Mallet in mahogany and locust
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10 February 2015 at 5:46 am #124512
Finished a mallet this weekend, came out well. The head is supposed to be Philippine mahogany (common name for dark red meranti) that was salvaged from a boat cradle 30 years ago. Handle is black locust. Very heavy, but seems pretty easy to use. Head finished out at 27 ounces, didn’t weigh the handle. I’ll post some lessons learned when I’m at an actual keyboard, but thought I would post this from the phone for now. Well worth the build!
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You must be logged in to view attached files.10 February 2015 at 4:20 pm #124538Wesley,
I think those are mostly spokeshave shavings from the handle, they might be picking up some color on the camera from the bench top. I tend to use whatever leftover oil finish I have around on that when I flatten it and the last one was some cherry stained Danish oil, turned my bench top a manly pinkish color 🙂
10 February 2015 at 7:10 pm #124541Very nice Charles.
Doesn’t sound like the weight’s too far off, why not bigger muscles instead of smaller mallet?
Matt
11 February 2015 at 2:00 am #124554I wasn’t trying to say the weight is a negative. In fact I said it seems easy to use. A better way to say it would be that it is very heavy compared to the 12 oz hammer I have been using for these tasks, but that the weight is an asset and precisely why I built the mallet. I do think a slightly lighter head would improve the balance. I have no plans to change the size at this point, but I’ve only chopped one practise mortise with it.
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