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[Simmy]

i was told if the cracks are really small. supper glue is fine. but anything other than tiny cracks and feathering u need to use wood glue

[PM7]

Is it in your cf Previn?

Yes Johnny old boy, there are some cracks on the base of the bat. It arrived with the toe heavily oiled which I assume was to make the wood harder. Perhaps I should have asked for a toe guard?

[Joe]

i was told if the cracks are really small. supper glue is fine. but anything other than tiny cracks and feathering u need to use wood glue

In my experience if the crack is on the face on the bat where the ball will hit you should use PVA or wood glue (same thing?) as it rebounds nicely, superglue will result in the ball dieing when it hit's that part of the bat as it is hard and unforgiving. For doing a feathered toe either would work, as you're not going to hit the ball there, so it's personal choice. I have used Superglue for doing this as a shoe goo toe guard sticks to it better than it does to PVA.

[Fezballoh]

Wood glue and PVA are definitely not the same thing! In my experience PVA reactivates when it gets wet (as i found out after I PVA'd a wall ready for plastering and then went out in the rain in the same jeans!) this is probably fine in plaster walls as you want a bit of flex but I'd definitely go for exterior wood glue on my bat to make sure you don't undo your repair.