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29th April 2021, 02:31 PM #1Senior Member
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Thor’s Mighty Hammer
Homemade hammer,
After purchasing some berg chisels from mattocks as they are so nice I thought it would be sacrilege to hit them with a metal hammer.
into the wood pile and found a red gum post and some black but decking, 150mm x 90mm x 75mm wide with about a 2 degree taper for the red gum head and about 350mm x 32 x 32 for the handle. Cut a 3 degree taper onto the handle and that left the hold onto end about 31 x 23, seems to fit in my hand ok so mark up and set up the drill press. 28mm spade bit roughly 1/3 down from the top then an 18mm spade bit through to the bottom.
A couple of hours later tapping very gently as I don’t want to A hurt my chisels and B stuff it up and have to start again.
pictures show handle taper, start of chisel work and using a light behind to help with high spots and of course the finished product
cheers
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29th April 2021, 04:55 PM #2
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Looks good. I like the Red Gum contrast with the Blackbutt. I imagine it will give a fair wallop. Will there be enough grip between head and handle without a timber wedge?
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PaulBushmiller;
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29th April 2021, 05:27 PM #3Senior Member
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I think the design of these or what I found on the web was the centrifugal force is always sending the head up/out/tighter. It is a very snug fit, I forced the handle home with a hammer and stopped when I stupidly realised I could keep whacking until I split the red gum, so very snug.
I guess use will find out if it snug enough, I think a tap or two on the handle at the top to re-wedge it will probably suffice and I don’t think it will ever need an actual wedge cut into it.
but I do look forward to using it on my new very old chisels.
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29th April 2021, 06:52 PM #4Senior Member
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The perfect use for a lump of hard hardwood.
I've made a couple like this and they work well. The handle is the wedge!
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29th April 2021, 09:52 PM #5
I made one out of ironbark for a seriously heavy malet but perhaps aimed a bit high weight wise. Only really needed it a couple of times. Since then made a couple lighter ones. Good to have a few weights for different jobs.
The tapered handle ones are definitely the best as the head can never fly off.
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John
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Great looking mallet.
Yes I'm pleased you decided not to take to those chisels with a steel hammer.
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30th April 2021, 12:21 AM #8
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