Wood Species

                                                                                         White Ash

 

White Ash (Fraxinus Americana) has been the staple in baseball bats since the game began. The heartwood of White Ash is somewhat brown in color, while the sapwood is nearly white. Norse mythology refers Ash as “the mighty tree that supports the heavens and below earth its roots went down to hell.”

White Ash is particularly sought because of the inherent qualities of this wood; strong, hard and stiff, and high resistance to shock. The wood is generally straight grained with a course uniform texture. Ash turns well and can be stained to a very good finish.

Our billets are cut from old growth wood and kin dried to 10%-12% moisture content. Growth rings per inch are from 8 to 12. This is no doubt White Ash has a proven track record in the game of baseball.

Hard Maple

     


Hard Maple (Acer Saccharum) is also known as Sugar Maple or Rock Maple. Black Maple (Acer Nigrum) is also considered a Hard Maple. Species of the soft maples are not considered for use in baseball bats. Hard Maple is a relatively new choice in baseball bats wood.  The heartwood of maple is a light reddish brown, in color, while the sapwood is commonly white.

Hard Maple has similar qualities to Ash in regard to strength, hardness, stiffness, and high resistance to shock. The wood is has fine, uniform texture and generally straight grained. Maple is somewhat heavier than Ash and billets must be dried to a lower moisture content to end up with similar weight Ash billets. When Maple bats break, they can break into a number of pieces. Maple turns well and is suitable for our high quality finishes.

Our billets are cut from old growth wood and kin dried to 6%-8% moisture content. Hard Maple gives players another choice in performance bats.

                                                                                        

    True Hickory 

        

 

                                                                                                             

 Yellow Birch

  

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