Cleaning and Conditioning Old Bats

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Originally Posted by Runscott

Thanks John. Unfortunately, mine is much more severe. Other than some dryness, the rest of the bat is very nice.

Scott- that looks like maybe a little fire damage too. You probably won't have much luck gluing the gaps. I would sand it down, stain it and then try to color patch some wood filler.
Matt