Cabinet Maker's Mallet

Great looking mallet. I really like the head.

Careful, careful!

-- Gary - Never pass up the opportunity to make a mistake look like you planned it that way - Tyler, TX

very cool lookin’ mallets

Great mallet, and a good safety lesson!

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

Great looking Mallet. Thanks for pointing it out to me.

-- 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 †

Good looking mallet – thanks for posting and for the safety reminder, glad to hear that you weren’t hurt to badly.

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

I’d tease you about the kickback if I wasn’t scared I’d jinx myself. Really, thanks for the post on the project as well as the lesson learned. If I’m reading your process right, I’ve cut boards in a similar manner as well. I have been decent about using a blade guard/splitter, but it isn’t always feasible. I think we’d better invest in an overhead guard and stand-alone splitter.

-- Jeff, South Carolina

Beautiful mallet.

-- Jiri

You noticed I didn’t have a splitter, I have been doing some research on that, for now I am thinking about this for now or maybe a dedicated thin kerf ripping blade and the thin kerf version of this splitter. Long term is a TS replacement with riving knives built in.

And of course a decent Bandsaw whose blade doesn’t wander over heck and high water so I can re-saw with it.

-- //FC - Round Rock, TX - "Experience is what you get just after you need it"

Good looking mallet, looks like it” wood” do the job. mike

-- (You just have to please the man in the Mirror) Mike from Michigan -

That is a great mallet. I am glad you were not injured more than you were. And thanks, by sharing the incident you may have helped the rest of us think a bit more about our shop safety.

Sike:

That’s a crazy looking mallet. Very unusual. I like it!

Sorry to hear about your finger. Hope it wasn’t too bad.

Lee

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

Nice mallet! I agree that putting the thin strip between the fence and blade is asking for trouble. Anti-kickback pawls and a zero clearance throat plate are a must as well. A nice thin strip jig that allows the strip to lay off to the waste side of the blade is easy to make and helps keep the wood from flying around. I’ve even used a push stick that keeps the hands up high to just rip down wide stock by adjusting the fence each time. I used the handle of an old handsaw to layout the handle. Its comfortable in my hand, and it works great for pushing and keeping pressure down on the workpiece. Hope the finger heals up soon for making more Xmas gifts!