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[WalkingWicket37]

Well that's 2 weeks gone!

The bat will be cut open somewhen later today to see how far the oil and wax has penetrated.

Here is what it currently looks like

[sarg]

Some spillage? Or is that extra oil being leeched to the dry areas of the bat?

[WalkingWicket37]

That was the every day for 2 weeks not soaking in
The tape did its job and kept it off the other oiled sections though

[smilley792]

Looking forward to the chopping!

[sarg]

Saw it. Chopping will only end in tears [emoji6]

[RF]

This is a brilliant idea, nice one mate.

Why don't you tap it up or hit a few balls with it before you destroy it?

[tom line]

This is a brilliant idea, nice one mate.

Why don't you tap it up or hit a few balls with it before you destroy it?

I may open up a whole new can of worms here. But if you tap it up and notice difference in performance in different amounts of oils.

[WalkingWicket37]

[tim2000s]

I was rather hoping for a chainsaw....

[WalkingWicket37]

And done



No oil





One coat of oil





Three coats of oil





Oiled every day for a week





Oiled every day for two weeks





Bat wax applied properly





Bat wax left for two weeks

[WalkingWicket37]

Observations

There isn't a lot of difference between a coat of oil, 3 coats of oil or bat wax applied properly.

If you oil every day for a week the bat still absorbs all the oil.

It wasn't until 10 days the oil stopped soaking in.

The conclusion

If you apply bat oil or bat wax sensibly overoiling will not be an issue.

Yes, if you apply a thick coat every day for a week it will penetrate a bit further into the timber, but who does that?

In short when you get a new bat you can apply 3 generous coats of oil without a worry.

I have too much time on my hands.

[tim2000s]

I think what's most surprising there is that the incorrectly applied bat wax seems to have penetrated the deepest.

[Phoenix]

When we were kids a mates dad bought a new bat and to oil it he got a small drill and drilled a hole in the toe and then got a small funnel and filled that with oil and left it standing on the end of the handle while the oil slowly seeped into the bat over the period of a few weeks.

[InternalTraining]

Great experiment @WalkingWicket37 !

So, my question is how does the varying absorption of oil impact performance of the bat? Longevity?

What is the best approach?

[smilley792]

New experiment.

7 bats. Do the same again. But on individual bats.

Then use each bat in a preliminary net and game each. And report on instant ping ability.

Next up have 2 hr bowling machine with each bat.
Report if ping lasts. And if damage starts occurring.

Repeat until bats ruined and report how long it takes before said bats lose ping and then become ruined/unusable.

Go.