Abstract: A laminated ball bat is provided having a handle end and a barrel end. The laminated ball bat includes first and second laminae cut from an elongate wood block. The elongate wood block has first and second spaced ends with the ends spaced lengthwise of the elongate wood block and has grain running lengthwise between the first and second ends. The first and second laminae each have first and second ends corresponding to the first and second ends of the elongate wood block and have at least one curved growth ring portion opening in a direction transverse to a line extending between the first and second ends of each of the first and second laminae.

Abstract: A laminated rifle stock includes first and second layers cut from a wood blank having growth rings. The second layer is rotated about a longitudinal axis thereof or widthwise with respect to the first layer such that the growth rings of the first layer substantially mirror the growth rings of the second layer.