The other day my joiner's mallet blew up. Oops! Should have been using a froe beatle anyway for the job, but my beatle was already breaking apart. So I made a new beatle.
My handle is thick but I'm not sure how stable this wood is, and it's better than the mallet I had before--nothing. Also I have new blisters. So quitting while I'm ahead. Oh, and I guess my 4 inches went to 5. Or 6. I'll probably cut that back after my blisters heal.
The wood was from a neighbor's tree that came down, I bribed the tree chipper team with some food from my garden. I think they were confused.
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Keep whittling on that handle, it's still overly rough.
Joshua Myrvaagnes
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Location: Massachusetts, 5a, flat 4 acres; 40" year-round fairly even
Ok how's this? My mallet went on a 30-minute diet.
Also I forgot my best joke--who will mallet the mallets? The pallets! (I used a piece of pallet wood as a mallet to hit the blade, the curvy carved piece is a little mallet-shaped).
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Here is my submission for the club-style mallet roundwood BB.
I have included three photos for your review:
- My chunk of wood that I started with and the draw knift amd hatchet
- progress about half way through, with the hand tools used
- final product held in your hand showing that your thumb and first finger can touch