My Cabinet Maker's Mallet

Fine looking basher, I need to make one of these!

-- --Chuck

GREAT JOB! I saved the pictures for future reference.

-- Only the Shadow knows....................

Good looking Walnut buster. It’s a beauty.

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

This is a a nice mallet. Thanks for the info about the 3M sanding pads. I have never used them but will have to put them on my list. Since I don’t have a mallet I will have to put one of these on my to-do list.

Thanks for the post.

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

Very nice overall shape. The wood choice is spectacular.

-- My favorite piece is my last one, my best piece is my next one.

Thanks guys! This mallet didn’t follow the recipe in the magazine. My original intent was to make all three mallets at the same time. I milled all of the lumber for them at the same time, however I had to rush to get the other two done for Christmas and the third one (mine of course) fell to wayside. I finally got the time to pick this back up last week. Once I did, I realized that both of the 3/16” thick maple boards that held the blanks had an awful deep snipe on one end of each of them. So looking around my pile of scraps I came across a 15” long by 1/4” wide piece of mahogany that would perfectly, feed through planner, one problem solved. Now the dilemma was layout of the layers, with a count of 6-5-2 vs. 7-6. This is where my wife’s eye comes in. We picked out the outside two layers in walnut, she then arranged the inside layers in a very pleasing manner I think.

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

It looks really nice. Is it a trophy, or are you going to use it?

Beautiful mallet. Since I’m of the ign’ant sort (and don’t get ShopNotes), do you mind sharing the history behind the shape of the cabinet maker’s mallet?

-b

good job. I really like the contrasting woods. Kep up the good work.

-- Scott, Kentucky ----- "Let us so live that when we come to die even the undertaker will be sorry" Mark Twain

that looks great. i especially like the lamination. thanks for the post.

Ben
The overall shape is for cabinet makers, the large end is convex to avoid denting the piece when you knock it in to place, or out after a dry fit. The smaller end is curved a bit to allow you to work down on the inside of drawers.

rikkor
I built it to used in my work. I hope to knock many things around with it.

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

Great looking mallet! I love all the laminations, they really give it a special look.

-- Robb

Beautiful work. Is this a veneer hammer or a chisel basher? The finer radius suggests use as a veneer hammer.

-- Phil, Near San Diego, CA

I am using it very well a cabinet makers mallet. Works great, for that, when it comes to veneering I have no clue, just use a J-Roller, but I am just a nube…..

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

A Veneer Hammer is used when applying veneer (real wood) using hide glue and a substrate. Very cool and time tested. To make your mallet into a veneer hammer you would insert a strip of brass or aluminum along the width of the narrow end. See http://lumberjocks.com/projects/5992 for picture.

-- Phil, Near San Diego, CA