Of course we care Bob, see you there.
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It looks like I'll be making this years Plugfest. Limited building compared to other years. I would like to know if anyone would like FREE rock maple. I do custom baseball bats and I get many broken bats ( from other manufactures) from players. I inspect the breaks, grain, dryness etc. for my own knowledge. I was thinking about cutting the broken bats into usable lengths( barrels & handles) for those who would like some. They will have to be either ripped thinner for usable pieces or trimmed. I can bring in a box for those who want some. I assume there would be a few. If there is an interest chime in and I will start culling through the broken bats and cut them up to bring. I do also have a request: Will there be anyone selling AYC ballisters 1 1/2" & 2"?

I have a ton of wire coat hangers if any builders need any, free. If they are needed let me know, I'll bring them.
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I'd like some of that maple. Not ash bats anymore?

I do ash & canadian yellow birch. #1 grade maple is $$$$ and very brittle. I like the resilience of ash & birch. I'll bring the maple.

That's why they keep breaking.. the new trend has been towards maple.. ash bends when it meets the ball... les splinterd bats.. but the ball doesnt go as far..

I'm looking forward to Plugfest and I'll have plugs done this year. I've done 3 batches of epoxy so far and about to do a fourth in a few minutes. Hopefully, I'll be able to finish a bunch up in time for plugfest.

I hate you Dan. This working days and full time and other assorted projects has killed my completion rate. I have yet to epoxy anything yet but still got another week. Got plenty ready for paint but many will not make it to finished stage for plugfest Oh well got to keep it fun
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I hear you Paul. Last year I didn't get anything finished till middle of April because I was so busy with work. This winter with no work I've been pretty productive. I did just got some added motivation this morning to get my plugs completed in the form of a job offer. So I'm going to push it to make sure everything I have started is finished before plugfest or otherwise there is a good chance I won't have time too.

Great I will have a place to hang my coat

I never found it made any difference.

me either. Just for looks IMO Ross.

Hmmm Maybe I'll try a convex nose with a flat canal belly and see how that swims.

Depending on the float attitude and whether it's a floater or sinker, the cupped face has no effect. If you give it a slight angled cut and cup it like a little neck it will save the messy angle under the nose gormmet.
If it's a canal style and is fished in fast current the nose it high out of the water anyway.

geeze Paul.. not like you... I epoxied 24 Saturday after I got back from the PISC fund raiser and painted 50 yesterday... I'll be epoxy coating the next few nights.. of coarse all are not for P.F. .. I just need to get it done..... I expect you to pick it up a notch!

LoL spinner was going all weekend
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NICE :jump1: :soon::rotf2::soon::grins::soon::):soon:

spinning right now and every nite this week most likely.

I knew you had it in ya!