Mallets

Well, these are without a doubt the prettiest mallets I’ve ever seen.

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

nice work, do you use the small one often?

-- Rob (A) Waxahachie,TX

Very cool!

-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.

Very nice. Do you use them? They look too nice to use for everyday malletry

-- Maplewood, MN

Thanks for the comments. I do use them, more so the small one. The big one is a little too big. At some time, I plan to make another small one with a slightly larger head and as a dead-blow type.

-- Jack - Mission Viejo, Calif

Indeed skillfully crafted mallets! those should be in display case :)

Another great project. Nice class you took!

-- Bob A in NJ

I like these. The contrasting woods make this an interesting piece. There is nothing wrong to make a tool that not only is functional but also looks good.

I will have to put one of these on my to do list now that I am using hand tools more.

-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.

Those are beautiful! Wow. I agree with Charlie, they are the nicest I’ve seen. They are great as a set. I really like those.

Have you used them? In a way I hope not.

-- Dust collectors suck.

Now that is a nice pair of mallets. Well done.

-- Bill - "Suit yourself and let the rest be pleased." http://www.cajunpen.com/

those are awesome. I’m definatly not posting pics of the mallets i’ve made. Don’t suppose you want to share your technique? I want to make one.

Very nice work.

Did you dowel these to hold the handle in?

-- -John "Do I have to keep typing a smiley? Just assume it's a joke." www.flickr.com/photos/gizmodyne

The handle on the small mallet is blind dove-tailed into the head. The upper part of the handle on the large one is tapered so that it slides into the head from the top. The receiving slot in the head is also tapered so that when the head is about an inch or so from the end of the handle the head and handle are in full contact and won’t slide any further.

Dowels were used in the heads to aid in aligning the laminations.

-- Jack - Mission Viejo, Calif

As mentioned this mallet has seen some serious use. I didn’t realize how much bad it looks.

I guess it’s time to make another batch. Looked great when it was new.

The lead shot in the head makes it very effective, and the leather faces keeps it from marring work pieces.

Lee

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Lee – A question about the lead shot – did you happen to have some around when you made your dead-blow mallet or did you have a source for small quantities of the shot?

I haven’t found a source for small quantities and buying a 25lb bag of shot from a sporting goods store isn’t economical for making a mallet or two.

-- Jack - Mission Viejo, Calif

they are really way too nice to use them! awesome job!

-- Michael, Germany

Hi, neighbor, I like your mallets. I was planning on building a dead blow mallet. Got to finish my house first.

-- Mark 6:3 Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary ...

I have a dead blow design in mind but, I have to finish a few other things first as well.

-- Jack - Mission Viejo, Calif

Great work!

Thanks for the post

Callum

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