Thread: first time turning a carving mallet

Getting killed in a car smash here is easier than finding lead.

take up metal detecting I've sold off over 100kgs over the last few years - mostly sinkers & lead sheeting off boats.
scrounger

An other clue, ask an organ maker. Lead is used in making organ pipes and weight for the wind bellow.

First I thought ...organ maker in Oz?? What was it RV said about finding lead?

Anyway, it turns out there is one ( who knows possibly more than one..) at|
http://www.australianpipeorgans.com.au/index.html
Cheers
Peter


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Mind you, it would be easier to buy sinkers at the local fishing supplies shop, that's what I did.
In case you're wondering, no I have not turned the mallet with the sinkers yet as, my other two mallets made of fire wood are still functioning fine!


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Nice one Scrounger!

Here's a brass and sheoak jobbie I made 6 years ago.
Some more details at https://www.woodworkforums.com/f44/br...-mallet-68192/

This one weights in at 1100g so it's more like one of Robson's
Still nice to use though even with small chisels where just a really light tap is needed.

Originally Posted by GoGuppy

First I thought ...organ maker in Oz ?

Yes, alright... Well, i find out that in general, if there's an organ somewhere, there must be an organ maker not that far for maintenance & tuning.

Beautiful, BobL! 1100g? Just about right, methinks.

I'm afraid that my mallets are not very graceful at all.
Particularly the ones made from pieces of raw log.
But, they get the job done.
The froe mallet is really beat to hello.
I made it with an off set handle so it really has only one striking surface
and that hits the spine of the steel froe. Quite a ding in it now.

What I like about the bigger shop mallets is that I can choke up on the handles,
hold them by the head, for light taps (yes, I have been known to do that.)

Originally Posted by Robson Valley

Beautiful, BobL! 1100g? Just about right, methinks.

Thanks

I'm afraid that my mallets are not very graceful at all.
Particularly the ones made from pieces of raw log.
But, they get the job done.

I have several like that.

What I like about the bigger shop mallets is that I can choke up on the handles,
hold them by the head, for light taps (yes, I have been known to do that.)

Yep - that's also how I tend to hold the brass headed jobbie.

great work on the mallet Bob & love the handle.