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SteffanLangholz

A nice surprise!
« on: January 14, 2017, 04:26:27 PM »
A mate of mine was gifted an Icon 505 with a grainsheet on by his missus.
Firstly, I didn't know this grade existed, secondly the icon seems to be a few years back. But bat stockers in Denmark have a lot of old bats lying around, so not too surprised.

Thing is, I looked at the back of the bat, and that actually looked lovely, so we decided to rid it of the grainsheet. This is what we found!





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Re: A nice surprise!
« Reply #1 on: January 14, 2017, 04:45:37 PM »
Why would you cover that?
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Re: A nice surprise!
« Reply #2 on: January 14, 2017, 04:55:38 PM »
Quote from: Calzehbhoy on January 14, 2017, 04:45:37 PM
Why would you cover that?

My thoughts exactly
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Re: A nice surprise!
« Reply #3 on: January 14, 2017, 05:00:32 PM »
Best 505 i have seen!
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Re: A nice surprise!
« Reply #4 on: January 14, 2017, 05:16:58 PM »
It's a ninja GM!
So on the surface it's a 505, and yet remove the cloak and it's an Original!! Or even an OLE!!
Like others already said...WHY!?!?  :o
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Re: A nice surprise!
« Reply #5 on: January 14, 2017, 06:22:37 PM »
That's a typical 808. Grainy & half heartwood.
Great luck there :)
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Re: A nice surprise!
« Reply #6 on: January 14, 2017, 06:40:52 PM »
Wow that must be a pleasant surprise. I also have 505 icon. I might do the same.

Would you mind sharing a pic of the back of this bat?
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Re: A nice surprise!
« Reply #7 on: January 14, 2017, 07:20:09 PM »
I would if I could. As stated, it's a buddy's bat. When I get a chance, I'll take a photo.
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Re: A nice surprise!
« Reply #8 on: January 14, 2017, 08:12:41 PM »
Thanks! My bat has 5-6 visible grains in the back. I wanted to make sure before I peel off the grain sheet.
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Re: A nice surprise!
« Reply #9 on: January 14, 2017, 08:20:03 PM »
I would think this is the exception rather than the norm. Most bats with the artificial cover would look quite bad without it. I peeled off my 505 a year ago to try to reduce weight and I found butterfly grains, all twisted with multi color underneath even though the back of the bat had decent 6 grains without any butterfly grains. I guess most would be better off with the artificial cover as it also acts as a scuff sheet while making it look good.
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Re: A nice surprise!
« Reply #10 on: January 14, 2017, 10:50:21 PM »
A few years back, a forumte (no longer of this parish) went on a tour of SDs and bought a selection of low grade covered bats. A lot of them turned out to be lookers.
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Re: A nice surprise!
« Reply #11 on: January 14, 2017, 11:05:18 PM »
Wow. Similar bats are sold as G1. Lucky grab.
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Re: A nice surprise!
« Reply #12 on: January 14, 2017, 11:31:09 PM »
What a winner, that's bloody perfect! Lots of straight grains, half and half with the heartwood on the inside edge, what more could you ask for.
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