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Carpenters (?) mallet

Project by rtb posted 211 days ago 575 views 1 time favorited 9 comments Add to Favorites Watch

I recently added a mortise chisel to my set of bench chisels. It immediately became apparent that this was a chisel that was meant to be hammered. Not being happy with the feel of striking with a dead blow hammer I consulted and reviewed with my #1 resource file ie LJ’s. In the frugal spirit of maximizing resources, it is made from hickory cut-offs.The handle was glued from 2 1 in boards and the head end sanded to a tendon the thickness of 1 board which in turn became the middle board of the head. The handle was turned on the lathe and the head trimmed and sanded. Both pieces were then assembled and glued.

-- RTB. "dumb animals are not stupid they simply can't talk "


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robbinscabin

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posted 211 days ago

Very nice! I love a project that is actually useful! Great project.

-- Robbinscabin

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a1Jim

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posted 211 days ago

That’s striking.. Looks really good it should last a long time.

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon

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bookworm

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posted 211 days ago

Very nice! Almost too nice to use.

-- "I asked my wife if I look dorky in the video below where I'm planing that long piece of wood. Her reply: "It's all dorky."" - Mitch Roberson from his blog Furnitude

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mtnwild

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posted 211 days ago

Great mallet! Good lookin’ handle there. Nice griping areas. Looks like a good size for weight and strike. Cool…..

-- mtnwild (Jack), It's not what you see, it's how you see it.

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DaleM

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posted 211 days ago

Nice. I think useful things are the best kind of project too. That’s on my project list when I get time. I’ve been using a rubber mallet but need a wooden one. I guess I’ll have to work on my turning skills. I just got back from down your way. I left Kentucky yesterday to come back to New York. It would have been hard to leave except we are having record high temps here so it’s nice up north right now too. My heart is still in Kentucky even though I’m a Yankee now.

-- Dale Manning, Carthage, NY

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TraumaJacques

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posted 211 days ago

Last time i saw one of this nice the guy said ” not guilty” I could have kissed ,the guy nice mallet.

-- All bleeding will eventually stop.

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rtb

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posted 210 days ago

Thanks everyone. I can’t explain exactly how reached the conclusion that you see. All I can say is that it feels right. You’re quite right Dale, My dead blows (3) are rubber or at least rubber coated and use them for many different things but they just don’t feel right with chisels.Jack, i Figured the groves above the grip would deflect the blood so my grip wouldn’t get slippery lol. Robin you’re right i think the greatest satisfaction is in making something that you can put to use.

-- RTB. "dumb animals are not stupid they simply can't talk "

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Napaman

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posted 210 days ago

very cool…i noticed the angle of the hitting surface—-how does it feel?

-- Matt, Napa, CA...fun is beautiful...just trying to have some fun...

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rtb

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posted 210 days ago

Matt, solid. I read somewhere that 12 deg’s was the correct angle but can’t guarantee that it wasn’t of a degree or two.

-- RTB. "dumb animals are not stupid they simply can't talk "

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