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13th September 2020, 09:17 AM #1GOLD MEMBER
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Another mallet - Frank Howarth style
I had seen some of Frank Howarth’s turnings (you tube - Frank makes) and have always been impressed, one in particular, his two tone carving mallet and wanted to copy it. But using strikingly different Timbers, Qld red gum and rock maple. He first used finger joints via his dado blade stack, but then he changed and used his CNC machine to cut the ends that would match perfectly sound the join. I have a finger joint sled but not a CNC, so gave it a whirl. Using a 1/2” up cut bit I cut the timbers
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But I didn’t measure first so are off kilter.i re-cut the top but messed up the handle 2 more times and ended up losing 40mm.but succeeded in the end
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I then glued it up, added a few extra bits at the end of the handle just in case, then turned it down. As it happens the red gum slice at the end works I think but is way darker due to being cross grain from a slick off the side.
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Sanded to 400, CA glued the small splits in the head as it’s an old fence post from the 50’sfinished with eee and 2 coats of Shellawax Glow.
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I think next time however, I may use the 3/8 cutter to get more fingers.
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13th September 2020, 10:10 AM #2.
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Looks great!
BTW I tidied up your post layout to make it a bit easier to read.
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13th September 2020, 10:15 AM #3
Great job. I think it looks just right with that number of fingers.
Dallas
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13th September 2020, 03:08 PM #4GOLD MEMBER
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I agree. Looks great. I stumbled over Frank Howarth on YouTube only recently. Amazing workshop tour.
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13th September 2020, 05:18 PM #7GOLD MEMBER
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I like it, but will try and see how it goes, with more fingers. Most of the time I just tinker, if it works, great, if not I have more scrap to use.
ive just laid my hands on some tap and threads for timber so am going to make my friend some long 350mm bolts out of Northern Silky Oak as handles for his vice. So again more tinkering, with an ‘ok’ success rate.
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