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Maple vs. Ash: why baseball bats are exploding

Blog entry by kem posted 96 days ago 344 reads 0 times favorited 5 comments Add to Favorites

Wood science goes mainstream! NPR Science Friday featured a segment on the making of baseball bats and why it seems like more bats are breaking these days. They discuss everything from moisture content, grain direction, and beetle invasions. It’s pretty cool hearing about this form of woodworking. Check it out! (You’ll have to click on the play button on the left side to listen.)

-- Kevin

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posted 96 days ago

Thanks for the post. Will check it out.

-- -John "Do I have to keep typing a smiley? Just assume it's a joke." www.flickr.com/photos/gizmodyne

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posted 96 days ago

Thanks Kevin….

-- Chris

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posted 96 days ago

I love NPR, I will check it out.

Thanks!

-- Todd A. Clippinger, Montana, http://amcraftsman.com

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posted 96 days ago

Just caught a short blurb about this on, of all places, The Weather Channel.

Lew

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posted 95 days ago

They’re going to have to get them trees on steroids, to keep up with the ball players.

-- Tim -- http://tmuli.com

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