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Equipment => Bats => Bat Making => Topic started by: Grubby on April 21, 2021, 07:30:40 AM

Title: Shoulder work
Post by: Grubby on April 21, 2021, 07:30:40 AM

A question to the bat makers. How do you personally cut the shoulders down to the marks on the attached?

Thanks.

(https://i.postimg.cc/Kz9N7YLz/image.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/hzdTcc2W)

Title: Re: Shoulder work
Post by: LEACHY48 on April 21, 2021, 07:41:49 AM

Spindle moulder is the best way.

Bandsaw will do if you’re accurate, coping saw will be good if you can use it properly.

Title: Re: Shoulder work
Post by: edge on April 21, 2021, 08:04:33 AM

For the home podshaver a jigsaw does the job pretty well.

Title: Re: Shoulder work
Post by: e4sby on April 21, 2021, 08:32:06 AM

Coping saw is the way to go

Title: Re: Shoulder work
Post by: Vulcan Cricket on April 21, 2021, 09:46:32 AM

Draw knife up side down  ;)

Title: Re: Shoulder work
Post by: SOULMAN1012 on April 21, 2021, 01:06:13 PM

As Dean says Drawknife upside down, then a Curved spokeshave and then Sand

Title: Re: Shoulder work
Post by: Northern monkey on April 21, 2021, 05:11:43 PM

Jigsaw,,two minute job

Title: Re: Shoulder work
Post by: Northern monkey on April 22, 2021, 08:11:20 AM

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Title: Re: Shoulder work
Post by: Northern monkey on April 22, 2021, 08:12:06 AM

(https://i.postimg.cc/t4SrmkC7/350-A44-D8-7-B3-F-4-D89-B94-C-5996-C01-A64-BA.jpg)

Title: Re: Shoulder work
Post by: Grubby on April 22, 2021, 08:57:46 AM

Thank You All.

Title: Re: Shoulder work
Post by: JB on April 22, 2021, 12:09:43 PM

Quote from: Northern monkey on April 22, 2021, 08:12:06 AM

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Serious freehand skills