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Equipment => Bats => Bat Making => Topic started by: potzy248 on May 05, 2022, 07:52:27 AM
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So I started a bat making class at my school here in NZ.
Boys paid for a grade 4 cleft each that had a handle attached.
I provided the tools and a bit of help and they have been working away on their bats that they will use next season.
Absolutely loving it so far.
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This is just so brilliant.
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Fantastic!!
@potzy248 - is that you holding the cleft in the 2nd picture? Somehow I pictured you as a bit more 'fresh-faced'!
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Fantastic!!
@potzy248 - is that you holding the cleft in the 2nd picture? Somehow I pictured you as a bit more 'fresh-faced'!
@FattusCattus haha na I'm behind the camera. That's Colin Henderson of Centurion Cricket. He used to make bats for Newbery.
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That's a relief - he looks like he could murder you in his sleep!
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Fantastic work - great job on this. So important for the craft that more people learn about how bats are made using traditional tools. Could be the next JM, TK, AK or JL that happens to stumble across your class! 😁
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I would kill for someone to host that in my school. Lucky kids!
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This is extremely cool, great work @potzy248
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Agree, love this! I made a spatula in my CDT/Woodwork class many years ago.....this is easily better! 😂
Top work mate!
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Thanks guys. Yeah its working well.
We are working out of a Maori wood carving class. The work stations obviously work perfectly.
I have a few videos so will post them up at some stage.
Our only problem will be the supply of willow as I hear it is getting pretty tough and more expensive.
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Thanks guys. Yeah its working well.
We are working out of a Maori wood carving class. The work stations obviously work perfectly.
I have a few videos so will post them up at some stage.
Our only problem will be the supply of willow as I hear it is getting pretty tough and more expensive.
Fantastic stuff. What lucky kids to have such a teacher!
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Great idea that Potzy.
Could also use the tools/techniques/workstations for bow making, if you can get some suitable wood
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That is the work of genius!!
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Great idea that Potzy.
Could also use the tools/techniques/workstations for bow making, if you can get some suitable wood
Yeah making weapons might be a hard sell at a school mate... :D
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Some videos of the class:
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/KWcBafsxpxU (https://www.youtube.com/shorts/KWcBafsxpxU)
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/USOKU3CLK_g (https://www.youtube.com/shorts/USOKU3CLK_g)
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/LDeIAeWJwQQ (https://www.youtube.com/shorts/LDeIAeWJwQQ)
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/vKjPYaQgQIo (https://www.youtube.com/shorts/vKjPYaQgQIo)
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Yeah making weapons might be a hard sell at a school mate... :D
Yeah I can imagine
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Awesome. What school is that? I used to be a technology teacher at Wellington college before moving back (worse decision ever). The curriculum in NZ certainly allows for more specialist skills.
Could extend it by making a tavisher, actually fairy straight forward with a forge and the materials are inexpensive, get a few made with different radii for more/less concaving. Use threaded inserts to hold the blade…… I’m getting excited now. Great post.
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Awesome. What school is that? I used to be a technology teacher at Wellington college before moving back (worse decision ever). The curriculum in NZ certainly allows for more specialist skills.
Could extend it by making a tavisher, actually fairy straight forward with a forge and the materials are inexpensive, get a few made with different radii for more/less concaving. Use threaded inserts to hold the blade…… I’m getting excited now. Great post.
@Gurujames Tauranga Boys' College. The school is great, I also use American Low and slow BBQ to teach Maths (I'm a history/ Psychology teacher). We have a big BBQ to cook meat and sell it to the staff. The school is big on alternative ways to teach which is why they let me do this bat making class.
That's a cool idea about travishers. I'm trying to think of other things we could make that would mean I could do it for a whole year. Cricket bat's wont take long and although a grade 4 cleft is much cheaper than a new bat it is still expensive compared to other subject options at school. It also counts out a lot of students due to cost which is something I hate about education. Maybe some sponsorship could be an option to help with costs.
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What a great idea, @potzy248 !!
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brilliant stuff - really great work @potzy248
your name sounds familiar - did you used to live in CAMIRA?
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brilliant stuff - really great work @potzy248
your name sounds familiar - did you used to live in CAMIRA?
@IQ yeah mate I did live in Camira. Classic.
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Thats absolutely brilliant - Im 50 year old and was crap at woodwork at school, i'm sure if someone suggested we can try making bats etc, I may have shown some interest