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[wcc]

Just dug out an old Puma a team mate gave me and was thinking about refurbing it would just like some opinion wether or not it can be saved?



Nice clean grains and still has excellent ping.



Better close up.



Slight surface cracking on the outside edge to be expected.





This is the main problem there seems to be a crack running down both sides of the splice, opinions?

[WalkingWicket37]

the cracks down the side of the splice make me think it's probably a lost cause (someone better qualified than me might say different)

[wcc]

the cracks down the side of the splice make me think it's probably a lost cause (someone better qualified than me might say different)

Yeah im guessing it would be but just thought i would post, not bad to be given it was free.

[WalkingWicket37]

If it was me I'd be tempted to dowel through the shoulder and then re-furb it totally.
Given that it's free anything you get from it is a bonus 

[RossViper]

what does it feel like now - the handle i mean, should be fixable - but a bit hit and miss with things like that.

[wcc]

what does it feel like now - the handle i mean, should be fixable - but a bit hit and miss with things like that.

Does have abit of give in the handle, what would be the best way of fixing it? Might aswell give it a shot.

[Vulcan Cricket]

Hi matt you can  open her up and put a very stong glue in there I had a bat like that years ago glued it up and it was fine

[wcc]

Hi matt you can  open her up and put a very stong glue in there I had a bat like that years ago glued it up and it was fine

So just try and get as much glue in the cracks as possible? What type of glue we talking? 

[Vulcan Cricket]

strong as possible wood glue you can get or grilloa glue best one i found is the stuff you damp the wood then glue the clamp

[wcc]

strong as possible wood glue you can get or grilloa glue best one i found is the stuff you damp the wood then glue the clamp

Ok mate think i will give that a go over the weekend cheers.

[Number 11]

I'd be tempted to drill and dowel it where the tape line is, going into the splice at a downward angle.

[Ryan]

Best thing to do is remove the hande, glue the crack and bang a new handle in.  You can get in to both sides of the crack so will be stronger.  But if you don't want to go to that trouble it should be fine if you open it up and glue. 

[SkipperJ]

How do you open up a hairline crack like that? Best bet IMHO would be to soak in some superglue and bind the shoulder with twine.

[WalkingWicket37]

How do you open up a hairline crack like that? Best bet IMHO would be to soak in some superglue and bind the shoulder with twine.

No need to open a crack like that up, water down some PVA so it's slightly runnier than usual, place the bat so that the crack is facing up and put the glue on. Gravity will do its thing to get some glue in there.

As far as super glue, doesn't it dry too quickly to be effective?? (And I imagine it's make a right mess of the wood?)

[yogi206]

I wouldn't use superglue that seems a bit extreme, I always used pva with the smallest amount of water, best way to open up a small crack it to get a wood wedge and sharpen it right up and tap into the crack. or you could dowel through one side to the other ( have seen some companies do this for toe support go through the splice and out the other side glue the dowel rod and tap it through cut off and sand it to blend in, will have to be a really nice fit to benefit though... but not too snug ;-)