ddeen
23rd May 2006, 01:43 AM
I got the idea to build a mallet from this site (http://www.ilovewood.com/woodworker.htm (http://www.ilovewood.com/woodworker.htm)). The referenced site has a lot of good ideas on traditional woodworking.
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I made this mallet cause I thought it looked good and would be a fun weekend project. Turned out that the finished product is well balanced and will be a keeper. I made some minor modifications to the original design to suite my taste. I had to make the handle twice. The first time around I did not boil it long enough and it cracked during the clamping process. Mallet head was cut to dimention using a table saw everything else was done on the darkside. I would like to give this to my brother and make a second one for myself where I apply the lessons I learned in making the first one.
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Head Dimensions: 5"
Length from tip of head to tip of handle: 15"
Handle Thickness: 1"
Glue used: Gorilla Water proof glue
Just in case you noticed. I used a 5" vice to clamp to hold my work in progress. I devised a "clamp extension" that works very well. Extension is made of maple that I carved out the back to match the vice mouth. This idea has worked for me in my small shop/budget.
<O:p</O:p
I made this mallet cause I thought it looked good and would be a fun weekend project. Turned out that the finished product is well balanced and will be a keeper. I made some minor modifications to the original design to suite my taste. I had to make the handle twice. The first time around I did not boil it long enough and it cracked during the clamping process. Mallet head was cut to dimention using a table saw everything else was done on the darkside. I would like to give this to my brother and make a second one for myself where I apply the lessons I learned in making the first one.
<O:p</O:p
Head Dimensions: 5"
Length from tip of head to tip of handle: 15"
Handle Thickness: 1"
Glue used: Gorilla Water proof glue
Just in case you noticed. I used a 5" vice to clamp to hold my work in progress. I devised a "clamp extension" that works very well. Extension is made of maple that I carved out the back to match the vice mouth. This idea has worked for me in my small shop/budget.