Large Mallet

That is one beautiful mallet! Love the wood.

-- Ken, "Everyday above ground is a good day!"

You can knock some heads with that.
Very nice.

-- Pete, "It isn't broken, you just aren't using it right."

Good looking kerplunker.

-- W James Brokenbourgh Custom furniture maker http://artisticwoodstudio.com/

Hi Jeffrey. That mallet will get destroyed really fast, as side grain against a steel edge will quickly crush to pieces. It’s too nice to ruin. I suggest you cut yourself a short round piece from a small tree or a large branch, drill a hole in the middle for a handle (also a branch cut-off?). That way you would be using end grain to beat your fore with. It will still be kind to the steel, but last a lot longer. Your choice of course, but I think you will see what I mean quickly enough.

-- Mike, American in Norway

You are totally right Mike I am not going to use it for that any more … Thank you for the knowledge my friend I will take your advice…I have a really old small froe can’t wait to get the new one it is maybe 14” blade length, do you have one?
Thanks for sharing

-- Cosmicturner

No Jeffrey, I don’t have a foe, but they are really nice to have. I used to split logs to make turning blanks and I found that pounding steel wedges worked better with an wooden end grain crude sledge. Working green wood is a real joy. If I were younger I would do more of it.

-- Mike, American in Norway

awesome

-- Joel -- http://diversitywoodworks.wordpress.com

Jeffrey Your mallet is beautiful for sure … but due to the nature of rotted wood (spaulting) it will be destroyed easily by any seious whacking. Or maybe I am not understanding.

You are correct I have made four mallet in the last few days and none really turned out as desired but I have one I am using I will post it…it looks pretty strange but seems to work really well this one with spalting
will be saved from the froe…fear the froe

-- Cosmicturner