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GUAYACÁN and BOCOTE mini-mallet

The GUAYACÁN head is the piece left over after making the ice cream scoop. It started out as a 2X2" stub from the 12" stick. The Bocote was a 1X1X12" ($2.49 at Woodcraft). This could be a gavel, or a high end kitchen mallet for tenderizing a pork chop, or breaking up a bag of ice. The...
- Dave Peterson
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- Jan 1, 2012
- bocote guayacan hammer mallet minimallet
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- Forum: Woodturning
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GUAYACÁN ice cream scoop

I had a little time today, so turned this scoop in 3 hours. As the wood is GUAYACÁN Caesalpinia paraguariensis, did not put any kind of a finish on it. This wood is also called ARGENTINE BROWN EBONY, and while it is not of the Ebony family, it sure is hard stuff! I bought the 2X2X12" blank...
- Dave Peterson
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- Dec 26, 2011
- cream guayacan ice scoop
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- Forum: Woodturning