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[EaglesCC]

Just wondering if this is still a done thing/ common when finishing off bats? (Or has this been replaced by something else?)

If so, would it be advised when refurbishing a bat after a light sanding?

[Ayrtek Cricket]

It needs to be soaked over a number of months in linseed oil or similar I believe in order to get it to the stage where it can be used to bone the bat and smooth off its surface.

Im sure theres a topic on here somewhere that discussed it and someone had one in a jar prepping it.

[KIPPERS]

Soaked in linseed oil for a year.........apparently

[EaglesCC]

Oh really?!

Is there a modern equivalent? i.e something for the same purpose?

[KIPPERS]

There's probably a big secret but i cant see why a polished steel or chromed bar wouldn't work?

[Ayrtek Cricket]

the shin bone is used to compress the wood to give it a smoother finish when rounding off the edges, some people use the edge of their ceramic sink/bath to round off the edges without leaving a mark/stain on the woods surface.

[EaglesCC]

There's probably a big secret but i cant see why a polished steel or chromed bar wouldn't work?

I know people use rolling pins too but the issue is it can mark the wood as well as ruin the utensil

Surprised to hear there isn't a modern day alternative. Something made from a hard white plastic of sorts perhaps?

[GarrettJ]

could i use the side of my cast iron bath?

[Ayrtek Cricket]

could i use the side of my cast iron bath?

Yes, the theory is your trying to compress the edges of the bat in a manner that rounds off the edges that have been left square.....most probably by a bat maker trying to maximise the edge size to entice a customer into buying it

[simonmay5]

I remember going to warsop and seeing them use the work top to round the edges on their bats   

[KIPPERS]

That do the same thing with baseball bats in the states. They seem to think it has the same effect as pressing has on our bats compresses the outer layers. They do it on ceramic toilets...............No comment