i own one of these but get nothing for this review. Dema has no idea who i am.
you can buy them on esty here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/DemasWoodShop?ref=l2-shopheader-name
i bought one in cocobolo but he has a variety of choices including burls and exotics. i saw the youtube video of him making these and thought it was cool. i later bought one because i wanted something different for chisel work. i don't care for a joiner's mallet. i find them too big and often hard to hit the flat face squarely. so i did most of my chisel work with a carvers round mallet. i like that but i found myself hitting pretty hard. i wanted something more compact with more mass so my swing could be shorter and more efficient.
here is what i bought:
[FONT="]Dimensions:[/FONT]
[FONT="]Brass head: 1.25" hex diameter, 2.5" long[/FONT]
[FONT="]Handle: Roughly 1.5" at the widest part, 3.5" long, resin impregnated[/FONT]
[FONT="]Weight: 16oz head plus the handle [/FONT]
[FONT=Graphik Webfont, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, Droid Sans, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]Finish: the wood is put in a pressure chamber so the resin impregnates it, expelling the oxygen and voids. so the finish isn't actually a finish, its built in. then he Buffs, Polishes and then carnauba wax. [/FONT]
[FONT=Graphik Webfont, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, Droid Sans, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]i recommend this product with no reservations. the mass is great. simple flick of the wrist hammers thru the end grain of most woods. i use it for dovetailing and my hammer arm loves me for it. just like using a brass hammer to set a plane blade, the slight taps are surprisingly accurate and controllable. the handle is a nice satin now that it has some usage. after several projects and getting banged around on the bench, still looks pretty new. the brass shows some indention but they are slight and its okay, its solid brass.
[/FONT]this tool is made here in the USA by a guy just like us.
i've done two of these so far, the first one on a Dewalt router i just bought. not sure if anyone likes this but i'll prob do a few more on some of my fav / not so fav tools.
bh
you can buy them on esty here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/DemasWoodShop?ref=l2-shopheader-name
i bought one in cocobolo but he has a variety of choices including burls and exotics. i saw the youtube video of him making these and thought it was cool. i later bought one because i wanted something different for chisel work. i don't care for a joiner's mallet. i find them too big and often hard to hit the flat face squarely. so i did most of my chisel work with a carvers round mallet. i like that but i found myself hitting pretty hard. i wanted something more compact with more mass so my swing could be shorter and more efficient.
here is what i bought:
[FONT="]Dimensions:[/FONT]
[FONT="]Brass head: 1.25" hex diameter, 2.5" long[/FONT]
[FONT="]Handle: Roughly 1.5" at the widest part, 3.5" long, resin impregnated[/FONT]
[FONT="]Weight: 16oz head plus the handle [/FONT]
[FONT=Graphik Webfont, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, Droid Sans, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]Finish: the wood is put in a pressure chamber so the resin impregnates it, expelling the oxygen and voids. so the finish isn't actually a finish, its built in. then he Buffs, Polishes and then carnauba wax. [/FONT]
[FONT=Graphik Webfont, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, Droid Sans, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]i recommend this product with no reservations. the mass is great. simple flick of the wrist hammers thru the end grain of most woods. i use it for dovetailing and my hammer arm loves me for it. just like using a brass hammer to set a plane blade, the slight taps are surprisingly accurate and controllable. the handle is a nice satin now that it has some usage. after several projects and getting banged around on the bench, still looks pretty new. the brass shows some indention but they are slight and its okay, its solid brass.
[/FONT]this tool is made here in the USA by a guy just like us.
i've done two of these so far, the first one on a Dewalt router i just bought. not sure if anyone likes this but i'll prob do a few more on some of my fav / not so fav tools.
bh