As we progress to step 4, I do hope you’re finding this worthwhile. Even if you never make a “Spiral End Mallet”, maybe the principals here might be useful in other projects. If I see you adapting some of these ideas, then I will feel like I actually accomplished something with the blog. I’ve not done a blog like this before, so your input is important to me. Now—-lets see how to band the medallion. This is much simpler to explain than the last part.
First you need to clean up the edge. The hole saw does OK, but it might need a little touch-up.Here’s the process. These pictures are somewhat misleading—I forgot to photogragh before I glued the band on. That’s OK, because The process is the same. Picture 3 shows a sanding block
Cut strips about 1/16” thick, a little wider than the width of the medallion. They should be longer than the outside perimeter of the medallion. Soak in water for 15 or 20 minutes. I found it helped to pre-bend the strips
on a jig made frome a scrap cut with the same hole saw that was used to cut the medallion.
You will trim the length before glue-up. I left this overnight. Now it will be easier to fit and glue. Carefully fit the length to precisely fit around the medallion. Glue and clamp with the appropriate size hose clamp. Allow to dry overnight.
Clean-up again on the lathe. You may put 2 or 3 bands on the medallion. You could alternate woods for a different effect. Clean-up on your lathe between every band to keep everything round and neat. I showed using the sanding block first. A straight scraper works well on the band.
Drill a hole in a scrap with the fortsner bit you will use on the end of your mallet. Use this to check the fit of the medallion. Trim as needed on the lathe.
Now we are ready to begin the mallet itself. Part 5 on the way, SOON
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patron
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posted 98 days ago
i’m learning , kent
one detail at a time ,
that’s the ticket .
thanks .
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SPalm
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posted 98 days ago
Thanks Kent. This has been fun to watch.
Steve
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PurpLev
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posted 98 days ago
sweet! thanks for taking the time to document the process, this can come to use in so many different ways (if I can only figure out those ways though…lol)
looking forward to the next episode….
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Kent Shepherd
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posted 98 days ago
David, One detail at a time is all my wee little mind can handle. With my typing ability, you should see how long it takes me to post. I never dreamed growing up in woodworking that you would have to become a computer expert (HA! HA!) and photogragher in order to share your work.
Thanks for the interest.
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patron
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posted 98 days ago
me bruto , i carpenter .
built outhouse, know everything ,
want more money !
lend me tools , and pencil ,
i fix , you like !
-- david ,new mexico ,allheart
Innovator
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posted 98 days ago
Kent , thanks for the update.
The series has been interesting
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posted 97 days ago
keep up the good work. now all i need to do is find the time to go out to the shop and build something that i want rather than things i need. i have mallets, so this falls under want and not need for now. thanks
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degoose
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posted 97 days ago
I like the use of the hose clamp.. outside the box.
This blog is moving along very nicely.
Hey bruto that janitors job is still open… lol…
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patron
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posted 97 days ago
yo , goose ,
can i have a cutting
board to eat from ?
big one ,
i hungry !
bruto
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a1Jim
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posted 97 days ago
great blog Kent really cool and interesting
-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon
Grumpy
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posted 90 days ago
Very clever use of that hose clamp Kent.
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Occie gilliam
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posted 48 days ago
Thanks Kent the hose is a great idea i learned a lot from this
you did a great job on this
Occie
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