Topic: First bat shaping attempt (Read 6414 times)

wilkie113 · « **Reply #15 on:** March 16, 2022, 01:14:27 PM »

Quote from: Chad on March 10, 2022, 12:32:32 PM

Top work @wilkie113 - very Sachin/Newbery Thruxton esque

Cheers mate. You inspired me haha

Quote from: jonny77

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Agree with the comments mate, great first effort as I've already said.

I'd also echo what Chris had said, definitely keep your first one. Mine hasn't been used and maybe never will, but it will remain in my workshop forever i reckon.

Top work mate!

Much appreciate mate. I have since reshaped the handle and it will be kept

Quote from: Northern monkey on March 10, 2022, 04:01:19 PM

Cracking first go that
Loving the toe shape, and the overall profile

Thanks mate appreciate it. I took inspiration from a couple of the different toe shapes I�ve seen on here!!

Quote from: potzy248 on March 10, 2022, 09:31:21 PM

Nice mate. Looks like Dhoni's bat.

I�d be more than happy for him to use it!

wilkie113 · « **Reply #16 on:** April 15, 2022, 07:50:36 PM »

So I�ve been busy, bought three clefts off John at Redink.

This is actually the 4th I have made now. I don�t have fanatic pictures of the other two. But this is the one I am most pleased with so far! As with the first, would love to hear what you think

Kai · « **Reply #17 on:** April 15, 2022, 08:05:03 PM »

Nice shape, looks a bit like the GM Noir with the dramatic bulge.

wilkie113 · « **Reply #18 on:** April 15, 2022, 08:13:38 PM »

Quote from: Kai on April 15, 2022, 08:05:03 PM

Nice shape, looks a bit like the GM Noir with the dramatic bulge.

Thanks mate, I was kind of aiming for a baby millichamp distinction shape

Chompy9760 · « **Reply #19 on:** April 15, 2022, 11:37:53 PM »

Looks really good! Anyone can shape a bat, but the mark of someone who takes real care and pride in their work, is a dead straight, perfectly even spine that goes all the way to the toe. And to do that with a fair amount of concaving is not an easy thing to do (or so I found, anyway!).

wilkie113 · « **Reply #20 on:** April 16, 2022, 05:09:30 AM »

Quote from: Chompy9760 on April 15, 2022, 11:37:53 PM

Looks really good! Anyone can shape a bat, but the mark of someone who takes real care and pride in their work, is a dead straight, perfectly even spine that goes all the way to the toe. And to do that with a fair amount of concaving is not an easy thing to do (or so I found, anyway!).

Thanks mate appreciates.

It took me forever, I was constantly checking the spine and the more I looked at it the more it didn�t look straight, so I did this over a couple of days as I walked away from it and came back to make sure I wasn�t telling myself things! I think I�m most proud of this one because of the challenge it posed

Kai · « **Reply #21 on:** April 16, 2022, 08:14:43 AM »

Quote from: wilkie113 on April 15, 2022, 08:13:38 PM

Thanks mate, I was kind of aiming for a baby millichamp distinction shape

Ohh I see it now. Looks almost spot on with the distinction shape! Great work.

Kai · « **Reply #22 on:** April 16, 2022, 08:15:27 AM »

Can I ask how the bat taps up?

wilkie113 · « **Reply #23 on:** April 16, 2022, 08:46:41 AM »

Quote from: Kai on April 16, 2022, 08:15:27 AM

Can I ask how the bat taps up?

Taps up really nicely, Johns pressing is absolutely bang on

Chad · « **Reply #24 on:** April 20, 2022, 08:56:51 AM »

Bloody heck, that shaping through the toe is superb - it's an absolute ballache to get it even. Don't think I've actually managed to get any of my attempts that nice - the shape actually reminds me of my Helios with the tapering towards the splice/shoulders and that massive toe. This has given me the itch to shape something soon...

Top work 👏

wilkie113 · « **Reply #25 on:** April 22, 2022, 05:42:48 PM »

Quote from: Chad on April 20, 2022, 08:56:51 AM

Bloody heck, that shaping through the toe is superb - it's an absolute ballache to get it even. Don't think I've actually managed to get any of my attempts that nice - the shape actually reminds me of my Helios with the tapering towards the splice/shoulders and that massive toe. This has given me the itch to shape something soon...

Top work 👏

Thanks mate. Appreciate the kind words 🙏

Get back onto it, yours looked fantastic!

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