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Want to do something different
« on: March 18, 2010, 01:31:23 PM »

Okie dokie well have decided want to try something different, anyone got any tips on how I could change the bat I made?

Could add woodwoorm grooves? Im particularly curious in trying the newbery exacalibur shape but how would I go about taking the shoulders off?
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Re: Want to do something different
« Reply #1 on: March 18, 2010, 01:47:58 PM »

Okie dokie well have decided want to try something different, anyone got any tips on how I could change the bat I made?

Could add woodwoorm grooves? Im particularly curious in trying the newbery exacalibur shape but how would I go about taking the shoulders off?

Woodworm grooves with the a spokeshave

Shoulders with a drawknife!

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Re: Want to do something different
« Reply #2 on: March 18, 2010, 01:54:25 PM »

Might give it a go now... will probably come up with something suitably hideous

Edit: Where there goes that idea... asked my dad to sharpen my tools and hes only gone and blunted all of them!!!  :(

Anyone know a place that can save them around london area?!
« Last Edit: March 18, 2010, 02:05:21 PM by Leo »
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Re: Want to do something different
« Reply #3 on: March 22, 2010, 03:17:21 PM »

Well found out I had put the blades in wrongly when they came back!
Heres my attempt at a woodworm cutaway
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Re: Want to do something different
« Reply #4 on: March 22, 2010, 03:19:20 PM »

Nice business card and spokeshave!
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Re: Want to do something different
« Reply #5 on: March 22, 2010, 03:20:16 PM »

Looks good Leo - nice looking drawknife you go there also.
Is this a bat you made or one you were messing around with?
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Re: Want to do something different
« Reply #6 on: March 22, 2010, 03:21:15 PM »

not too bad Leo...did it knock much weight off?
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Re: Want to do something different
« Reply #7 on: March 22, 2010, 04:07:19 PM »

Took a bit of weight off. This is the bat I was making but decided might aswell try some different things out with it as cant afford more part mades at the mo!

Added some concaving now too, bat will be 2lb 10 in no time!
« Last Edit: March 22, 2010, 05:00:59 PM by Leo »
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Re: Want to do something different
« Reply #8 on: March 22, 2010, 05:00:45 PM »

Can't see the pic...
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Re: Want to do something different
« Reply #9 on: March 22, 2010, 05:01:25 PM »

Can't see the pic...
Yeah you say this everytime, its because you have parental controls on your computer remember
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Re: Want to do something different
« Reply #10 on: March 22, 2010, 06:38:53 PM »

Oh yeah, damn. Good point.
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Re: Want to do something different
« Reply #11 on: August 18, 2011, 10:57:39 PM »

Quite old thread but an idea i've always wanted to try on an old bat.

to ridge the edge of a cricket bat at a 45 degree angle with the high point of each ridge on the face of the bat.

In my mind this is a) easy to picture b) could direct edges downwards.

 

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