I will be seeing James later today and will update on the bats he has to show/sell.
Had picked-up a few earlier in the year and they went well, but had a mid middle which is not the nest for wickets in the North West.
The bats he is offering the deal are more chunkier and have a mid to low middle.
The way James is now working is to send pressed clefts with handles to a bat maker in Pakistan and get them to do the shaping. The final finishing and grading is done here.
James will be shortly shifting his workshop to a new location and possibly making some new stuff and more bats