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[Beachcricket]

Just finished making a bat and...

it's gone very wrong. I was conservative and careful, I had an idea in my head and tried to work to it.
The piece of willow was not the best but it had potential. I was asked to make a bat with a low middle and decided on a M&H solution style (I'm obviously not as good as them). No matter how much wood I removed the weight was not coming down and now its a twig that weighs too much.
I'm actually too ashamed to post a picture! Any advice or similar horror stories would be appreciated.

[slogger02]

go on! post a pic!

[Tom]

I was fortunate that the first bat I did I had a couple of skilled batmakers standing behind telling where to take weight off. I have found it's not the taking wood off which is difficult, it's taking it off in the right places.

How thick are the toe and shoulders? Do they need some thickness taking out?

[hell4leather cricket]

what weight was  the cleft when you started out?

[Beachcricket]

The cleft was 3.10, the edges are by no means thick maybe 22mm at the thickest point. The toe is similar thickness to most bats and the shoulders are slightly above average, but I did that to try and get some balance.

I felt that with the last bat I made I'd turned a corner in the learning process however now I'm stumped.
Perhaps a picture will be posted...

[Beachcricket]

Sorry about this but I'm a forum photo virgin.
I can't post the horror pictures, How is it done?

[slogger02]

upload it on photobucket and copy the img code onto your post

[slogger02]

how much does it weigh now?
it doesn't look that bad, just a bit skinny as you say!

[sultanofswing]

that is an interesting shape...

[SillyShilly]

It actually does look a little like the m&h solution in profile....i wouldnt be so harsh on yourself, i think you've made a decent go at it!! I would be chuffed if that was my second bat i had attempted to make! What you going to do with it now? Have you tapped it with a mallet yet?

[SAF Bats]

if I can help pm me Beachcricket....

[Chrissy]

That is actually quite a good effort but as they say it is skinny indeed my friend.

[acko109]

i actually quite like the look of that bat tbh if it wasnt so skinny and the middle slighlty higher looks a lot like a woodworm wand

[Master-Basterd]

whats the ping like ?

[Howzat]

Doesnt look bat at all - I'd be proud to have made that! Middle just needs to be a little higher.