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  1. 1st August 2011, 06:24 PM #1
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    Default wood best for a mallet?

    I'm sure this has been discussed before but I can't find it.

    What wood would be good for a mallet to bash(tap? ) chisels with? I found the thread abotu Wouldwood making the ash one. What other woods are good? Any Australian woods good?
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    Beech is always a good timber for mallets. I just so happen to have some if you are interested
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    tl,
    Beech is the traditional British wood used but when it comes to our woods then there is an absolute $#!t load to pick from. I have used ironbark as it is really heavy and blue gum for a small one to adjust planes. I guess if you want to tick all the boxes as to what properties a mallet should have then I reckon spotted gum would be pretty close to ideal.
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    A lot of people would say it's too hard but I've used redgum for years with ash handles.
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    Quote Originally Posted by RufflyRustic View Post
    Beech is always a good timber for mallets. I just so happen to have some if you are interested
    The friend I want to make one for has a beech one that is all broken away. So I think I need a differant solution!

    Quote Originally Posted by jimbur View Post
    A lot of people would say it's too hard but I've used redgum for years with ash handles.
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    and I have made red gum ones too, but I can already see it it breaking and chipping rather than compressing like it is supposed to. Even with my girly wallops.
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    Quote Originally Posted by orraloon View Post
    tl,
    Beech is the traditional British wood used but when it comes to our woods then there is an absolute $#!t load to pick from. I have used ironbark as it is really heavy and blue gum for a small one to adjust planes. I guess if you want to tick all the boxes as to what properties a mallet should have then I reckon spotted gum would be pretty close to ideal.
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    iron bark?.... at least I know where I can get some!

    Isn't "blue gum" just "red gum" by another name?

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    Vote 1 Spotty Gum, cranky grain Spotty even better but I reckon most Gums have good mallet possibilities but the grain should be cranky and perhaps sourced from trees that grew on a hill rather than in a valley
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    The best timber I have used for a mallet is Yellow Box
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    Quote Originally Posted by tea lady View Post
    and I have made red gum ones too, but I can already see it it breaking and chipping rather than compressing like it is supposed to. Even with my girly wallops.
    Oh dear I must be very gentle as I've been using the same heavy one for nearly forty years. If you have a piece with interlocking grain and keep up the linseed oil for a while, there'll be no trouble.
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    Quote Originally Posted by brendan stemp View Post
    The best timber I have used for a mallet is Yellow Box
    Judging by a piece of firewood I've been trying to split, I'd agree.
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    Quote Originally Posted by brendan stemp View Post
    The best timber I have used for a mallet is Yellow Box
    Quote Originally Posted by jimbur View Post
    Judging by a piece of firewood I've been trying to split, I'd agree.
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    Oooo! I've even got some of that!
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    Quote Originally Posted by jimbur View Post
    Oh dear I must be very gentle as I've been using the same heavy one for nearly forty years. If you have a piece with interlocking grain and keep up the linseed oil for a while, there'll be no trouble.
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    Maybe my piece was not cranky enough!
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    Default The Mallet.

    Hi TL,
    2 Woods come to mind : Cotoneaster, & Photinia, & all Turned.
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    Olive would be my choice.

    It takes a terrific amount of impact without shredding.

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