@Alvaro great question! Obviously I'm now pressing, so that's the biggest improvement i suppose as I'm making from raw cleft now. Not that I'm snobby about it in anyway, as personally for me it's about producing a great product regardless of how much of the process you undertake. I just wanted to do it all and not be reliant on anyone, so invested in lots of kit etc to get to that point. As if you're pressing, then you really need other kit to machine the cleft, fit handles, profile the face etc etc. It never ends! 😆
I was always happy with my shaping, but think that will always get better the more and more you do it. As will balancing the bats too. But again, that wasn't to say i haven't been happy with that aspect up until now either. Just that I'm always willing to learn and improve, so will constantly try to refine everything really. Moving forwards I'd like to improve processes more than anything, just to make things smoother and more efficient. Also, keep developing the range of stock shapes too.
The most interesting thing I've learned? Hmmm. Probably that people don't often think about/value the things they maybe should when buying a bat. You can have the nicest looking, grainiest bat with 'max specs' etc and fancy stickers (which is what must people look at). But if the handles useless, or if it's overdried and/or has lots of storm damage, isn't we'll made etc, then everything else is immaterial imo as it probably won't last two minutes. Other than that, its to be confident in your product if you believe you're doing things in the right way. It's easy to be hyper critical, but you need to have the confidence in your product and stick to your beliefs.
Appreciate the feedback and questions mate 🙏
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