Baseball bat rack question

[MGHPro]

That's a nice rack too . This is the other style

[perezfan]

Yup... But it's not as sturdy as the horizontal wood type.

I love the look of the vertical metal one, but there's also a feature I do not like. It wasn't made for the very early thick-handled bats. The recessed areas (where the handles rest) are made for bats with a skinnier handle.

Those great early thick-handled war clubs will not fit as nicely into this rack. It can still be used, but looks a bit un-tidy. I had to put all of my thinnest-handle models in the vertical H&B Rack, as a result.

Hope all of this is helpful, and let us know how your project turns out!

[ooo-ribay]

Wasn't there also a H&B (or possibly Adirondack) "carousel" type metal rack where the bats hung vertically?

[perezfan]

Yes... Lelands just had one in their latest auction...

http://www.lelands.com/Auction/Aucti...adsby-Bat-Rack

That type seems to be the most popular, but perhaps more for contemporary bats.

[WWGjohn]

I've got about 170 vintage bats, 110 or so of them hand made 19th century bats of all shapes and dimensions. I have them on tie racks purchased from a department store display manufacturer. I fashioned leather strips into two loops with a loop that fits over the knob and the other over the tie rack bar. Nice thing is the rack rotates so I can easily find what I'm looking for. Each rack can hold up to around 40 bats.

The vintage racks you guys have are awesome!!

John

[Bill Rayburn]

Hey John...that sounds cool, how about some pictures.

[WWGjohn]

Bill,

Will get some posted tomorrow.

John