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24th September 2018, 02:18 PM #1GOLD MEMBER
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Mallet
What type of mallet are you guys using? For hitting the wood to put a joint together?
I see some online where people are making it out of hardwoods (wjhite oak/red gum), - is there a concern that you dint the timber? I've been using a scrap piece of wood and a regular hammer but it gets annoying
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24th September 2018, 03:03 PM #2.
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I mainly use this one for taking things apart but it works just as well when putting things together.
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25th September 2018, 09:55 AM #3Senior Member
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I use a soft-faced hammer for assembly of dovetails etc.
I bought this one from a Hare & Forbes catalog and it is not quite what I wanted but it is fine for the purpose. The faces are interchangeable but so far I have not seen the need. It looks much more used than this pic which was taken when new.
The one I really wanted has the handle fitted through the head. Paul Sellers (paulsellers.com) recommends this style and also uses it as his go to chisel mallet.
It will still mark softer timbers if you get aggressive but I have had no problems assembling hardwood jobs. If it gets a bit too hard I resort to a lump hammer and wooden block!
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25th September 2018, 10:18 AM #4
I have two, both weighing in around 19-20oz.
One is the Veritas Cabinetmakers mallet. This comes with a bronze head and wooden faces. The other is a Thor (same as popularised by Paul Sellers). I really recommend the Thor (Google for a local seller) ...
I rehandled the Veritas abd added UHMW faces. The UHMW is hard enough not to be damaged and has enough give not to damage hardwood ...
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25th September 2018, 12:55 PM #5rrich Guest
From the auto parts bin. Thee is a body work mallet that is a no-bounce style. It is mostly made with polyurethane. When I bought mine at Harbor Freight it was much less than $10US.
Doesn't bounce, doesn't dent and doesn't marr.
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25th September 2018, 02:41 PM #6GOLD MEMBER
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I use this shop made 2.3kg Spotted Gum and blackwood mallet with a leather patch on one face. The leather prevents dinting of the timber for the most part - unless it's soft wood and I'm really wailing on it.
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Cheers, Dom
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26th September 2018, 09:09 AM #7Senior Member
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Nice mallet Dom. Almost too nice to use.
I have several shop-made mallets in different sizes. They last a couple of years usually and I can mostly just make a new head.
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26th September 2018, 10:42 AM #82.3kg Spotted Gum
Compare to the 20oz mallets I posted. These are my go to for heavy chiseling, such as morticing or chopping into hard, hard wood. Otherwise I use an 8oz or 225gm gennou for dovetailing.
I do have a super heavy mallet, which is 36oz, but find it too fatiguing - and this is less than half the weight of yours. Infilled brass and Jarrah head, with curly Marri handle ...
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26th September 2018, 11:07 AM #9GOLD MEMBER
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Something like this?
https://www.bunnings.com.au/thor-ham...ammer_p5560228
How about for budget options? Are the rubber ones ok around the $20 mark?
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26th September 2018, 02:16 PM #10GOLD MEMBER
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Nice! Love that brass and jarrah / marri mallet!
Yeah, i'm pretty sure that's the all up weight. May be a little out but I'll need to put it on a scale later tonight to double check- it is what I remember it coming in at tho. I'll double check to be sure. Certainly over 2kg.
Cheers, Dom
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26th September 2018, 09:07 PM #11
When the need arose I knocked this up quickly with stuff I had lying around. 32mm did' x 220mm Vic Ash dowel handle (it needs to be about 300mm for better balance). The Head is a 90 square laminated Spotty gum offcutt from a post. The face has a 3 degree slant from memory. It works ok, has plenty of heft but could be much improved. It'll be interesting at least to see how long the glue used in the lamination holds on.
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26th September 2018, 10:04 PM #12GOLD MEMBER
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Derek, I just double checked the weight of my mallet and it's 2.290kg. So I wasn't far off!
Cheers, Dom
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26th September 2018, 10:08 PM #13
Well Dom my good friend, if you can manage that weight, I am definitely not going to argue with YOU!
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26th September 2018, 10:23 PM #14GOLD MEMBER
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Haha. I have only been using it for my timber garage project to knock together large joinery so far, two handed mainly and swinging hard. It could actually do with more weight tbh. Not a daily user for smaller projects i'm sure. Although it will come in handy for those odd occasions...
It actually has a good balance and feel in hand. Held closer to the head it is comfortable one handed.
Cheers, Dom
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