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30th January 2009, 06:48 PM #1
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Wood Mallet
Well I have nearly finished my practice wood mallet. It is a traditional type but instead of a straight handle I decided to jazz it up a bit to practice with various rasps and files to put some shape into the handle.
I was told that the solid wood head needs to be finished with linseed oil to stop it splitting.
I have sanded it smooth, with a random orbital sander and working up to 600 grit. How would you finish so it looks in the elite class. I know it is only a hand tool but I am trying for a bit better then a Bunnings reject.
Peter.
ps. I have some round brass that I was going to cut and insert about ten mm into the side to give it an elite look but not if I can not clean up the linseed oil as it will tend to get lost in the gunk.
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30th January 2009, 07:00 PM #2
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c'mon, show us a photo! You know you want to
Does the linseed oil stop it splitting due to blows?
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Michael
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30th January 2009, 07:22 PM #3
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My understanding is that Linseed Oil would have no effect on the "strength" of the wood... but it does minimise timber movement from changes in humidity, thus decreasing the risk of checking in what is, after all, a fairly thick piece of wood.
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30th January 2009, 08:04 PM #4
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Michael, iI would love to show you a photo, but I do not know how. Best get my butt over to Neil's before he takes off around Australia again.
Originally Posted by mic-d
c'mon, show us a photo! You know you want to
Does the linseed oil stop it splitting due to blows?
Cheers
Michael
I am very pleased with it, in fact surprised myself.
I sealed up the mortise in the head with tape and poured a 50/50 mixture of linseed oil and turps down the throat. I was told by an old Pommie cabinet maker to do that to stop it splitting.
The old guy does not say much, and if you do not take notice, he leaves you to sort out the mess. there are certain things, like old hand tools etc where I think he is at his best.
I do not know if he means when you hit it or that the wood will move. He has not been well lately in fact he was in hospital last week. Hopefully I will see him on Tuesday.
On reading the plane section i see the same potential problems as we use a similar hard wood which is roughly the same shape. The timber I am using is Blackbutt and it has come up nice after being sanded to 600 grit.
Still some more work to do and when finished will put a photo up.
Peter.
ps. years ago I used to put linseed oil on my cricket bat to stop them from splitting. We also used to have pigskin wrapped around the middle of the back to also stop the bat from splitting.
Might be an idea for the Australian team to resurrect that idea next time they are playing the Pakistan team.
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