Question about the Louisville Slugger Natural Wood Baseball Bat: I received the bat but is it normal that the barrel has a clear finish but the handle has none?
618338
Yes! The bat handle is unfinished intentionally. This way it is easier to tape it or pine tar the handle and it doesn't slip as easily in bare hands.
1678244
yah but it wasn't really dirty. In some of the other reviews I read (before I got mine) that there was sticks and other things in the Raw Unrefined Ivory Shea Butter that some of the other buyers got. So I was a little on guard when mine came from my seller:) But it was all good:) I did like the 'how to' video on my seller's wed site said and really just a little grit was all I saw. Since refining it, it smooth and creamy:) I just hate that it gets hard after whip it and it sits:I but the heat of my hands soften it right back up:) So I am very satisfied with it:)
242118
it's plastic, megan, like the rest of the barrel, and has a drain hole. tae bottom is the same color, but without the woodgrain impression, as i rememberber. i never see the bottom. i have mine on a big stump, and it's full of nasturtiums. i like mine.
2152291
Call Louisville a Slugger, and have your receipt? My son had a bat a few years back the he loved!! However we had to replace it twice, as long as you have a receipt, I don't know why it would be a problem? I am not a LVL Slgr rep, but they stood by their product before
1594540
Nope. Looks new even after months of use. There's a black decal on the handle that washed off after a few weeks, but that just maked it look better!
915838
It has a very smooth finish. The one I ordered has no burrs on it at all and works like a champ.
2131805
Nope it's ready to go out of package bat does not have a sweet spot it has a sweet barrel lol
360864
Mine arrived with a very smooth finish. I sprayed painted it black without sanding and it looks great - very smooth and even finish. I can't speak to how evenly it would take a stain but the piece definitely arrived already sanded.
1256383
I just received mine. The handle is a combination of brushed metal and smooth. The markings appear to be etched on the brushed section in such a way that the markings are smooth to match the remainder of the spoon. Does that make sense?
340397
mine is polished and appear to have been oiled. asfor the question and answers comment they do have a natural finish available as I remember but it was more exo\pensive have not installed it yet
1295967
They do come with a very light finish with a "Husqvarna" stamp on one side and two universal symbols on the other side noting that you shouldn't use this axe as a hammer or a wedge. I sanded the handle for about five minutes and brought it down to the wood where I then applied a few coats of linseed oil which absorbed well. Looks great without the lettering and symbols on the handle and beautiful linseed oil finish.
1030076
It is a little rough because the bowl does not have any finish on it. It had been sanded smooth but needs to be oiled after cleaning each time inside & out. It is raw wood. I love it by the way. It is exactly what I wanted.
1320430
it seems kind of raw which gave it a little roughness feel to it. I used a nice wood oil I got for bowls and cutting boards at BBB. Now it seems to be nicer. It certainly does NOT have one of those shiny sealants that makes it almost seem like plastic! It is pretty nice. I would say I like it better every time I use it.
697646
The handle is painted wood. And although I've occasionally dropped my canes (I own four), the paint hasn't chipped.
1319943
I also purchased the Surge multi-tool with the black oxidized finish. Mine was not shiny either. It had a somewhat "oily" coating that did seem a little smudged but now after use looks just fine. It definitely should not have come with scratches on it however. I use the multi-tool everyday. It has taken a beating and just keeps on going. To me a few scratches would not have been a huge deal because, as a tool, I know that I will be adding some scratches as my own during use. But if the scratches bother you, I'm sure that would be a good enough reason to return it. Some advice though: do not return it and get something different. This is by far the best multi-tool that I have ever owned!
421057
The barrel is definitely not made of wood - it is made of some form of plastic. The wood grain finish only looks like it is made from wood.
925625
It is a nicely finished raw wood, but smooth and pleasing too look at on it's own.I have 3 of them. It could be re-finished if you wanted to, but is a nice stand alone finish too.