-900x900.jpg "Cricket Splicing Machine")
-900x900.jpg "Cricket Splicing Machine")
-900x900.jpg "Cricket Splicing Machine")
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The
handles used in Cricket bats are 100% Singapore manau cane handle, with a
laminated construction of cane and rubber strips. This type of handle is
designed to absorb the shock and is fitted through the precise splicing of the
handle into the blade. A splicing saw is used to cut the deep V into both blade
and handle, using specialised jigs, so that the handle and blade fit together
perfectly.
The
blade and handle are fitted together by hand using a PVA glue then clamped and
left to dry. Traditionally handles are set slightly forward of the blade,
although as with all stages of production this is adjusted to each blade
individually according to the bow and the particular characteristics of the
blade.