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13 July 2013 at 5:08 pm #14715
I made a mallet, following Paul’s guide on his blog. The head is laminated from three pieces of maple, the handle is oak. I’ve not shaped the handle yet as I’m seeing where I hold it most – the head is quite heavy so it’s a bit of an adjustment!
Pretty quick to make and shape. Fun project!
George.
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You must be logged in to view attached files.13 July 2013 at 6:11 pm #14722Nice looking mallet, great job. Your shop looks awesome also from what I can see.
Steve
13 July 2013 at 6:34 pm #14724Nice job George.
Have a plastic face hammer like Paul uses but I still prefer my old mallet. I also have a carvers mallet that’s quite nice to use as well.
I have always wanted to make a mallet out of a bit of Lignum Vitae as one of these will last for ever.
13 July 2013 at 8:48 pm #14730Nice job George, it looks like you have loads of natural light in your shop
14 July 2013 at 3:36 am #14735The mallet looks great. Gotta ask what are the ski goggles on your bench for?
Dan Marshall
14 July 2013 at 9:13 am #14741Thanks for the comments!
Steve, it’s my new shop. I’ll post some more pics once I’ve tidied it up a little! Still moving bits and pieces around as I use it more.
Mark, I’ve been using the plastic face hammer until now. It’s been fine until I tried it with a mortise chisel. It doesn’t have the mass to give the chisel a proper strike, unlike this one that is probably going to require me to go to the gym! I may make a smaller one that is easier to wield.
David, we’re having a bit of a heat wave at the moment here in England. It was 31 degrees (Celsius) in the shop yesterday, so lots of natural light. And sweat!
Dan, the goggles are safety goggles I wear when using the band saw. They’re pretty much air tight and fit over normal glasses. Great for keeping very fine dust out of my eyes. It looks a bit weird wearing them though, especially with a respirator and ear defenders!
George.
14 July 2013 at 12:19 pm #14749George you wont have to go to Gym you will be surprised how nice a mallet is to use. In fact you’l be using less force and for those little taps needed to do more intricate work is so easy. 😉
Plastic/rubber hammer lot at work putting office furniture together a good assembly hammer. -
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