How to Make a Wooden Baseball Bat

Video Transcript

"The question is asked, how to make a wooden baseball bat? Well, that's something that's usually left to wooden bat baseball manufacturers, but basically, you take the trunk of a tree. Usually ash or hard rock maple, and then the bat is placed upon a lathe, and their carved into a fashion, much like this bat, where that there's a knob. There's a barrel, and the bats nowadays can even be cupped, to change the swing weight on the barrel, and basically, the shape is determined by the model number. The model number is how thick the handle is, where the weight is loaded, loaded either on the end, or more towards the center of gravity. The bat's barrel can be up to 2.58 inches in diameter, and the length can be up to forty two inches. The length and the swing weight, and the model number, is all dependent upon the personal preference of the player using the bat, so there are various models of swing weight, swing length, and the ounces. All of that is determined by the preference of the player, but basically, it requires some good technology, as far as being able to use a lathe. Also the bats are sanded, and there's a texture put on, either a clear coat finish, or some type of thing to keep the bat from splitting, or dry rotting ,but I would highly suggest that you check with one of the bat manufacturers, unless you just want a personal project, of building a wooden bat, but basically in short, that's how you build a wooden bat."