In celebration of homemade practice pads

In celebration of homemade pads, here’s my current stack.

L-R: 

— made by Jim Dinella, 1970s.

— home-refurbished. This may have started life as a Leedy pad, and a previous owner replaced the base and the rubber surface.

— X-pad base, recovered with rubber workout strips.

— Plant stand, covered with rubber workout strips and tanned leather.

— hardwood trophy plaque, covered with rubber workout strips.

— Refurbished plywood and gum rubber.

— “Hero Tilt,” made from scrap wood and rubber taken from X-Pad.

Most of these pads have been featured individually earlier in this blog. Consider this an invitation to make your own, or to repair an existing pad and bring it back to life. There are more than enough brand new practice pads in the world already.