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[Perkins17]

Stumbled across these photos of Tim in his factory
http://jamesboardman.photoshelter.com/gallery/Newbery-Cricket-Bats/G0000kKVJj2TUX3o

This seams a starnge tool not seen one of these before 
http://jamesboardman.photoshelter.com/gallery-image/Newbery-Cricket-Bats/G0000kKVJj2TUX3o/I0000yBIsSVpqwmc

[Ayrtek Cricket]

Long handled curved drawknife kinda thing

[johnnyw]

I would say it can do radius 4,5,6. If you look, each curve is a different size

[Bez013]

I was looking at an old book of woodworking tools in the library the other day, there were 9 pages worth of different types of drawknife, there was a diagram of a drawknife that was similar to this but can't recall the name.

Great spot, these are lovely photos.

[RossViper]

Also looks like they shape the blades before they put the handels in... which is a bit diffrent isnt it?

[Tom]

Also looks like they shape the blades before they put the handels in... which is a bit diffrent isnt it?

Not really, majority of companies who use CNC machines or copy lathes do this to some degree (some do a small preshape, then finish once handled)

[RossViper]

good point but do Newbury use a CNC? , some of them clefs look very finished to my eye...

[roco]

By all accounts they do use a cnc

[Bez013]

Another article here about Tim Keely

http://www.countryfile.com/countryside/my-country-life-cricket-bat-maker

[RossViper]

By all accounts they do use a cnc

interesting! is that just for the low end ones or for all of them, then finished by hand?

[Tom]

All of them, except Jnrs which are all imported. Process is similar to the GM one. It's very impressive and gives great consistency in the shapes of the bats.

[Ayrtek Cricket]

yeh nice little set up down at Tims, bit more laid back that at GM who obviously operate on a larger scale