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[wilkie113]

Having dealt with him I don't believe he has one or didn't then. He talks it up as having one but the clefts I got from him were def cnc'd shouldered and looked very tk ish.We're pretty average clefts too. Sent them back and didn't try again. May have changed though

I was there late September and as I said, no press there. I don't think it's changed.

[Red Ink Cricket]

Could they make a bat start to finish? I think they could? Do they make a bat start to finish? That's not for me to say.

So your saying could make a bat if they had access to the necessary tools etc but do they have access your not saying. In that case you could add a few names in there.

[norbs]

Andrew Kember
Alex Hohenkerk
Christopher King
Tim Keeley
Paul Aldred
Tony Cook
Andy (SAF)
Matt (H4L)
Gary@Redback
Dan@Chase
Rob Pack
Charlie French
Dan Nichols
Rob Chambers
Nick Nixon
Marcus Charman
Kieron at Heritage
Nick Taylor

Off the top of my head, definition being, "Capable of making a cricket bat start to finish".

Hell of list who would you have some make a bat for you on the list?

Tim / Andrew K / Matt / Paul / Dan / Nick / Alex / Gary

[tim2000s]

So your saying could make a bat if they had access to the necessary tools etc but do they have access your not saying. In that case you could add a few names in there.

Do they have access? I don't necessarily know!

[PedalsMcgrew]

Hell of list who would you have some make a bat for you on the list?

Tim / Andrew K / Matt / Paul / Dan / Nick / Alex / Gary

Any of them assuming I could go direct to them. They all know more than I do! Does this mean we are in a good place Re: batmaking skills in this country? How does this compare with 20 years ago? Less? More?

[tim2000s]

Hell of list who would you have some make a bat for you on the list?

Tim / Andrew K / Matt / Paul / Dan / Nick / Alex / Gary

Made bats for me:

Tim Keeley
Tony Cook
Andy (SAF)
Kieran Harris at Heritage
Nick Taylor


Had bats from but not necessarily made for me:
Andrew Kember
Matt (H4L)
Gary@Redback
Dan@Chase

Would have a bat from:
Alex Hohenkerk
Christopher King
Gary@Redback
Rob Pack
Charlie French
Dan Nichols
Nick Nixon
Marcus Charman
Mr Hawk
Martin Berrill

[Simmy]

if you are looking at people that make bats from start to finish including pressing?

i bet there are only about 5-6 people on the list

[Bulldog Cricket]

If that

[PedalsMcgrew]

Tim, excuse my ignorance but who is Tony Cook? Not a name I have heard before?

[Johnny]

^ Hunts


Who's Nick Taylor?

And does Heritage do the whole shebang?

[PedalsMcgrew]

He was in Duran Duran mate!

[tim2000s]

if you are looking at people that make bats from start to finish including pressing?

i bet there are only about 5-6 people on the list

That's my point. What's the question? These guys all can make bats from start to finish. Do they currently? Probably not.

[tim2000s]

^ Hunts


Who's Nick Taylor?

And does Heritage do the whole shebang?

When you talk to him, he claims to.

[Simmy]

i know Ryan is now doing everything apart from pressing his wood...

full slab of wood so id add him to the list

[norbs]

Hell of list who would you have some make a bat for you on the list?

Tim / Andrew K / Matt / Paul / Dan / Nick / Alex / Gary

Sorry I should say who'd I like to make a bat for me... 

If I'd have choose out of all of them, Nick Nixon! Unassuming bat maker that seems to let everyone do what they do and still does a cracking job himself