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Thread: Making cricket bats?
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6th March 2006, 07:33 PM #31
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Greg, Have you sent the email. If so there's a problem cos I didn't get it. Let me know. If you didn't, that's fine, I was concerned you did and I didn't get it.
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6th March 2006, 08:49 PM #32
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The blade is usually OK on those ex-school bats but the handles are shot. Binding has unraveled and the cane is visibly in 3 pieces separated by thin rubber. They will never be serious hard ball bats again but I would love to do them up for worthy causes (kids only) to hit tennis balls with.
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Don't know what type of (string) binding or whether to glue the pieces in the handle back together,
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6th March 2006, 10:35 PM #33
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Hey Carry,
The glue used in the handles is only a standard contact cement, so isn't hard to re-glue, just jam a putty knife into them to force some glue in.
the string for the binding's is conton twine that is wet bound using PVA, and final coated with a further coat of PVA. Nothing special and very easy to do.
Best of luck!
Greg.
Sorry DanP, i'm the worlds slackest prick and haven't even started to digitise data yet. I will get to it shortly hopefully
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7th March 2006, 09:50 AM #34
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You're right, just worried you'd sent it and I hadn't got it...
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9th March 2006, 09:36 PM #35
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[quote=2817741]Hey Carry,
The glue used in the handles is only a standard contact cement, so isn't hard to re-glue, just jam a putty knife into them to force some glue in.
the string for the binding's is conton twine that is wet bound using PVA, and final coated with a further coat of PVA. Nothing special and very easy to do.
Best of luck!
Thanks heaps. I've been worried sick that if i started work on them I would do it wrong- and couldn't find any info until now. You're a legend!
Carry Pine
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9th March 2006, 09:38 PM #36
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Hey Dan, if that's you in the photo- Hope you don't go gun totin' down Katy way! (Go the Tiges) Originally Posted by DanP
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9th March 2006, 11:31 PM #37
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No worries buddy, hope it goes well for you!
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14th December 2006, 06:57 AM #38
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Hi guys,
try Fusion Sports. www.fusionsports.co.uk
If you look on their forum you will see that they are now selling pre-pressed and handled bats so you can shape the back to how you want without any real specialist tools
Hope this Helps
Tom
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Hello, Great and informative thread. Thanks to everyone especially 2817741 for the great advice.
Sooooo my question is:
How would nice looking timber from a 40yr old and very colourful and healthy (Well it used to be) weeping willow tree in NSW go for making crikey bat?
I have a lot to choose from......
Thanks and sorry again for ressurecting the thread.
Dane
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