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any tips on my repair job
« on: September 27, 2016, 10:29:00 AM »

i got my hands on a lovely woodstock players le on the basis that the toe has a break in the face of it.

i think ive done a decent job on gluing it back together but any tips would be very welcome













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Re: any tips on my repair job
« Reply #1 on: September 27, 2016, 10:38:40 AM »













hope the pictures load up.

They don't..
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Re: any tips on my repair job
« Reply #2 on: September 27, 2016, 10:39:13 AM »

Is that one of Joe Leach's bats? Looks like a solid repair job.
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Re: any tips on my repair job
« Reply #3 on: September 27, 2016, 10:42:56 AM »

i just re did the pictures so hope they work now.

yeah its one from Joe Leach he said it was his best bat until it broke
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Re: any tips on my repair job
« Reply #4 on: September 27, 2016, 10:52:56 AM »

That's a small split to give up on your best bat.
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Re: any tips on my repair job
« Reply #5 on: September 27, 2016, 11:34:26 AM »

i was surprised when he said about the split i was expecting it to have gone through the toe. not sure why he didnt get it fixed himself.

im lucky that its the same weight as i use so will probably be my match bat next year.
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Re: any tips on my repair job
« Reply #6 on: September 27, 2016, 11:43:00 AM »

Job well done I say.
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Re: any tips on my repair job
« Reply #7 on: September 27, 2016, 12:52:20 PM »

Dem grains!

Bet that'd be worth a fortune if it didn't have the split. Was the guy you got it from chucking it? Madness!

Looks like a good repair though, nice work.
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Re: any tips on my repair job
« Reply #8 on: September 27, 2016, 01:23:13 PM »

Looks like a job well done . One thing I've noticed though on facebook pics of similar repairs is a second clamp used with the clamp touching each edge .
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Re: any tips on my repair job
« Reply #9 on: September 27, 2016, 01:27:21 PM »

Oh .....and believe it or not   I've recently seen sticky tape used instead of string/rope for binding the crack down . Apparently its really clamps down well , but just seams a bit wrong/ counter-intuitive  to me  . But thought I'd mention it since it was an actual professional  batmaker doing the repair .
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Re: any tips on my repair job
« Reply #10 on: September 27, 2016, 01:40:03 PM »

Job looks a good 'un. Plenty of glue and binding and a clamp to boot.
Always a pain getting enough clamping force in the right direction and so that the clamp doesn't slip off.
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Re: any tips on my repair job
« Reply #11 on: September 27, 2016, 01:43:11 PM »

Oh .....and believe it or not   I've recently seen sticky tape used instead of string/rope for binding the crack down . Apparently its really clamps down well , but just seams a bit wrong/ counter-intuitive  to me  . But thought I'd mention it since it was an actual professional  batmaker doing the repair .

Stretchy parcel tape is extremely effective. I use it in conjunction with a clamp or two for all manner of cracks and splits

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Re: any tips on my repair job
« Reply #12 on: September 27, 2016, 02:30:58 PM »

I often wonder how many pro bats with reputable damage just get binned.
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Re: any tips on my repair job
« Reply #13 on: September 27, 2016, 04:39:27 PM »

I've founded stretchy the tape is really useful for edge cracks and also in conjunction with clamps for bigger cracks, especially for those where it's difficult to get a clamp on such as edge cracks
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Re: any tips on my repair job
« Reply #14 on: September 28, 2016, 02:50:38 AM »

I agree with some of u guys....  parcel tape is a great option to repair some cracks.... i use it in my repairs as clamps are tricky to use in some areas of the bat.



By the way great repair... i suggest to reinforce the repair with tape or my preferred option twine...



Cheers...

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