Not a bat for the purists this one - but having been inspired by
@avkrish - here, in all it's glory is my Tusker clone.
It weighs in at around 2.9lbs, it has modest, old fashioned 25mm edges and a 60mm spine at it's highest point. It's not meant to be an exact copy of the old Tusker, more a modern interpretation. All the notches and scoops don't massively enhance the pick up, but I like it, so yah boo sucks!
It has a nice, interesting face and John has finished it beautifully. It picks up surprisingly well, better than my old Tusker did, and feels equally great stroking elegant drives and essaying ferocious pulls in front of the bedroom mirror.
In short, John has produced exactly what I wanted, despite my constant interference - he's put it through his knocking in machine and I have to say the response is excellent, so I'm well chuffed as I think it's pretty much good to go.
Here are the lovely pics, click on them to make them bigger-
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Topic: Arghhh!! Avert Your Eyes - It's Tusker Time! (Read 6332 times)