How to Cork a Baseball Bat

This is fairly a simply process. Corking your bat is illegal and unethical in game play, but is perfectly legal to cork your bat for batting practice.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Cork or Crazy Balls
• Glue
• Wood Filler
• Fine tipped marker
• 1/2 inch drill bit

1. To cork your baseball bat, you need to drill a 1/2 - 3/4 inch hole directly in down the center of the top of the bat.

2. It is best to go in about 1 foot. Once this is complete, break up a cork and put its small pieces in the empty hole. You can also cut up a bouncy ball and use this material to cork your bat.

3. Leave about a three inch space from then end of the corking material to the top of the bat. Add about 1 inch of Elmer's white glue or wood glue. Let complete dry.

4. You should still have about 2 inches to fill. Fill this with a wood filler similar in color to the bat. It is best to over fill as it will shrink when dry. It is easier to sand a little mound than fill in a shallow part. Once you have sanded the bat you wanted to cork, take a fine tip mark and draw in the woon grain line. This is very simple.

5. Remember, when you use corked bats, only use this for your own pleasure.

Tips & Warnings

• Never use one in a game. Once labeled a cheater always a cheater

[sneedc]

on 12/24/2008 Not being an avid baseball enthusiast, why do we "cork" the bat in the first place? Call me ignorant. Just curious! 5 star article!