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Found a piece of Sassafrass, it looked like a handle to a hammer.
So, I made a little mallet using oak 1×2’s as the head.
It is about 6 ounces, great for little carvings I have been doing by hand.
It was just the shape, and then I had to use it for something…...
I still have some of that Sassafrass stick left who knows….....
-- Measure once cut twice....oh wait....ooops.
7 comments so far
lew
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posted 510 days ago
Great looking hammer, Mike!
I read somewhere that some folks have an allergic reaction when working with sassafras.
Lew
Mike
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posted 510 days ago
I seem fine…..I seem fine…..I seem fine…. lol
No problems It is my first attempt at a mallet, just got tired of pushing my little hand carvers.
-- Measure once cut twice....oh wait....ooops.
SteveKorz
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posted 510 days ago
LOL… Mike, you and I are just alike! That’s awesome!
-- As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another. (Proverbs 27:17) †
trifern
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posted 510 days ago
Very nice looking mallet. Thank you for sharing.
-- My favorite piece is my last one, my best piece is my next one.
Lee A. Jesberger
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posted 509 days ago
Hi Mike;
I like your mallet very much. Nice work!
The handle has an Asian style which is very well suited to the planned use.
Lee
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Mike
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posted 509 days ago
Thanks Lee, it was my first attempt. I did it in about 1 hour. From the oak which I shaped on my belt sander then handed the final. It is just 2 pieces glued and oak doweled together, as I said it is not big or heavy. The handle is about 10 inches long.
My next project may just be an actual mallet.
-- Measure once cut twice....oh wait....ooops.
Dick, & Barb Cain
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posted 509 days ago
I like it very much.
When you said needed help, I thought you wanted someone to take it off of your hands.
You can send it my way.<;o)
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