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[farnham_quins_2]

Is there a knocking in guide/advice thread? Or does anyone know a good video?

Ive searched on here but closest I could find was this:
http://custombats.co.uk/cbforum/index.php?topic=6337.90

Im more interested in how to knock in edges etc. eg at what angle? And how to tell when it is fully knocked in?

Thanks

[ItsJustCricket]

Is there a knocking in guide/advice thread? Or does anyone know a good video?

Ive searched on here but closest I could find was this:
http://custombats.co.uk/cbforum/index.php?topic=6337.90

Im more interested in how to knock in edges etc. eg at what angle? And how to tell when it is fully knocked in?

Thanks

Jamie, give me a call tomorrow and I'll talk you through the whole process...

[farnham_quins_2]

Nice one Paul. Do I have your number?

[EaglesCC]

A guide would be good all the same. This is a common question and perhaps no 'one best way' but things like which order do you carry out the preparation process should be made a stickie?

Do you:
1. Knock in, Oil, scuff sheet
2. Oil, knock in, scuff sheet
3. Oil, scuff sheet, Knock in


....?

[Beaup123]

number 2 for sure as oiling softens the wood fibres before knocking it in to harden them the scuff sheet is then used to protect the bat in match use

[joeljonno]

3. Get the protection on before knocking in ..

[Chad]

I always scuff before I knock in, prevents the wood from cracking during knocking. I oil sometimes before scuffing, depending on how dry the bat looks/feels.

[ItsJustCricket]

number 2 for sure as oiling softens the wood fibres before knocking it in to harden them the scuff sheet is then used to protect the bat in match use

Agree, this is the method we use for every bat we knock in...

[trypewriter]

Agree, this is the method we use for every bat we knock in...

With very impressive results.

[Liam-SCCC]

I always scuff before I knock in, prevents the wood from cracking during knocking. I oil sometimes before scuffing, depending on how dry the bat looks/feels.

Surely the scuff sheet will absorb the shock of the mallet meaning longer knocking in time is needed?

[Vitas Cricket]

Scuff sheets tend to 'bubble up' when knocking a bat in. It's also tough to tell if you have rounded the edges off properly. And it is especially important (as each bat is different, some are softer, some harder) to know you are hitting the face hard enough to compress the wood. A scuff sheet makes it harder to spot your 'dent' in my opinion.

If you oil correctly, and knock the bat in using the correct technique and equipment, the bat will not crack during the process (extremely rarely anyway) unless it is dry/brittle, in which case you've probably purchased a cheap asian made bat which will fly but won't last. In my opinion there really is no point in knocking a bat of this type in. Get a scuff sheet on and get as many runs as you can before it shatters into a million pieces.

So i would agree with Paul. Oil it, knock it in, then scuff sheet on.

[arsenal123]

I agree with LiamSCCC and IJC.  That process has always served me well.

[tim2000s]

Surely the scuff sheet will absorb the shock of the mallet meaning longer knocking in time is needed?

If that were true you'd never use a scuff sheet as it would reduce the power with which you hit the ball.

[shoab68]

My technique-- oil, knock-in and scuff sheet, always worked for me !!!

[mlapse]

Question: How would one know if he/she over oiled the bat in the process? What changes on overoiling? Can the process be reversed by say leaving the bat out in the sun?