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[uknsaunders]

As the title says, how wide is a middling bat please?

[tim2000s]

2.5-3.5 inches as per the recent topic on this that I can't find.

[joeylough]

http://custombats.co.uk/cbforum/index.php?topic=21270.msg341275#msg341275

Are you looking to make one yourself from an old bat I guess?

If so get some pics of the before and after.....please

[uknsaunders]

thanks. I'll rename this topic now.

I'll take some pics when I do it. Might go reasonably wide as I want to do some proper netting with it.

[uknsaunders]

Here's the bat I'm going to use. I brought it off Redders but didn't mis-sold, lied, conned understand it was a harrow. Redders had a good butcher, hack, sand down of the bat. In light of being ripped off it's dimensions I have decided to have some fun with it.

Only joking Redders!





more later.

[smokem]

Will you be adding weight to that after you cut the sides down?

[uknsaunders]

yes, but I haven't worked out how.

Bat's roughly 4.5 inches wide and I'm reducing it to 3.5 inches so I'm losing approx 23% of the weight not allowing for the handle. Handle weighs 4/5 oz? so it's around 32oz of actually willow (bat weight it 2'6oz) less 23% =  so we are looking at 2'0 with grip.

I could either do something with the discarded willow, sand down and stick on the back or get some heavy wood/metal strips and nail into the spine.

[Bruce]

Some lead tape would do the trick too

[uknsaunders]

Some lead tape would do the trick too

good idea, can you get it in b&q/homebase?

[Bruce]

More of an eBay job I think. It comes in varying thickness' I believe.

[Ryan]

Think you'll struggle tbh.  I'll send your frankenstein bat down if you like.

[uknsaunders]

Think you'll struggle tbh.  I'll send your frankenstein bat down if you like.

you maybe right, but it will be fun. Keep the Frankenstein, it's a great advertisement for your batmaking skills.

[Ryan]

Any update nick? I'd love to see how far you've got.

[uknsaunders]

started off with some measuring:-



And then some sawing, I don't really have the tools for the job and a circular saw would've been handy:-




Next step is to plane down the rough edges and sand smooth. Better buy a plane first, forgot about that I thought I had one!

Currently around 2.75 inches at the smallest point which was why I gave myself a much wider starting point. Weight is currently 30.65 oz before grip. After planing it'll be close to where I thought.

[Ryan]

Looks like you did we'll with the bread knife 

Actually done a decent job nick. Be completely different again once planed.