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[toenails97]

that looks very nice ! loving the concaved shape

[buddyb]

Thanks guys, I'm still tinkering with the design, a few minor things need correcting. Mainly in the printing side of things. It's 2'10 and harrow sized (I'm pretty short). Edge is 30mm spine is max 60mm. Spine is straight, as just checked it, the stickers reflection is making it look like its not.

[SLCRICKETFAN]

Those stickers look great! 

[buddyb]

Those stickers look great! 

Cheers, They have came out pretty well. Was originally meant to have a slight lip onto the edges but the printers printed them too small. Although it would probably look better how it is now.

[tushar sehgal]

Thats a nice bat mate, assuming you have made more as you mentioned on and off for 2 years, have all of them been similar shape/profile or have you tried a few different ones...looks lovely

[buddyb]

Thanks mate. I made about 20+ experiment and proper bats trying new ways of working, taking them to net sessions and getting feed back from people. I played a game last night and one of the opposition guys was using one of my bats... didn't like the fact he was dispatching our bowlers clear over the rope lol. quick fire 70 n/o in the end haha.

[toby176]

The bat looks lovely! Especially the stickers, but lovely shape to!
Is it possible to see some other bats?

[tushar sehgal]

Thanks mate. I made about 20+ experiment and proper bats trying new ways of working, taking them to net sessions and getting feed back from people. I played a game last night and one of the opposition guys was using one of my bats... didn't like the fact he was dispatching our bowlers clear over the rope lol. quick fire 70 n/o in the end haha.

Thats great mate, you must feel proud to see your baby in action, even though with opposition team. If you have pics of some of the other ones you have made i am sure everyone here would love to see them..

[M77]

Bat wise thats a darn fine effort. Label wise i have to say its the first time for a long while i have been pleasantly surprised. I really like the simplicity of it. The front label in all honesty needs a little more impact but would say really well done but that's me being fussy. Nice job 

[buddyb]

I have a few other pictures of one finished bat for a friend and some pictures of the making process of others. Yea was good to see one of my bats in action and scoring some runs. Beautiful ping as he hardly hit them, although I might be a bit bias as I made it lol. Design wise I can see your point, it is rather 'plain' at the front, but when designing, I felt the design should speak for its self and not have something that tells you its by so and so. With all branding its the design you associate to a certain company, so when you see it the bat from a distance, you think, ow thats kookaburra or GN or GM. that was the logic anyway. 

[buddyb]

Last one to prove I actually do the whole process and splice the handles myself.

[PedalsMcgrew]

Very impressive stuff! Whereabouts are you based?

[buddyb]

Norfolk

[SkipperJ]

Great to have another budding batmaker on the forum, welcome mate!

Btw, the profile looks a lot like a Solitaire to me, albeit with slightly chunkier edges.

Stickers look nice as well, but I agree with one of the the other posts that the ones on the front could have a bit more oomph ...

[buddyb]

thanks skips. Might have a look at the solitaire bats and see what there profiles are like. Got a couple more bats I am working on atm with a different profile and shape to the toe (a little more flatter). Those were a batch of test prints to see how they came out. I've got about 10 other designs I want to incorporate into the design.