Topic: Northern monkey batmaking (Read 190924 times)

Northern monkey · « **Reply #915 on:** February 22, 2021, 02:39:33 PM »

Lovely little Harrow,off out
Love this profile,, matches my old match bat, zero concaving, decent toe, short blade, longer handle.
Still got decent edges and spine on it, but has a really good spread of willow..
This is for a young lad in Sth Africa who�s had a few bats off me over the years,, always nice to help youngsters out with a decent bat..

Northern monkey · « **Reply #916 on:** February 22, 2021, 02:40:43 PM »

InternalTraining · « **Reply #917 on:** February 22, 2021, 04:58:16 PM »

Quote from: Northern monkey on February 22, 2021, 02:33:58 PM

Outstanding!

Northern monkey · « **Reply #918 on:** March 31, 2021, 11:29:58 AM »

Northern monkey · « **Reply #919 on:** March 31, 2021, 11:30:45 AM »

Northern monkey · « **Reply #920 on:** March 31, 2021, 11:33:15 AM »

2.10 finished weight
This is a copy of a good friends bat, enjoyed shaping this a lot, picks up very nice for the weight

SouthpawMark · « **Reply #921 on:** March 31, 2021, 11:40:43 AM »

Deeeeeelightful.

AJ2014 · « **Reply #922 on:** March 31, 2021, 12:37:57 PM »

Yep, delightful, look at this rounded toe 👌

Chad · « **Reply #923 on:** March 31, 2021, 03:20:21 PM »

Oh come on, you're just showing off now.

Stunning, the way you shape your bats has a certain elegance to it, the edge profile from the shoulder to the centre of the toe is almost painting-esque! Top work again Mark, really do love seeing your craftsmanship.

Northern monkey · « **Reply #924 on:** March 31, 2021, 03:46:07 PM »

Cheers Chad,AJ, and Mark for the kind words.
This shapes not an easy one to do, as the lines of the spine and the edges had to flow,,I wanted the pick up to reflect the amount of wood in the hitting area, but still be decent for playing the short balls,this lad will face..
He�s a decent batter that opens, so he will usually face quicker bowling, so needs to be able to play his shots..

His existing bat was an m&h, made at Taunton whilst he watched,(bit of a rarity these days but hey ho) so was nice trying to recreate it, but add my touches to it.

SOULMAN1012 · « **Reply #925 on:** March 31, 2021, 04:42:11 PM »

Lovely as usual mate finishing looks as good as anything on the market and profiles always look nice and big. Top work mate

Northern monkey · « **Reply #926 on:** March 31, 2021, 04:43:30 PM »

Cheers boss

AJ2014 · « **Reply #927 on:** March 31, 2021, 04:48:01 PM »

Quote from: Northern monkey on March 31, 2021, 03:46:07 PM

Cheers Chad,AJ, and Mark for the kind words.
This shapes not an easy one to do, as the lines of the spine and the edges had to flow,,I wanted the pick up to reflect the amount of wood in the hitting area, but still be decent for playing the short balls,this lad will face..
He�s a decent batter that opens, so he will usually face quicker bowling, so needs to be able to play his shots..

His existing bat was an m&h, made at Taunton whilst he watched,(bit of a rarity these days but hey ho) so was nice trying to recreate it, but add my touches to it.

They're definitely flowing 👌
Think it's mid high profile, from the looks of these pics

Chompy9760 · « **Reply #928 on:** March 31, 2021, 10:01:28 PM »

That is just beautiful to look at

The finish, the lines and sharpness of all the edge work is super crisp. From my little dabble of batmaking I can really appreciate just how hard it is to get a good looking spine through to the toe. Outstanding job!

I keep thinking your photography must be the secret, but I have a feeling good photography would only show up all the flaws with my handywork

Not a flaw to be seen anywhere with your work. I honesty run out of superlatives.

Northern monkey · « **Reply #929 on:** April 01, 2021, 07:09:25 AM »

Thank you

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