Comments on: Anatomy of a Vintage Base Ball Bat

By: cumanagoto

cumanagoto — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 15:03:39 +0000

God bless this man!
God bless this man!

By: deepcosmiclove

deepcosmiclove — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 15:03:39 +0000

It’s not a fungo …
It’s not a fungo bat. Those are much longer. Like the fellow said, this was a style of bat used in the 1880′s where the barrel wasn’t much bigger than the handle. The guys didn’t hit for power back in those days.

By: texasneale

texasneale — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 15:03:39 +0000

Vintage bats from …
Vintage bats from times when players like Ty Cobb and Nap Lajoie played looked like that.

By: muumuu8

muumuu8 — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 15:03:39 +0000

That is not a fungo …
That is not a fungo. Read the description.

By: HarrisonArcenal

HarrisonArcenal — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 15:03:39 +0000

it’s a fungo… …
it’s a fungo… it’s a bat used for coaches during drills/practice.

It helps the coach hit the ball without using most of his strength. With the way this designed, the bat does most of the work. Rather than an old man huffing and puffing after 4 swings.

By: Cookie2953

Cookie2953 — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 15:03:39 +0000

wat the that …
wat the that dont look like no bat…wheres the barrel at??

By: pdga3791

pdga3791 — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 15:03:39 +0000

Nice work Bob! You …
Nice work Bob! You learned a good trade!
Keep it up.

By: classicboy222

classicboy222 — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 15:03:39 +0000

Is there a reason …
Is there a reason for the very short bevel on his roughing tool?

By: PJalst

PJalst — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 15:03:39 +0000

Looks like he’s …
Looks like he’s making fungos

By: johnjames92oo

johnjames92oo — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 15:03:39 +0000

Nice Lathe !!!!!!!! …
Nice Lathe !!!!!!!!!!!!!!