Made to order "Knocking in" Lignum Vitae Mallet for cricket bats (BTC)
This mallets are only made to order. Please check with us before ordering yours. Almost all new cricket bats require knocking in before use. Knocking in is the process of hardening and conditioning the surface of the blade and there are two reasons for knocking in: To protect the bat from cracking and therefore increase its usable life.
Description
This mallets are only made to order. Please check with us before ordering yours.
Almost all new cricket bats require knocking in before use. Knocking in is the process of hardening and conditioning the surface of the blade and there are two reasons for knocking in;
- To protect the bat from cracking and therefore increase its usable life
- To improve the middle of the bat so the middle is bigger and better
Just in case you did not know, the nature of the game of cricket is that a hard ball is propelled at high speed towards the batsman who swings a wooden bat aiming to hit the ball. This intense contact will cause a bat that is not prepared correctly to crack up very quickly, therefore having a very short life.
Cricket bats are pressed in the bat making workshop using a mechanical press. The mechanical press applies up to 2tons/square inch of pressure to the face of the bat through a roller. Willow is a very soft timber in its natural state and it has to be pressed so to form a hard, resilient layer on the surface. Once this has been done, the bat can be shaped.
The finished bat still needs a final hardening, as the mechanical presses are unable to completely protect the bat, or get the perfect performance required from the blade. This requires knocking in by hand with a mallet. While it is possible to prepare a bat solely by pressing, this compresses the wood too deep into the blade, which dramatically reduces the performance of the bat. A bat pressed heavily will have a small middle and the ball will not travel as far as with a bat pressed lightly and knocked in by hand.
Specs:
- Approximately 90mm diameter mallet and 640 grams
Crafted in Wakefield, New Zealand
Shipping
Our warehouse is based in Nelson, New Zealand, and all transactions are charged in New Zealand dollars.
Shipping within New Zealand is charged at NZD $15 (non-rural) or NZD $17 (rural), including GST, for most products (some exceptions apply). This excludes Great Barrier Island, Waiheke Island, the Chatham Islands, D'Urville Island, and Stewart Island.
All items from a single order will be shipped together. If multiple orders are placed on the same day, by the same person, to the same delivery address, we will do our best to combine them into one shipment, unless otherwise instructed.
If you have any questions, please contact us directly at sales@piranhatools.co.nz.