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Posted By: John Harrell

Spalding and other bat makers used not only wagon tongues but old wagon axles and wagon spokes from large freight type wagons. I have a Reach AX bat, made from axle wood. These woods were very dense, mostly from heart wood which made them very durable and less likely to crack or break (also very heavy). Back then heavy was seen as desirable and being very dense, these bats were especially heavy.

John