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ProWannabe88

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Re: Different shape
« Reply #15 on: October 07, 2013, 08:02:15 PM »
Been massively impressed by Aldred recently.

I think I know what my next winter willow purchase will be :)
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Re: Different shape
« Reply #16 on: October 07, 2013, 08:09:58 PM »
Oh shucks :-[
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Re: Different shape
« Reply #17 on: October 07, 2013, 08:27:30 PM »
Love the new shape Paul. Does this have a slightly higher middle than your standard shape?
Must say that both my Aldreds have been belters.
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Re: Different shape
« Reply #18 on: October 07, 2013, 08:30:29 PM »
Yes that particular one has but he wants some with slightly lower too.
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Re: Different shape
« Reply #19 on: October 07, 2013, 08:45:27 PM »
I do love this shape! Too late to change my mind?? Haha
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Re: Different shape
« Reply #20 on: October 07, 2013, 08:48:15 PM »
You could always buy another to go with it ;)
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Re: Different shape
« Reply #21 on: October 07, 2013, 08:51:00 PM »
That is very much the kind of shape I was asking about when I said about the spine running through the toe like a GN X181. It's like you read my mind, although would prefer less concaving myself. Very looking forward to see how this finishes. Can you post some pics when it's finished please Paul?
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Re: Different shape
« Reply #22 on: October 07, 2013, 08:53:15 PM »
Haha! Please don't tempt me! I now my first one will feel lonely, however might have to wait till next season :(

The reason I like this is because it looks like it will give that bit of extra strength at the toe, always been worries about duck bill bats loosing the GUN factor near there. However never heard any of your bats having a negative thing about them, so I am sure mine will be amazing!

Glad you are coming out with new designs, any idea what you might call this?

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Re: Different shape
« Reply #23 on: October 07, 2013, 08:56:31 PM »
How many people like butterfly stains in their bats? I can remember years ago a couple of companies making bats out of butterfly stained clefts and they were absolute beauties and looked great too.
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Re: Different shape
« Reply #24 on: October 07, 2013, 08:57:58 PM »
Warsop did that and possibly still do?
I find that clefts with those butterfly stains tend to be flyers!!
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Re: Different shape
« Reply #25 on: October 07, 2013, 08:59:23 PM »
Butterfly stains??
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Re: Different shape
« Reply #26 on: October 07, 2013, 08:59:35 PM »
Yes I seem to remember hunts county doing them and was there a company called butterfly bats? Going back a while. Showing my age now
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Re: Different shape
« Reply #27 on: October 07, 2013, 09:02:03 PM »
Warsop did a range as well if I remember

They seemed to be all rage years ago never had one myself but heard rumours they went well
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Re: Different shape
« Reply #28 on: October 07, 2013, 09:07:25 PM »
Quote from: Krs on October 07, 2013, 08:59:23 PM
Butterfly stains??
“Butterfly Stain”, is so called as it resembles the wings and body of a butterfly. It is attributed to pruning and frost damage, especially by hard pruning of larger branches that causes scarring in the timber.  Although most of the public do not understand the butterfly stain, it adds strength to the finished bat, giving longer life of the bat with much less likely hood of the bats breaking and i think it looks great.
Does that make sense?

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Re: Different shape
« Reply #29 on: October 07, 2013, 09:12:26 PM »
Quote from: Aldred Cricket Bats on October 07, 2013, 09:07:25 PM
“Butterfly Stain”, is so called as it resembles the wings and body of a butterfly. It is attributed to pruning and frost damage, especially by hard pruning of larger branches that causes scarring in the timber.  Although most of the public do not understand the butterfly stain, it adds strength to the finished bat, giving longer life of the bat with much less likely hood of the bats breaking and i think it looks great.
Does that make sense?

Totally! Thanks!

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I am guessing this trend disappeared due to people wanting clean faces or 20+ grains. If you had a cleft with a butterfly stain now, how would you grade it, knowing they are pretty good in performance? Sorry if this if off topic.
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