Hello Again, again
It has been a while…..  Anyways I’ve been asked a few times, what the heck is all this about moisture content of a cricket bat?
Well this one isn’t to complicated so no real need to hold onto you hats for this article!
Cricket bats and Moisture
There are a couple of schools of thought with [...]

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Hello again
I thought I’d write a bit about the differences between English Willow and Kashmir Willow!
In England the willow trees that are supplied by JS Wright / Anglian willow etc are specially grown for bats only and anything left is used as timber
While in Kashmir the willow trees are of multi purpose with clefts for [...]

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Some tools used to make Cricket Bats
Drawknife
The drawknife is used to remove mass from the cleft for the initial part of the shaping of the cricket bat. The knife is drawn towards you and you can either take a thick or thin shaving out of the willow.
It is a very versatile tool and can be [...]

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