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Baseball Bat Production

Baseball Bat Production. By: Zach Staszak. Origins. Started from the early 19 th century with invention of baseball In 1884 beginning of the most famous name in baseball bats today Hickory was the original, until about 2001 with Barry Bonds. Hickory. First type of wood used in baseball

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Baseball Bat Production

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  1. Baseball Bat Production By: Zach Staszak

  2. Origins • Started from the early 19th century with invention of baseball • In 1884 beginning of the most famous name in baseball bats today • Hickory was the original, until about 2001 with Barry Bonds

  3. Hickory • First type of wood used in baseball • Wood was stronger than usual, but the problem was that it was very heavy • Babe Ruth, one of the all-time great home-run hitters, used a 42- or a 44-ounce Hickory bat

  4. White Ash • Louisville Slugger • The wood is specially selected from forests in Pennsylvania and New York • The trees they use must be at least fifty years old before they are harvested • After harvest, the wood is dried for six to eight months to a precise moisture level. The best quality wood is selected for pro bats; the other 90 percent is used for consumer market bats. According to Bradley, white ash is used for its combination of hardness, strength, weight, "feel," and durability.

  5. Maple • Maple bats cost more than white ash, but they often last longer as a result of their high strength • Barry Bond's amazing 73 home runs hit using maple bats in 2001 • Recent technology in drying wood has created bats with lower moisture content, which are light enough to make effective baseball bats • Maple wood is endowed with a tight grain that offers many of the qualities suited for smacking a baseball. The finer the grade of maple, the more expensive the bat

  6. Bamboo • Bamboo came onto the scene in the 2000s, with the first bamboo bats produced by a company called BamBooBats • Constructed by pressing strips of bamboo together • Can take a lot of mishits without breaking • Major League Baseball does not allow the use of bamboo bats because they are considered composite, not wooden

  7. Problem • Since they are wood, the will break • There are a few weaknesses on the bat • 260 bats this year in MLB

  8. Process • It is different for Bamboo • Lumberjacks are paid to take down trees for many products including Baseball bats! • When trees are cut down the limbs and other scraps are what the bats are actually made out of • Branches and limbs are trimmed down and shaped into long cylinder pieces of wood. After they then placed into what they call a lathe, which you can buy at tool and hardware stores, and the machine and turned on and shaped to specific needs of whoever the bat is produced for. • At the end, it starts to just spin and you would take a low grade cloth and hold the it on the bat to sand and make the bat more smooth to the touch.

  9. Process (Cont.) • When it is done, the bat is moved to the painting area for it to be colored, customized, finished • People can get their name, number, or basically anything on the bat • Depending on the company, they will usually print their name on the bat or even put the sticker on

  10. Fun facts • About 40,000 trees per season • best white ash comes from parts of Pennsylvania, New York, and several other northeastern states where the terrain, soil, and climate are most favorable to its growth • In our history we have used Northern White Ash, Hickory, Oak, and Maple. However, today approximately 52% of our professional bars are made from Maple and 48% are Ash (Louisville Slugger) • • Edd Roush of the Cincinnati Reds used the heaviest bat, a 48 ounce piece of timber • Six million (most ever)

  11. Local Companies • BWP • Chandler Bat Company

  12. The End

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