How can you make your own cricket bat?

Answer 1

First, you need to get a solid piece of Hickory, Ash, or Maple wood, that is 3 inches by 3 inches, and preferrably 38 inches long. You put the lumber in a wood laythe, and turn it, until you have a round cylinder of wood. You then mark the edges of the wood, where the handle will be, and the tip of the bat, and begin shaping your bat on the wood laythe. Once you have the shape, and correct diameter (a little less than 3 inches for a Baseball bat, 2.5 for softball)you sand the bat to make it smoothe. You can then burn an image, or wording into the bat, and use a thin coat of laquer to make it shiny, and withstand water a little better.

Answer 2

GET A PIECE OF ENGLISH WILLOW WOOD SHAPE IT INTO A CRICKET BAT BLADE CUT A SPLICE IN IT FOR HANDLE THEN GET MORE WILLOW SHAPE IT INTO A HANDLE SHAPE THEN SLOT IT IN AND STICK IT WITH BOSTIC GLUE THEN PUT ON SOME STICKERS(WOODWORM IN MY OPINION IS THE BEST MAKE LOL) NEXT PUT ON A NICE SNAZY PINK GRIP OIL IT AND KNOCK IT IN THE START HITTING SIXES!!!!!!!!!!!!!

You can get a nice plank of English willow from any reputable bat maker. (Make sure its top quality) cut a splice out of it. (you can take it to a cricket specialist and get it done for $20 the get glue (preferably areldite) buy yourself a 12 cane-oval handle but beware these are the most expensive parts of a cricket bat! stick it in and get some stickers and then a grip and good!

Answer 3

If you have a wood lathe, just set up a suitable piece of wood and start shaping. If you have a band saw but no lathe you might want to cut the rough shape on the saw first, before breaking out the knife and start whittling. If you haven't got a band saw either I guess you have a long time of hand carving ahead of you.