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Equipment => Bats => Bat Care => Topic started by: Chad on December 18, 2020, 09:00:15 PM
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Now, I may have just been imagining things, but is there such a thing as a bat cradle, where you have a wooden cradle with padding on which you rest the bat as you knock it in? Just wondering, as it can get a bit tiring holding the handle and knocking. I think I recall one being shown in a picture at Laver & Wood, but could be remembering wrongly.
If there is, where could I find one, or get some instructions on how to make one?
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You are right, I’m pretty sure Laver had one. I think it was a cross wooden frame at each end with material to make a hammock like area for the bat. Not sure if it was padded or just the material
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You are right, I’m pretty sure Laver had one. I think it was a cross wooden frame at each end with material to make a hammock like area for the bat. Not sure if it was padded or just the material
Thanks @Red Ink Cricket for confirming I wasn't imagining things! If memory serves me right, you guys prepare all your bats - do you just prepare on the press cradle/bone edges with the handle clamped on the vice?
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They go through my knocking in machine and then have the edges and blade boned after final finishing and before stickering.
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With the amount of bats you have Chad I’m very surprised you haven’t got your own knocking in machine tbh!
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With the amount of bats you have Chad I’m very surprised you haven’t got your own knocking in machine tbh!
You have no idea - I don't know how much one costs - but if I knocked them all in via the machine, and assume knocking in costs £25 - i think I'd make a net gain!
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Low tech here - I just lay an old pillow on my lap, and rest the bat on it. There's less strain on the hand and the handle that way, but I guess it does soften the impact of the mallet a bit.
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I use the low tech option of wrapping the bat handle in a towel yo reduce the impact on the hand i am holding the bat with