Ah, SAF. This is the bat that should be alongside the others as a long bladed beauty, but sadly, in its own way is a classic example of what happened to SAF.
It was requested as a long blade, indeed I was travelling up to Andy's workshop to have it made in front of me after a rubbish first bat that he was replacing.
I arrived to find that in the clefts that he'd had handled and toe shaped he'd forgotten that I had asked for a Long blade, so he made me this, which is a long handle. Fortunately it is incredibly well balanced and pings very well. Sadly, it wasn't quite what I asked for...
Still, it's actually a lovely bat...




I even tried to make sure there is a dog in the pictures...