Bat Finished!

Today I finished turning my bat!! It's such a great feeling to have accomplished it! I put so much work into it and I finally have something to show for it. Turning the handle turned out to be a big challenge and I thought I might break it the same way I broke the mini-bat, but by turning up the speed to over 2500 rpm, and really being meticulous with my strokes, I did it. I was very nervous during the process and the risk of breaking my one piece of wood made the accomplishment that much greater. I sanded it off pretty well but will probably hit it one more time just to get it super smooth. Then I may wax it to get a nice finish if I can get some wax at the store. This will most likely be my last journal entry as my blog will be hitting the printers tomorrow for my hard copy submission to my teacher. I have learned a lot through this project and would like to thank all of the people that have read this blog and I hope that you learned something. For your satisfaction, here is a final picture of the bat. 

Bat Update

I have started to compose my written materials for my project. I can't believe it is almost over. I got a bunch of work done on my bat Thursday, and only have the handle left to turn and then some sanding to do before I have the finished product. I am planning on getting this done tomorrow after school but I will have to see what I am able to accomplish. Here's a picture of the bat right now. The barrel is on the right side.