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I have been wanting to make a mallet for a while and just have not found the time. In truth, we all find the time to do the things we really want to do so rather than put it off any longer I went down stairs lat night and threw a chunk of maple on the lathe. I saved this from the saw mill’s burn barrel. I have to get back there this month and save a few more project bones from his barrels.
The brown marks are where I was holding some saw dust to the wood and it started burning. It looked nice (and smelled good) so I tried to make a pattern with it. At the same time I thought that the heat might make the ends harder and maybe make it last longer. I am pretty new to turning so this is all trial and (many) errors for me :)
-- "so much to learn and so little time"..
10 comments so far
lazyfiremaninTN
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posted 474 days ago
Good looking mallet. Nice Mach 5 and Gumby. Is that a transformer next to the mallet?????
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Bradford
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posted 474 days ago
It looks at home with your collection.
-- so much wood, so little time. Bradford.
snowdog
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posted 474 days ago
LazyFireman- yes that is more than meets thhe eye :)
-- "so much to learn and so little time"..
thetimberkid
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posted 474 days ago
Great job!
Thanks for the post
Callum
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jeanmarc
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posted 474 days ago
Good looking mallet.Great job!
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trifern
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posted 474 days ago
Nice piece of persuasion. Thanks for sharing.
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Dick, & Barb Cain
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posted 473 days ago
Very nice!
The burnt stripes give it some class.
Did you ever try burning grooves in a piece with a piece of wire?
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rikkor
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posted 473 days ago
That is a fine serviceable mallet. Nice work.
brianinpa
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posted 473 days ago
Very nice and the stripes add a little extra.
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GuyK
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posted 473 days ago
Very nice mallet. I would think, that there is a lot of good scraps in that burn barrel. From what I have seen in it sometimes, makes me want to buy a lathe.
-- Guy Kroll