Bat making class at my Highschool
Advertise on CBF
Pages: 1 [2]

Author Topic: Bat making class at my Highschool  (Read 4523 times)

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

Northern monkey

  • World Cup Winner
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Posts: 3657
  • Trade Count: (0)
Re: Bat making class at my Highschool
« Reply #15 on: May 06, 2022, 12:44:36 PM »
Quote from: potzy248 on May 06, 2022, 09:25:25 AM
Yeah making weapons might be a hard sell at a school mate... :D



Yeah I can imagine
Logged

Gurujames

  • International Captain
  • ****
  • Offline Offline
  • Posts: 1663
  • Trade Count: (0)
Re: Bat making class at my Highschool
« Reply #16 on: May 06, 2022, 07:31:50 PM »
Awesome. What school is that? I used to be a technology teacher at Wellington college before moving back (worse decision ever). The curriculum in NZ certainly allows for more specialist skills.
Could extend it by making a tavisher, actually fairy straight forward with a forge and the materials are inexpensive, get a few made with different radii for more/less concaving. Use threaded inserts to hold the blade…… I’m getting excited now. Great post.
« Last Edit: May 06, 2022, 07:37:53 PM by Gurujames »
Logged

potzy248

  • International Captain
  • ****
  • Offline Offline
  • Posts: 1673
  • Trade Count: (+1)
Re: Bat making class at my Highschool
« Reply #17 on: May 06, 2022, 09:26:55 PM »
Quote from: Gurujames on May 06, 2022, 07:31:50 PM
Awesome. What school is that? I used to be a technology teacher at Wellington college before moving back (worse decision ever). The curriculum in NZ certainly allows for more specialist skills.
Could extend it by making a tavisher, actually fairy straight forward with a forge and the materials are inexpensive, get a few made with different radii for more/less concaving. Use threaded inserts to hold the blade…… I’m getting excited now. Great post.

@Gurujames Tauranga Boys' College. The school is great, I also use American Low and slow BBQ to teach Maths (I'm a history/ Psychology teacher). We have a big BBQ to cook meat and sell it to the staff. The school is big on alternative ways to teach which is why they let me do this bat making class.

That's a cool idea about travishers. I'm trying to think of other things we could make that would mean I could do it for a whole year. Cricket bat's wont take long and although a grade 4 cleft is much cheaper than a new bat it is still expensive compared to other subject options at school. It also counts out a lot of students due to cost which is something I hate about education. Maybe some sponsorship could be an option to help with costs.
Logged
Kane Williamson for Prime Minister.

InternalTraining

  • World Cup Winner
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Posts: 4792
  • Trade Count: (0)
Re: Bat making class at my Highschool
« Reply #18 on: May 08, 2022, 08:13:00 PM »
What a great idea, @potzy248 !!

Logged

IQ

  • County 2nd XI
  • ***
  • Offline Offline
  • Posts: 315
  • Trade Count: (+1)
Re: Bat making class at my Highschool
« Reply #19 on: May 11, 2022, 02:23:39 AM »
brilliant stuff - really great work @potzy248

your name sounds familiar -  did you used to live in CAMIRA?
Logged

potzy248

  • International Captain
  • ****
  • Offline Offline
  • Posts: 1673
  • Trade Count: (+1)
Re: Bat making class at my Highschool
« Reply #20 on: May 11, 2022, 05:13:46 AM »
Quote from: IQ on May 11, 2022, 02:23:39 AM
brilliant stuff - really great work @potzy248

your name sounds familiar -  did you used to live in CAMIRA?

@IQ yeah mate I did live in Camira. Classic.
Logged
Kane Williamson for Prime Minister.

crystalmais

  • Club Cricketer
  • **
  • Offline Offline
  • Posts: 61
  • Trade Count: (0)
Re: Bat making class at my Highschool
« Reply #21 on: May 11, 2022, 11:56:31 AM »
Thats absolutely brilliant - Im 50 year old and was crap at woodwork at school, i'm sure if someone suggested we can try making bats etc, I may have shown some interest
Logged
Pages: 1 [2]
« previous next »
 

Advertise on CBF