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[jwebber86]

i got my hands on a lovely woodstock players le on the basis that the toe has a break in the face of it.

i think ive done a decent job on gluing it back together but any tips would be very welcome

[SteffanLangholz]

hope the pictures load up.

They don't..

[Alvaro]

Is that one of Joe Leach's bats? Looks like a solid repair job.

[jwebber86]

i just re did the pictures so hope they work now.

yeah its one from Joe Leach he said it was his best bat until it broke

[Alvaro]

That's a small split to give up on your best bat.

[jwebber86]

i was surprised when he said about the split i was expecting it to have gone through the toe. not sure why he didnt get it fixed himself.

im lucky that its the same weight as i use so will probably be my match bat next year.

[Gurujames]

Job well done I say.

[GoodLeave]

Dem grains!

Bet that'd be worth a fortune if it didn't have the split. Was the guy you got it from chucking it? Madness!

Looks like a good repair though, nice work.

[Biggie Smalls]

Looks like a job well done . One thing I've noticed though on facebook pics of similar repairs is a second clamp used with the clamp touching each edge .

[Biggie Smalls]

Oh .....and believe it or not   I've recently seen sticky tape used instead of string/rope for binding the crack down . Apparently its really clamps down well , but just seams a bit wrong/ counter-intuitive  to me  . But thought I'd mention it since it was an actual professional  batmaker doing the repair .

[Number 11]

Job looks a good 'un. Plenty of glue and binding and a clamp to boot.
Always a pain getting enough clamping force in the right direction and so that the clamp doesn't slip off.

[Vitas Cricket]

Oh .....and believe it or not   I've recently seen sticky tape used instead of string/rope for binding the crack down . Apparently its really clamps down well , but just seams a bit wrong/ counter-intuitive  to me  . But thought I'd mention it since it was an actual professional  batmaker doing the repair .

Stretchy parcel tape is extremely effective. I use it in conjunction with a clamp or two for all manner of cracks and splits

[Kulli]

I often wonder how many pro bats with reputable damage just get binned.

[tom line]

I've founded stretchy the tape is really useful for edge cracks and also in conjunction with clamps for bigger cracks, especially for those where it's difficult to get a clamp on such as edge cracks

[Cricket_PTY]

I agree with some of u guys....  parcel tape is a great option to repair some cracks.... i use it in my repairs as clamps are tricky to use in some areas of the bat.



By the way great repair... i suggest to reinforce the repair with tape or my preferred option twine...



Cheers...