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[Kai]

Hey everyone,

I chose to make a cricket bat for one of my school projects from a part-made cleft which had a handle attached to it. First time doing any real wood work and the tools I used were a hand plane and a sander. Quite happy with how it turned out for my first attempt but definitely lots of room for improvement. Thanks a lot for all the help I got here on the forum, lots of great advice.
Here are some pics:







Finished knocking it in, need to play it in now. Not the prettiest cleft but it works for the first attempt. The profile was intended to be a low sweet-spot but I think I left a bit too much wood at the bottom. Weighs in at around 1215 grams and picks up alright. Would love to hear your thoughts!

[jonny77]

Top stuff mate! Only way to learn is to give it a crack. Hope you enjoyed it and take whatever you've learned from this one onto the next.

[Chad]

Top work @Kai - did you enjoy the shaping process? Great little project - hope you get to use the bat and it serves you well

[marsbug]

Great effort! And thanks for sharing. As someone who has recently got completed hooked on making bats, I hope that you enjoyed the process. I have found that it gets easier with each one, although I end up just wanting to keep making another one even better, or a new and different shape. And I quite like the look of the cleft too - did you get the part-made from one of the forum sponsors?

[Kai]

Top work @Kai - did you enjoy the shaping process? Great little project - hope you get to use the bat and it serves you well

Yes loved the process and would definitely do it again if I had the chance to. Thanks a lot

Great effort! And thanks for sharing. As someone who has recently got completed hooked on making bats, I hope that you enjoyed the process. I have found that it gets easier with each one, although I end up just wanting to keep making another one even better, or a new and different shape. And I quite like the look of the cleft too - did you get the part-made from one of the forum sponsors?

Yeah definitely loved it. I sourced the cleft from a teammates father who has dealings with some bat companies in India.

Top stuff mate! Only way to learn is to give it a crack. Hope you enjoyed it and take whatever you've learned from this one onto the next.

Thanks a lot mate. Appreciate the feedback.