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Turning Your Own Baseball Bat

By Jack Masten
North Creek, NY

What does a retired Industrial Arts Teacher give his 15 year old grandson for a gift? Seeing that he is the starting catcher on his high school baseball team, why not make him a baseball bat from Northern White Ash?

Materials and tools needed

• Northern White Ash 3″ x 3″ x 36″ long
• Lathe
• Roughing gouge
• Parting tool
• Spindle Gouge
• Skew
• Band saw
• Finishing Supplies
• Caliper
• Ruler
• Pencil, paper, hardboard
• One Grandson (pictured)

Click here to see how Jack turned his own baseball bat and learn how to do it yourself!