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[procricket]

Ah okay, cheers Tom.

So Nick Keeley is also in Tim Keeley's company? What is Tim's company? Headfort?

headfort has nothing to do with Keeley either of them it is acon man in Devon

[Ayrtek Cricket]

would they press a handled cleft?

[Redback Cricket]

headfort has nothing to do with Keeley either of them it is acon man in Devon

Where in Devon? I need to keep my ear closer to the ground!!

[SAF Bats]

finishing a bat is different to making a bat in my eyes as you have already been given the template and the hardwork has been doen for you....there will be very few "batmakers" there but quite a few "finishers".
still a great amount of skill involved in both though!!!

yep again was trying to say CNC machining is an engineering process to make a bat shape, it isn't pod shaver therefore not bat making and hence just finish bats...
 

what happens though if the a person goes to say keeley and does his own pressing on there presses there then shapeing/sanding at the own workshop

[please note the sarcaism here Procricket] so Tim lets you touch his press

[procricket]

not me i'am no batmaker but i know a person he does let touch his press

i am a garden potter sander

[procricket]

there you go Gary  he was ST peters

 Headfort CNC, The Cricket Barn. Prattshayes House, Maer Lane, Exmouth, Devon, EX8 5DB


like i said i hear he worked at greens and goes by the name of David or Walter

one last question does it matter in quality if it cnc or Handmade i do not think so but i ask the real experts
 

[tim2000s]

there you go Gary  he was ST peters

 Headfort CNC, The Cricket Barn. Prattshayes House, Maer Lane, Exmouth, Devon, EX8 5DB


like i said i hear he worked at greens and goes by the name of David or Walter

one last question does it matter in quality if it cnc or Handmade i do not think so but i ask the real experts

Dave, I was wondering the exact same thing....

[Canners]

i'd like to know this also, i'm guessing a machines mor eaccurate, but i would assume theres some shapes a cnc machine cant make....

in terms of quality id hazzard a guess at there wouldnt be much of a difference

i look forward to an answer from someone thats in the know

[procricket]

and to add i think there no more than 10 possible 5 real podshavers in the Uk

[Ayrtek Cricket]

GM made their LUNA model to show off the shapes that the CNC can make that other brands cannot replicate, as a production line GM wouldnt be able to make the sheer volume they cater for by handmaking the bats.

if making y hand i would think it would take experience and skill to make sure both edges and side of the bat are symmetrical. From my limited experience when shaping from a raw cleft this was bloody hard to do!!

The CNC machine would eliminate this problem and your just left to shape the handle and finish off the bat from there, Im sure there are people that can make from scratch question is have they got time to do so in order to meet the volume demand they require?

[Kulli]

there you go Gary  he was ST peters

 Headfort CNC, The Cricket Barn. Prattshayes House, Maer Lane, Exmouth, Devon, EX8 5DB


like i said i hear he worked at greens and goes by the name of David or Walter

one last question does it matter in quality if it cnc or Handmade i do not think so but i ask the real experts

Has to be handmade, a cnc machine can't adapt to the different qualities an individual cleft will have.

[procricket]

i see your point but still think as many do pressing is key so shaping is only secondary

[Canners]

GM made their LUNA model to show off the shapes that the CNC can make that other brands cannot replicate, as a production line GM wouldnt be able to make the sheer volume they cater for by handmaking the bats.

if making y hand i would think it would take experience and skill to make sure both edges and side of the bat are symmetrical. From my limited experience when shaping from a raw cleft this was bloody hard to do!!

The CNC machine would eliminate this problem and your just left to shape the handle and finish off the bat from there, Im sure there are people that can make from scratch question is have they got time to do so in order to meet the volume demand they require?

talking of completely hand made bats in demand Tom, hows the sales of the 'frankenstein' taken off???

[Watsontotty]

Ive owned too may bats to list on here but i now don't care less where its made or how it was made hand made or machine made etc etc, obviously i would prefer my bat to made here in England but as a consumer its all about price. Ive found no real benefit in custom made bats against hand picking something off the shelf and as i said ive tried most.

[Ayrtek Cricket]

mate he's in the corner of the office waiting for action.....the market isnt ready for such radical introductions yet...years ahead of his time is old Frank!