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[Talisman]

I've had hand made bats from Julian Millichamp, James Laver, Tony Sains, Dave Banks, Tim Keeley, Dominic Shillabeer and others that were all shaped by hand, never had a single bat that was not perfect spine wise, these guys don't do other jobs, they are professionals and if the spine was biased more one side than the other I would think we would be talking 1mm, never visible to the eye.

If it is badly shaped then I have no idea why it would be, rush job or simply a lack of care. Empires build, Empires fall.

[GJ]

Dom's a professional now, have I missed something!?

The last two hand made bats I've had the spine has been slightly off. It will never be perfect if done by hand. I imagine the only company that would churn out bats with spines in exactly the right place would be GM, due to their CNC machine.

[roco]

Or any one that gets them made on tk's cnc

[Talisman]

The spine is a straight line, it starts at the handle and as long as you have the top and bottom position sorted it should be simple.....

[jonpinson]

A slightly off or wavy spine may well not have any measurable effect on a bat but that doesn't excuse it. I prefer to think of true handmade batmaking as an extension of the woodworking art. Toolmakers, cabinet makers etc. Think of a chest of drawers made to the very highest level. Look at the hand cut dovetail joints, they will be perfect. Will this perfection make the drawer more funtional or durable? Probably not. Not the point though.