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I know this is boring stuff, but I need to prove that I'm still in the shop
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I'm working through some plane setting gift mallets for some of my planehead friends on this great site. This one is of 3/4" brass from McMaster (who, as I've said many times before, has the most freaky shipping speed of any company I've ever dealt with; If I had three thumbs, I'd put them all up). Cheap, too.
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This is simply a rosewood spindle piece that I brought down to 3/8 on the lathe (EZwood finisher). Took is from 120 to 2000. I used a freaky mix to finish it: local beeswax, turp, and a good bit of shredded PennState PPP light and dark bars. I leave a bit cake of local beeswax floating in the mixture and over a few months, it dissolves. I'm no scientist, but it's a really cool mixture (I actually have the actual ratio concoction if anyone's interested). I chucked the raspy 3/8" end into my drill press and dressed the dimple left from the tail stock. I left the tenon really dirty.
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I made a pneumatic press back when I was in my pen phase and I started pressing the tenon into the brass, shaving a bit, pressing again, you know the drill. When it was well seated, I burned both sides with a Dagger and you couldn't twist the head with all your might. This is the first time I've tried this.
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I like the heavier weight of the large brass rod. I can't recall which brass I ordered, but it's heavy. I also like the shortness of the handle. I can't really say why, though.
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Anyway, I appreciate you looking at it.
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I'm working through some plane setting gift mallets for some of my planehead friends on this great site. This one is of 3/4" brass from McMaster (who, as I've said many times before, has the most freaky shipping speed of any company I've ever dealt with; If I had three thumbs, I'd put them all up). Cheap, too.
.
This is simply a rosewood spindle piece that I brought down to 3/8 on the lathe (EZwood finisher). Took is from 120 to 2000. I used a freaky mix to finish it: local beeswax, turp, and a good bit of shredded PennState PPP light and dark bars. I leave a bit cake of local beeswax floating in the mixture and over a few months, it dissolves. I'm no scientist, but it's a really cool mixture (I actually have the actual ratio concoction if anyone's interested). I chucked the raspy 3/8" end into my drill press and dressed the dimple left from the tail stock. I left the tenon really dirty.
.
I made a pneumatic press back when I was in my pen phase and I started pressing the tenon into the brass, shaving a bit, pressing again, you know the drill. When it was well seated, I burned both sides with a Dagger and you couldn't twist the head with all your might. This is the first time I've tried this.
.
I like the heavier weight of the large brass rod. I can't recall which brass I ordered, but it's heavy. I also like the shortness of the handle. I can't really say why, though.
.
Anyway, I appreciate you looking at it.