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[Yorkershire]

So had a go at re-twining (SIC ?) my bat handle.. I had sanded it down a little in the past and had some physio tape on the handle... Like the colour purple so I ordered some cotton twine with wax and had a go! Thought I'd share my effort.


I now know why they use a spinning lathe ... it's a proper pain to do manually by hand, and the PVA glue I used was mostly dry by the time I got to getting the binding all around. Added a bit of glue on top. Binding I think was a little too thick but handle feels very comfortable albeit little thicker than tape... Maybe use thinner twine next time. Overall pleased with the effort.

[LEACHY48]

Good job mate. Worst part about bats is manually binding by hand. I have built myself a makeshift lathe and it makes it so much better.

[edge]

Looks a very tidy effort for hand done! That's a job that gets tedious quickly.

[Chad]

What I find useful when binding by hand is only gluing about 1-2 inches at a time, that way the PVA stays wet while you get the twine over. IIRC, it takes like 20-30 mins to do this, a pain, but if you're bored, then it isn't too bad!

[Yorkershire]

What I find useful when binding by hand is only gluing about 1-2 inches at a time, that way the PVA stays wet while you get the twine over. IIRC, it takes like 20-30 mins to do this, a pain, but if you're bored, then it isn't too bad!

That was exactly my thought afterwards I think you are spot on!

[SOULMAN1012]

Must say a Noir with a purple grip is a thing of beauty.

Good effort on the binding mate

[Yorkershire]

Must say a Noir with a purple grip is a thing of beauty.

Good effort on the binding mate

It is indeed... and one for keeps... as I picked it at the factory tour... not often you can say your GM was picked by yourself in Nottingham..