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[sarg]

I have a bat with a really thin handle. I read tonight that a binding weighs less than a grip and I have some twine that will be suitable. Never having attempted this before i hope you can give me a few pointers as ill be doing it by hand. Which end should i start at? What type of knot is used to tie off the twine  near the splice and should I prep the twine with PVA glue?

[trypewriter]

You don't need a knot. Make a good sized 'loop' out of a spare piece of twine and run the last dozen or so turns over the loop before running the twine through the eye of the loop, then pull the loop back under and out of the turns to tighten them before trimming off the tail end of the twine.

[FattusCattus]

Knit one, perl one.

[mini998]

What kind of twine should be used? and where to buy?

[Seniorplayer]

Ideally you need to get traditional cotton binding as it is stronger and easier to work with.

[sarg]

You don't need a knot. Make a good sized 'loop' out of a spare piece of twine and run the last dozen or so turns over the loop before running the twine through the eye of the loop, then pull the loop back under and out of the turns to tighten them before trimming off the tail end of the twine.

Thanks. That make sense and explains why I never see a knot or the end of the twine. Much appreciated.

[sarg]

Started and progressing well!

[sarg]

[sarg]

Tie off and finished binding.








Note: only one overlapping bind and the line broke once...grrr. That said, I used the loop to fix this break and continue binding.

Added a couple of drops of pva to hold the tie under in place. Pretty happy with the result.

[Buzz]

here is my effort..

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Some nice butchers twine, I used tape to hold it while the pva dried...

[sarg]

Actually buzz that's a great way to replace a half grip and not add too much weight.

I did the maths and my twine added 0.7 ounces  vs  1.8 + for a full length grip   

Nb I'm used to metric so apologies if I quote the wrong unit.

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[snafu]

Hope you put pva underneath the twine!! For the new twine to stick to the original

[GarrettJ]

I think that is the wrong twine, it's too much like that jute material

[snafu]

I dont think the actual jute twine will matter as the original twine is still in place doing its job.
The only thing is if there hasn't been pva put underneath the second layer of twine it will slip around and bunch up.

[Seniorplayer]

 Sarg for what it's worth  i agree with Garrettj it looks like the wrong twine  which means you could have problems with the grip.