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I’m setting up my very first shop and noticed that I needed a few basic tools, one of which was a mallet, one tool I felt I could handle with the lack of any major power tools. So I grabbed a piece of 4/4 hard maple and began. It is not beautiful, but it’s the first, and that has to be worth something. The handle was hand carved, the mallet itself laminated as 4 pieces, two solid outer pieces and two center pieces. When I glued it all up I wrapped the handle in wax paper and then clamped like mad. I had to pound the handle out but it went back in beautifully. I also cut the faces with a slight bevel so to be level when pounding, or at least that’s the plan.
With the exception of the sanding it has been made entirely with hand tools. I used a japanese pullsaw and my absolutely horrible Buck Bros. #4 plane.
The maple I used was milled using a wood-mizer the old man had 2 years ago from wood off of family land.
-- Casey, Engineer, Escanaba, MI
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Zuki
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posted 371 days ago
sort of reminds me of the hammer that Thor (comic book hero) used to weild.
I bet it will be great for opening walnuts.
Nice work
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YooperCasey
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posted 371 days ago
Thanks Ebanista!
I’m undecided on a finish, I’d hate to have anything transfer to my work. 3X3X~5 is the dimensions on mine, swings nicely!
-- Casey, Engineer, Escanaba, MI
Todd A. Clippinger
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posted 371 days ago
You’re on your way!
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TomFran
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posted 371 days ago
Nice job! Looks like it will work great. Good way to get started.
-- Tom, Surfside Beach, SC - Romans 8:28
Greg Mitchell
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posted 371 days ago
Great job on the mallet Casey!
-- Greg Mitchell--Lowell, AR--gdamitchell@sbcglobal.net
Buckskin
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posted 371 days ago
Having just made one of these brutes myself out of redoak (http://lumberjocks.com/projects/3247) you can bet on a few things. 1. It packs a heck of a wallop. 2. Once you start using it, it will always be handy. I can’t figure out where I laid my pencil, but I know where that mallet is.
Great start!
cajunpen
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posted 371 days ago
Nice first project – it came out very nice and will be a welcome addition to your shop.
-- Bill - "Suit yourself and let the rest be pleased." http://www.cajunpen.com/
CharlieM1958
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posted 371 days ago
It’s great that your first creation is something you’ll be using for many years to come!
-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"
bryano
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posted 371 days ago
nice job, its nice to creat your own tools. you appreciate it every time you use it. I dont think i would put a finish on any thing except the handle
-- bryano
Dadoo
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posted 370 days ago
Maybe Buckskin should put a pencil holder in his mallet, huh?!
I’d build one of these but my wife would use it as an “attitude alignment tool” on me.
So, what’s your next tool/jig gonna be?
-- Bob Vila would be so proud of you!
Grumpy
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posted 370 days ago
Welcome Yooper. That mallet should last a long time.Great job.
-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python
Karson
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posted 370 days ago
Great job on the mallet. I keep trying to figure out how many I need and the sizes so I’m without at the present time.
I’d like a small brass one to lightly tap a chisel and then an adjuster and fitter mallet.
-- Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com
clieb91
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posted 369 days ago
Yooper,
Great looking tool sure it will come in handy. Welcome to LumberJocks.
CtL
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woodgrain411
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posted 369 days ago
Nice tool looks very solid, Welcome to LumberJocks.
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