A Five-wood-scrap Mallet

thanks Serge i need one too.going to go with this one.

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Hello Serge

This a nice wood mallet

I like the design and the simplicity of the construction

Another project for me for the future

Thanks for sharing

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I like it, great job. Thanks for sharing!

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A very nice and handy-dandy mallet. Gotta have some sort of mallet in the shop.

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I should have done mine this way, with the 5 scraps. Instead I did mine the hard way. I laminated 4 layers of white oak and then cut a mortise down through the head. Would have been much easier to do it this way. Nice mallet. Happy woodworking to you.

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So simple and easy. I’m heading to the shop to get started on one. Thanks Bricofleur!!!

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Good project, I could use a mallet like this! Question: in the fourth picture, the one of the glue-up, what is the brand of the gray/black bottom clamp? It doesn’t look like a JET.

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Thank you all for your comments. As mentioned, this is one quick and easy way to make a great wooden mallet.

@lab7654: The clamp you’re talking about is made by Bessey for a large local tool and wood retailer. Busy Bee Tools used to sell the same clamps under their Craftex brand. The red ones on the picture are genuine Bessey clamps.

@planeBill: On a positive point of view, you practiced digging a mortise while making your mallet.

Best,

Serge

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Really nice, and really clever.
All wood and glue.
Best thoughts,
Mads

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