We recently researched more than 15 DIY-friendly wood lathes before ultimately selecting one standout option—Grizzly Industrial’s 12-by-18-inch wood lathe—for testing. Our conclusion?

The process includes cutting a wood billet into a bat on a CNC lathe, hardening the bat with a deer antler, and staining the bat with a vivid color. These wooden bats take two to three days to ...