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[jwebber86]

i recently bought a part made bat from red ink. i have always fancied having a go at shaping my own bat. it currently weight 2.15 i still need to sand and then bind the handle.
so hopefully the finish weight will be 2.12-2.14

before i started







after some shaping





basic final shape







still need to finsh the shoulder/handle area then give it a sanding

[sarg]

That's going to be a beast. let us know how she picks up.

[jwebber86]

i have finished this so though i would share the final pics. weigh 2.15 a bit bottom heavy so i might shape out the spin from running all the way to the toe but apart from that i really like it. no concaving as I didnt want any and also my dad didnt have the tool for this.

i really enjoyed doing this just annoying my sander broke 3 times so i ended up hand sanding most of it

[Northern monkey]

Top effort!
Get some weight off that toe area tho, should help that pick up loads.
Perfect for that new Dunster track

[jamesisapayne]

Great effort james, 'proper' bat that is :-)

Do you play for dunster as in west Somerset?

[jwebber86]

yeah i do.

[jamesisapayne]

Ah ok. Have played with/against Chris Blazey a few times. It's the first year of having a dunster team isn't it?

[jwebber86]

we have had a junior side for 17 years and an adult side for ten years next year is the first season in the league though. chris is a lovely guy though and we are lucky to have him

who do you play for? im guessing either kilve or crowcombe?

[jamesisapayne]

first season in the league though.

Sorry that's what I meant.

first season in the league though.

Yes I've been playing for Kilve for years. We're in div 2 of the Shrubbery Somerset league at the mo but in all honesty I'll probably be in the 2nd XI next year which is div 5 of the West Somerset - and I think that'll be the same as you so look forward to playing against you :-)

[jwebber86]

We are aiming high and hoping to come 2nd bottom or higher. Should be good fun. Look forward to meeting somebody else off the forum