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I just recently bought a froe, and needed a mallet. So I did what most of us do. I searched the internet for a mallet. I was knee deep into a google search, when it occured to me. “HEY!! I own a lathe, and have the June/July 2004 issue of wood magazine. I can make my own.” Ok. I had to look up the wood magazine part.
Anyway, I made this out of scraps. The head is ash, and the handle/shaft is cherry.
-- David, Charlotte NC (http://beechcreeknaturals.etsy.com)
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Russel
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posted 500 days ago
Why buy a mallet? That was my question. Of course I don’t do any carving so my needs are minimal. However, when I do decide to buy a mallet, I’m going to buy yours. Well done.
-- Working at Woodworking www.VillageLaneFurniture.com
Roper
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posted 500 days ago
very nice, i love turning mallets they are so much fun.
-- Roper - Master of sawdust-
lew
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Double Satisfaction!
1. Making It 2. Pounding the tar out of something
Lew
trifern
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posted 500 days ago
Nice mallet. It turned out well. Thank you for sharing.
-- My favorite piece is my last one, my best piece is my next one.
snowdog
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posted 499 days ago
“It turned out well.” that is funny.
I see the grain pattern but cant figure out how it was put together (attached). Maybe it is just to early in the AM for me :) I have only started my cup of coffee I’ll come back to this later today.
-- "so much to learn and so little time"..
EdC
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posted 499 days ago
Very nice job
And you will get more satisfaction using the one you made vs. the one you would have bought.
We had to make a Maple mallet in College, it’s rectangular and laminated with eopoxy, it was one of our required projects.
I love beating things with it, and it does such a nice job. I still want to make one of Lee’s deadblow mallets.
-- Ed - Milan, IN