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[Percy]

Hi guys, looking for some guidance on toe repairs. My son dug out a Yorker and it's cracked the inside edge of the toe right through so it can be seen on both sides of the bat and across the toe, it goes about an inch up the bat The crack is very tight so I can't pull it apart to add glue. I was going to tape it up and then apply a scuff sheet but that got me thinking - should the tape go under or over the scuff guard.

Would appreciate any help.

Cheers

Percy

[SOULMAN1012]

Prise the gap open as much as you can and fill with PVA glue even water down a little to
Aid getting it all the way into the crack, bind with string for 24 hours, lightly sand and add scuff with edge tape over the top mate. If it's gone through both sides I would advise a dowl as well if you can, a few at makers will do this on here at good price. Options are Red Ink, Ryan Kellsal, H4L or myself if you want someone to do for you just got postage costs involved.

My option buy a new bat

[Percy]

Prise the gap open as much as you can and fill with PVA glue even water down a little to
Aid getting it all the way into the crack, bind with string for 24 hours, lightly sand and add scuff with edge tape over the top mate. If it's gone through both sides I would advise a dowl as well if you can, a few at makers will do this on here at good price. Options are Red Ink, Ryan Kellsal, H4L or myself if you want someone to do for you just got postage costs involved.

My option buy a new bat

Hi Soulman. Thanks for the guidance. I will give it go and hopefully it will see him through the season. You would like the bat as its one of Andrew K's finest - a lively pod finite - so i am rather hoping it won't mean a new bat just yet!

Cheers

Percy

[Seniorplayer]

 Also You could always use a syringe to apply the PVA.

[Percy]

Also You could always use a syringe to apply the PVA.

I'm not sure how much glue I am going to be able to get in the crack as its very tight and I don't want to force it open and make it worse. At the moment it looks like a hair line crack and there is no movement when you try and open it by hand. The crack clearly goes all the way through the bat though.

[Seniorplayer]

I'm not sure how much glue I am going to be able to get in the crack as its very tight and I don't want to force it open and make it worse. At the moment it looks like a hair line crack and there is no movement when you try and open it by hand. The crack clearly goes all the way through the bat though.

Along with broken handles this is the most common type of damage to bats anyway
 now you have established its an hairline crack and goes all the way through the bat here's what I would do dont force open the crack place the bat horizontal and apply the glue around all accessible cracked areas and bind tight with package tape when the glue is dry remove the tape and gently sand off the excess  glue using  240 grit sandpaper apply scuff sheet and tape the damaged area tightly with fibreglass bat tape. Then use the bat as normal as the bat could  last for ages. Good  Luck.

[WalkingWicket37]

Along with broken handles this is the most common type of damage to bats anyway
 now you have established its an hairline crack and goes all the way through the bat here's what I would do dont force open the crack place the bat horizontal and apply the glue around all accessible cracked areas and bind tight with package tape when the glue is dry remove the tape and gently sand off the excess  glue using  240 grit sandpaper apply scuff sheet and tape the damaged area tightly with fibreglass bat tape. Then use the bat as normal as the bat could  last for ages. Good  Luck.

I agree with the diagnosis but not the method.
Personally I'd do it in two or three three stages.

Lay it face up and apply glue to the crack. I would personally use the glue as it is for this repair, as watering it down is a spin off between more "seepage" and strength of the bond.

Laying the bat so the area glue is applied to is flat will allow gravity to do its thing and pull it the glue down into the crack. Don't clamp or tape it, if it's a hairline crack you want to let the glue get in there, not seal the crack so it can't.
You could also use a drinking straw to try and blow the glue further into the crack, but this isn't an essential step.

Once the glue is dry repeat the process with the toe and back being the "flat" area. This will mean that the glue has been able to seep/penetrate into the crack as deep as gravity will allow it to go.

Once all the crack has been done, and the glue is thoroughly dry, give it a light sand and apply some tape.