North Of The Border!
In England, they will take a tree, cut it down,
remove the branches and the bark until they are
left with a cylinder of wood. Turn it on a lathe
and whittle away until they are left with a perfectly formed bat.
The bat will be cured and treated to strengthen it and then,
when it is finally ready, they will use it to knock a leather
ball around a park.
In Scotland, they just throw the bloody tree!