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A willow cleft being tested and assessed during the bat making process at Laver and Wood

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The Intuitive Craft of Reading Willow

Laver and Wood explores the ancient skill of bat making, where a craftsman's touch reveals what science alone cannot measure. Density, weight and the invisible qualities of willow determine whether a cleft becomes merely competent or genuinely exceptional.

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