GUNN AND MOORE BAT MAKING PROCESS
Gunn & Moore's cricketing pedigree is undoubted.
Since 1885, our craftsmen have been handmaking superior bats from English Willow
in Nottingham, England and we have been supplying quality equipment to satisfy
cricketers around the world.
The following pictures will give you a flavour of our batmaking process, which is
exactly the same for all our English made bats whether they are for the test, club
or schoolboy cricketer.
The five stages of riving
Stage 1: Marking and opening a round of timber
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Stage 2: opening a round of timber: Wood wedges inserted
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Stage 3: opening a round of timber: Driving wedges through the round
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Stage 4: The round split
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Stage 5: Round split open
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Preparing the cleft
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A round re-assembled, for illustration purposes only, having had clefts split and trimmed
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Managing Director, Peter Wright, an authority on bat willow, selects only the finest timber for Gunn and Moore English Willow Bats
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Barking - removing bark from riven cleft
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Willow naturally seasoning and drying after riving, typically for 12 to 18 months
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Cane naturally seasoning before being made into handles
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A treble spring handle under construction
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Turning a handle
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A turned handle shown over unturned handles
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Precision fit of handle to blade
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Checking the set of the handle
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A skilled craftsman adjusts the balance and pick up of every bat a shaving at a time
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A few deft strokes of the draw knife blends the handle to the blade
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Single plane strokes ensure a superlative finish
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Sanding and polishing
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Gunn & Moore finish individually checked and approved before final stage
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Final inspection. The cricketer's guarantee of quality
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