by sam wiske mid- year presentation. goal my goal for the 8 th grade project is to build two...
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BYSAM WISKE
Mid- Year Presentation
Goal
My goal for the 8th grade project is to build two baseball bats that I would be able to use.
Researching
I needed to research the type of bats I wanted.
The three main choices: birch, ash and maple.
Researching Cont.
Ash- softer wood, wood flexes, flakes
Maple- doesn’t flake, doesn’t flex, hard wood
Birch- flexes more than maple, more durable than ash
Buying the Wood
I bought my wood from http://www.woodbillets.com/.
I bought one birch billet and one ash billet.
Birch Wood
Ash Wood
Researching
Needed to find the dimensions for the bats.
From www.pennstateind.com, I got the needed diameters for a 32 inch bat.
Increment Diameter
Knob 2”
4” 1”
8” 1”
12” 1 1/8”
16” 1 ¼”
20” 1 ¾”
24” 2 3/16”
28” 2 7/16”
32” 2 1/2 “
Graph
Planning
Measured out bat in increments of 4 inches.Marked each 4 inches with diameter.
Me measuring and pointing out increments with diameters.
Next Steps
Practice on smaller scale version of bat.
Start cutting my bat.
Tools Needed
LatheChiselsSandpaperFinishOther various tools
Conclusion
Only problem is with a lathe.
On schedule to finish both bats by May.
Works Cited
Birch, Ash and Maple Wood. Digital image. Spider Bats. Vorticy Sports, Inc., 2008. Web. 14 Dec. 2013.
"Turning Baseball Bat Blanks." Pennstateind.com. PSI Woodworking Products, 2005. Web. 15 Dec. 2013.
Townsend, Troy. Personal Interview. Nov. 2013Townsend, Troy. Personal Interview. Oct. 2013
"Why Birch?" Birch Bats. Birch Bats, n.d. Web. 22 Sept. 2013 "Maple vs Ash: Which Wood Type for Baseball Bats? | HittingWorld.com."HittingWorld.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Sept. 2013. Bass, Carl. "Turning a Baseball Bat." Instructables.com. Autodesk, 2013. Web. 22 Sept. 2013.