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[jonpinson]

Can you remember the weight of that one? Looks rather large.

[hell4leather cricket]

about 2.12/ 2.13  i think jon... fancy one that size ?

[roco]

ooh just about my weight

[jonpinson]

about 2.12/ 2.13  i think jon... fancy one that size ?

Yes but not at that weight

The new banner does the job. Draws the eye. Hence the thread.

[hell4leather cricket]

Got a few monsters that will finish 2.10 with about 38mm edges

[jonpinson]

Got a few monsters that will finish 2.10 with about 38mm edges

Lalalalala can't hear you.

On a serious technical note though, you say they will finish about 2'10 but if a customer came along wanting 2'8 would you be able to bring them down a bit more, or would you have to start from scratch with a different technique?

I've always wondered about the 'they will finish at...' phrase.

[hell4leather cricket]

i always try to finish 2-3 oz under the weight required ,to allow for binding (about 1 oz) chevron grip (1-1 1/2 oz) stickers (bout 1/2 oz) scuff sheet (bout 1/2 oz ) Ribbed grips can be 1 1/2 oz -2 1/2 oz each. I try to keep the bats as big as possible ,unfortunately  edge sizes gets sacrificed for lesser weight .

[Canners]

i thought the exact same thing earlier when i saw that monster in the forum banner........

h4L your kits looking very impressive for 2011

[jonpinson]

i always try to finish 2-3 oz under the weight required ,to allow for binding (about 1 oz) chevron grip (1-1 1/2 oz) stickers (bout 1/2 oz) scuff sheet (bout 1/2 oz ) Ribbed grips can be 1 1/2 oz -2 1/2 oz each. I try to keep the bats as big as possible ,unfortunately  edge sizes gets sacrificed for lesser weight .

Understood but I don't think I made my question very clear. Let me try again. Say, as i this case, you have some bats partially made which you expect to finish at 2'10, if a customer came along and wanted a 2'8, is there anything to stop you taking a bit more wood off (I understand this would mean sacrificing edges) to get it down to 2'8, or are these bats shaped in such a way that will only allow a certain minimum weight? One that comes to mind the new Amplus, which only starts at 2'10. Is it simply down to not wanting to make the bat any smaller as the selling point is size, or is that the profile shape itself dictates a minimum weight below which the bat might become easily broken, for example?

[hell4leather cricket]

pretty much yes , if a customer want a certain peice of willow then i will if possible. i can concave more to lose weight ,a 6'' radius is the limit i will use for concaving the back of the bat . I mostly use a 8'' drum for concaving

[jonpinson]

I see, thanks for clearing that up

[awp]

the banner bat is sure impressive, I've never seen a H4L that wasn't.

[justnotcricket86]

My Monster looks like a 3lb but only comes in at 2.10

[Simmy]

i put spiral grip on mine and it brings it in at 2.13..

netted with it on sunday and its fantastic

you got to love a bat where u hit the ball n it sounds like a good shot!