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[Ryan]

its a fact that standard profiles would be cnc'd, why wouldnt they be? it take all the donkey work out of the standard stuff and increases sales/ volume.

some will be made from scratch but i would imagine that these will be custom bats or sponsor bats etc as they take more time and effort to make.

why would a bat maker spend say 4 hours on a grade 3 bat when he can just sand, bind and grip? makes sense to save the time and effort for the top of the range bats which cost twice as much.

just my 2 pence worth...

[Fezballoh]

Gotta say I agree with Fletch. The guys just trying to make a buck isn't he?

[Ryan]

yeah fair play to him! i know id do the same.

Its what all the big boys do so i dont see the problem.

[Tom]

yeah fair play to him! i know id do the same.

Its what all the big boys do so i dont see the problem.

So why should a punter buy a Woodstock over a bat from the big boys?

Would you rather go to a batmaker who treats his top grade bats the same as a lower grade? Over a batmaker who pays less attention to his lower?

[junter97]

So why should a punter buy a Woodstock over a bat from the big boys?

Would you rather go to a batmaker who treats his top grade bats the same as a lower grade? Over a batmaker who pays less attention to his lower?

I'd rather go to a custom bat maker where I can get my own bat however I like it at no extra premium, significantly lower than the 'big boys'

[Fezballoh]

Why are you so animated about this? He's just a guy in a shed. Let him be!

[Simmy]

Why are you so animated about this? He's just a guy in a shed. Let him be!

toms not having a go at woodstock he is just speaking about the set up in general

[Tom]

I'm attempting to get some debate going about the cricket bat industry, on a cricket bat forum. Forums are usually where debate happens, right?

It makes no difference to me as to how John makes his bats. But I am interested to find out more about the industry.

[Fezballoh]

Ok, I'm baiting you a little maybe and I apologise for that. I guess you just need to ask the guy yourself what his methods are if you're curious. I contacted him about work experience last year and he was very helpful to me apart from moving away from Sussex a week after I asked him! He does say on his website that he blends traditional and modern techniques to I guess he's not trying to hoodwink anyone.