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[Bruce]

In your eyes, Are laminates any good?
Broad question I suppose...

[safbats]

Why not make a totally flat brick on a stick paddle, and not bother trying to shape a spine, scoop, twin scoops, concaving, etc? Would it make any difference?

Does my answer to you previous question answer this one?

[Alvaro]

What do you think of the theory behind Laver's new handle concept?

[safbats]

What sort of sound should you be looking for when you tap up a blade? (ither with mallet or finger)

Easiest way of explaining the sound thing is, using the drum analogy

If the skin on top is the pressing and the space below is the elasticity..

If the skin is just right you will hear a good deep tone and resonance, meaning you have a good stiff layer on top of the blade and good elasticity behind it

If you have a thick skin the tone will be muffled and little resonance

Hope that helps

[safbats]

Could you do audio files of good sounding bat/cleft vs poor sounding one? where is the pic of your Mo

Too difficult I reckon Tush, I finger tap with the bat next to my ear...  My Mo is scary!!!

[tim2000s]

Does my answer to you previous question answer this one?

I think what you are saying is that the shape of the bat reflects the natural harmonics generated by the fibrous nature of the bat, and as such, at the centre of percussion you are matching the shape to the harmonic. Having a paddle would result in this not being managed and as such is likely to be very uncomfortable to use....

Amongst other things...

[safbats]

What tool do you find most useful/biggest pain in the rear when making a bat?

Most useful my tape measure and a pencil, ff I can find the damn things.  If you saw the amount I write and draw on every bat I make you will know why!

Biggest pain in the rear travisher never got on with them so switched to a round bottom plane

[safbats]

Supplementary question - how?

the pressing pressure applied to the cleft, if you keep the roller fixed and or make small adjustments only you'll get a few you have to down grade based on performance.

once I press a cleft which ever part of the pressing process it is for that cleft I release the roller fully before anything else happens

[safbats]

In your eyes, Are laminates any good?
Broad question I suppose...

I've seen a few great ones, few std ones and a few not so good ones.

I can say the same with any std bat made as well

[safbats]

That's 10 answers off for a coffee! 

[procricket]

Sorry I asked too many question

Andy

Do you think you can pick bats at a shop based on performance for the long term we all know bats mature differently

Is it possible to pick on performance at that early stage and to know it will get better and better or is picking on performance a selling tool

[ajmw89]

How long do you spend on average making each bat?

[safbats]

What do you think of the theory behind Laver's new handle concept?

Jasus!

I've not really looked if I am honest but James is an excellent bat maker and has an engineering background, he's done a fair few handles so I am sure the theory behind it is sound... 

[safbats]

I think what you are saying is that the shape of the bat reflects the natural harmonics generated by the fibrous nature of the bat, and as such, at the centre of percussion you are matching the shape to the harmonic. Having a paddle would result in this not being managed and as such is likely to be very uncomfortable to use....

Amongst other things...

A bat is made of a few things profile is just as important as pressing and handles.  MMOI is such a big factor to performance it can't be ignored a brick on stick will work but I dont think it will be as good

[tim2000s]

A brick on stick will work but I dont think it will be as good

Isn't it called Newbery Tour?