own handles in the UK?
Post by: CricketXI on September 18, 2019, 10:03:50 PM

Quote

Kippax would definitely be one. GM perhaps?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKgOaNGerUg (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKgOaNGerUg)

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Title: Re: Who still makes their own handles in the UK?
Post by: Yorkershire on September 18, 2019, 11:27:43 PM

Good spot... I'm guessing wavex may have been created and pioneered in Canada but mass handle production in india.

Title: Re: Who still makes their own handles in the UK?
Post by: JK Lewis on September 21, 2019, 07:45:50 PM

Charlie French was making his own handles until recently, but he told me that importing cane was becoming very difficult so I believe he has now stopped.