When I started Barnwood Bats five years ago, it wasn't some grand business plan. It was just me, Pete Gorman, in my barn out back, making a couple of bats for my boys. 

I was coaching their Little League team in Metrowest at the time, and I told the players, "Whoever shows me they work the hardest, I'll give you one of these bats for free." Next thing I know, parents are coming up saying, "Hey, I heard you're making bats. Can you make one for my kid?"

That's how it all started—word of mouth, because honestly, these bats came out wicked good. 

Baseball's been in my blood since I was a kid. I played through high school, spent a year at UConn Avery Point as a pitcher and continued playing Stan Musial until I had kids. My passion for baseball continued as I coached my three boys in little league and I continue to coach club baseball now.   My love for the game never left and now I get to share a little bit of my passion beyond my boys and their friends with every kid who swings a Barnwood Bat.

I've spent most of my life after baseball in construction, but my love for woodworking took a turn when I realized I could make these bats and have fun doing it! 

Now, 100 bats later, I'm still making each one by hand, one at a time, right here in Ashland, MA. I don't rush 'em. Each bat gets the same meticulous attention to detail you won't find from those big companies. A Barnwood Bat isn’t just another piece of wood going through a machine.

I source all my billets from a company up in Maine—only the best wood makes a Barnwood Bat.. Every bat goes through the ink dot test and gets steel-pressed barrels—professional standards, every time.

There's something special about knowing exactly who made the bat you're holding at the plate. Not some factory worker halfway across the world, or an industrial machine in a warehouse somewhere, but just a regular guy, having some fun, working in his barn. I put the same care into these bats as I do with the furniture, tables, and cabinets I build. When you order from Barnwood Bats, you're getting more than wood—you're getting a piece of craftsmanship that connects you to the game the way it was meant to be played. 

That's the Barnwood Bats difference. Handmade. One at a time. By a guy who gives a damn.