PMallet

Looks like a good mallet. It does have a good figure.

-- jack -- ...measure once, curse twice!

That’s a great save Sharon. Pallet to mallet indeed. Instead of being in a landfill, this oak will be helping you make fine projects.

-- On the eighth day God was back in His woodworking shop! Lenny, East Providence, RI

Good Looking Mallet, Sharon… Being Oak, that must have some nice heft to it…

-- Mike in Concord, NH---Unpleasant tasks are simply worthy challenges to improve skills.

Very nice! I might like to follow along with my own mallet one of these days. I have a lot of pallet wood here.

-- Gary, Los Angeles, video game animator

Thanks guys,

Mike – as for the heftiness. I was surprised by how light it felt once I got all the parts cut out for it. not that it’s light – but I guess I was expecting it to be heavier. it does good though – it has a very balanced feel to it both in total weight, and in head-to-handle balance.

-- ㊍ When in doubt - There is no doubt - Go the safer route.

Very cool, Sharon!
I love the price!!

-- Don't let the perfect be the enemy of the good.

nice looking mallet. Even if the heft is not what you were expecting, the long handle will give you the leverage you need.

-- “Don’t tell me what can’t be done, tell me what you want done then shut up and get out of my way and let me do it!”

Very nice Sharon. A great use of recycled materials.

-- I've been blessed with a father who liked to tinker in wood, and a wife who lets me tinker in wood. Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

Dont get me wrong folks – it’s hefty enough :) I guess my point was more that I thought it would just be heavier – which I am glad it’s not since that would put unnecessary strain on me.

As for recycling materials – I originally had mighty plans for these pallets for some outdoor projects, and milled/laminated boards together to get thicker boards that I can actually work with. it took 9 slats and 1/4qt of glue to make 6 1.5”x1.5”x40” boards and 1/2 a day of labor – all in all, I am still not sure the electricity use, planer blades (adding total usage) and the time would qualify this as being green. But thats what I have to work with, and so far so good.

This mallet on the other hand only used 1 slat, and minimal labor – so I would definitely consider this one green!

-- ㊍ When in doubt - There is no doubt - Go the safer route.

Looks like a good wacker.
How did you attach the head? You say it is laminated, so I can guess…

Steve

-- -- I'm no rocket surgeon

Hey Sharon,

Nice mallet pallet!

Lee

-- by Lee A. Jesberger http://www.prowoodworkingtips.com http://www.ezee-feed.com

Good work Sharon! Many of my projects are made from recycled wood. I hate too see good wood go to waste!

-- Lorna, Cape Cod

Steve – I uploaded 2 more pictures to show you the attachment of the head – it has nothing to do with the lamination – although since all the parts come from a single board, it was easier to get a perfect fit in thickness. that aside – the construction is just a standard wedge with edges at 4° to one another. the center head-blocks inside are cut at 2° on each side, so that the wedge will create a perfect fit between all parts inside and eliminate gaps once pounded in.

since the head and handle grain go in perpendicular direction – I’m not sure it would be wise to otherwise glue the head to the handle – which again was another reason I chose the wedge method.

The mallet head front and back (end grain parts) are cut at 1° slope.

Lee – when all else fails – I can always use the mallet to ship merchandise :)

Thanks Lorna – I know exactly what you mean about seeing good wood go to waste. and hardwood pallets usually have a high percentage of good usable material. only thing is – it takes some work to get it to a usable state :)

-- ㊍ When in doubt - There is no doubt - Go the safer route.

Nice mallet and thanks for including the x-ray view form Sketchup. ;)

-- Galootish log blog, http://www.timberframe-tools.com

glad it’s helpful swirt

FYI: I just drew the SketchUp model now to illustrate how I built the mallet earlier (using my BoardMaker plugin by the way ;) ).

-- ㊍ When in doubt - There is no doubt - Go the safer route.