My brother is interested in carving and wanted a mallet. This is my first attempt, made from a crepe myrtle tree that was cut down a few hours before putting it on the lathe. This was my first time turning green wood and it was fun! The mallet is already starting to crack in one spot on the...
Here it is. Glued it up this weekend. I still need to shape the head around the handle and the handle needs to be shortened. I will probably also give it a bit more shape as well. Lastly, it looks too long. What is the typical length of a handle?
Now that I finally have a set of real mortise chisels, I find the old round head wooden hammer I've had for years is a bit on the light side.
I liked the feel of the German/English pattern "Joiners Mallets" we used in Roy's dovetail class but, thinking it was a 'one size fits all' type mallet...
Over at Hillsborough Orange Woodworkers we have been honing our turning skills. Thought I share my project: a turned mallet with a celtic (sort of) cross in handle and decorative scallops.
The handle is walnut with oak cross and ambrosia maple mallet with mahogony decorative scallops...
For father's day my children got me David Finck's Making and Mastering Wood Planes. I really enjoyed reading this book. Well written and it covers much more than just how to make a plane. David seems like a really nice guy too. In the course of making the plane I emailed him and got a quick...
I need short and simple projects to keep me going. Something I can complete quickly and doesn't drag me down :).
This is one of those projects.
First a block:
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A couple hours later:
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This is the first wood mallet I have...