Patent ID: 8152662

Claim:
A method for manufacturing a laminated wooden baseball bat, said bat having a length, diameter and drop number, said method comprising the steps of: a. selecting a plank of wood that is select grade or better, said plank having a length equal to or greater than said bat length, b. cutting said plank into one or more strips, said one or more strips having a width equal to or greater than said bat diameter; c. cutting said one or more strips on a diagonal to form two wedges per strip wherein each of the two wedges is a right triangle; d. matching the pair of wedges from at least one of said strips; e. applying glue to at least one side of each wedge; f. forming said wedges into a billet such that said matching pair of wedges is oriented back-to-back, g. applying pressure to said billet until said glue sets.