New KR3 Canadian Hard Rock Maple WoodsMan Ax Bat Enables you to use both sides of the new Unique Woodsman Handle AX Bat. Increase in Bat Swing Speed. Your Palm Just Glides Over the Flat portion of the handle increasing bat speed and reducing wrist fatigue. The Flattened knob adds comfort and protection against Hamate bone injury all the while functioning in combination with a cupped 2.57 inch diameter barrel as an OPTIMAL-BALANCE All of our hard maple billets are Hand Split by North America’s best quality producers to the highest baseball bat standards and from second-growth forests being regenerated each year. Our Pro Ink Dot Certified grade bats are vacuum dried Allowing the Sap to Fill in the Wood Matrix and then turned at low speeds (reducing the Heat keeping the wood from becoming brittle) Only the finest quality split stock and straight grain increases both the hardness and Trampoline Effect. Maple does not flex as much on impact as ash, thus driving the ball farther with Higher Batted Ball Exit Speeds. Black Finish on the Handle and a Slow Flame Burned Barrel with a High Gloss Finish for added wood grain Protection and Game Time Performance. WoodsMan AX Bats for Your Baseball Lumber Jack. 0.96 Handle 2.57 Barrel