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[Johnny]

yes, I work for BAE currently based in the Typhoon Major Unit Assembly shed at Samlesbury (though the nature of my job means I move office every few months - will be working on F-35 from April)

I'd thought of adapting aircraft names for a cricket brand before - there's some cracking names - Lightning, Hawk etc..

[Jamieh]

Sounds awesome, can I visit, ha ha? The F35, superb, that's the new jump jet isn't it?

Yes, lots of good aeroplane names, and my favourite would probably be the harrier!

[SillyShilly]

Corsair
Avenger
Banshee
Hellcat
Sentinel

and my favourite - Duck

[Jamieh]

corsair sounds good as they were french swashbucklers/pirates or something I think... you'd have to explain that to everyone each time though!

[Johnny]

Don'tforget Tornado!

new generation of UAV's possibly less exciting- Herti, Mantis, Taranis

[will5210]

Great site! Well designed and clear IMO. Bat stickers look cool too.

Could do with profile pics of the bats though, thats my only quibble.

Good luck to you!!

[Jamieh]

Thanks Will, I really appreciate that!
 
Will try to get some profile pics up, thanks for the feedback. cheers.

[procricket]

johnny do you ever got to the kfc on the back of bae samelsbury and i know the golf club near mitton fold good course

[Johnny]

johnny do you ever got to the kfc on the back of bae samelsbury and i know the golf club near mitton fold good course

Not been to that KFC in a long time, but yes I know the one you mean.

Of course, being the finely tuned athlete that I am, I know longer partake in the offerings of Colonel ;p

Not familiar with that golf course.

Anyway, Heritage Bats.....

[Jamieh]

KFC & golf... two other passions, so happy to talk about them too, ha ha

[SAF Bats]

Sorry. I try to do both, but my aim is to get it as good as I can when finished, so for example if I have a piece that is not great looking and feels a little heavy before hand then it would start out a lower grade based on that, but I will try to get the best from it and will reassess when complete, of course it may stay the same or even get lower. I am certainly not claiming to get it perfect, but trying to do the best I can and learn a skill I think is great, and at this stage make something that I am happy to use.

Obviously I'm stil learning more and more as i go and at the very early stages, so any advice appreciated.

confused, you grade on weight?

[Tom]

Sounds like he grades initially on cleft weight and looks. Then performance after the bat is made.

[SAF Bats]

Sounds like he grades initially on cleft weight and looks. Then performance after the bat is made.

<my puzzled look> It says

"not great looking and feels a little heavy before......"  "start out a lower grade based on that"

then

"will reassess when complete, of course it may stay the same or even get lower"

lower weight I assume 
 
 
Hey ho though doesn't really matter

[Jamieh]

No, sorry I meant the grade may change after it's been made. So I grade initially, and after I've completed I regrade based on the performance (as tom says), hoping that I've made the best I can of the willow, in which case there is a chance to grade up, but of course the grade "may stay the same or even get lower". 

[SAF Bats]

Excellent I can relax my confused brain