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It's a mallet, but a really good one.

Review by Mike Lingenfelter posted 651 days ago 603 views 0 times favorited 6 comments Add to Favorites Watch
It's a mallet, but a really good one. It's a mallet, but a really good one. It's a mallet, but a really good one. Click the pictures to enlarge them

Recently I started looking for a mallet for chopping mortises and dovetails. I looked at a lot of different mallets. I never really liked the traditional mallets like this one. When I looked at them in the stores, they always seemed too big for their weight. Not too long ago Christopher Schwarz talked about this mallet on his blog. He talked about the same things I didn’t like about these type of mallets. He then came across this mallet and it was different. They make these mallets and then soak them in linseed oil to give them more weight. The mallet is “heavy” for its size and is comfortable to use. I have been using the mallet to clean up some mortises for my new workbench. It has been a pleasure to use.

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Mike Lingenfelter

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rikkor

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posted 651 days ago

I made a couple from oak. I wish I would have tried the linseed oil technique. They are finished now, so it is too late. Thanks for the review.

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posted 650 days ago

I read that same blog entry, and have been toying with the idea of getting one of these if my Lee Valley mallet doesn’t work out.

Good review!

-- "Give me your poor tools, your tired steel, your huddled masses of rust." Yep, I ripped off the Statue of Liberty. That's how I roll!

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Mike Lingenfelter

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posted 650 days ago

I’ve also been looking at the Lee Valley mallet, you can never have enough mallets :).

-- http://theinquisitivewoodworker.com/

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GaryK

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posted 650 days ago

Mike – I thought that was “you can never have enough clamps”

Why haven’t you tried to make one? It would allow you to get exactly what you want.

-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.

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posted 650 days ago

The better answer is “you can never have enough tools” :).

I really haven’t had the time to make my own. At about $25 I felt it was a better investment. I don’t think I could have achieve the same results, unless I had bucket of linseed oil to soak it in.

-- http://theinquisitivewoodworker.com/

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sharad

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posted 650 days ago

A very nice mallet. I always thought mallettes are round.
Sharad

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