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Compound mallet - PEP BB roundwood.sand.compoundmallet

BB round wood woodworking - sand badge
 
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I just finished making a nice and chonky  compound mallet. it has a nice weight to it so I think it will be really effective.

I also made a tiny one too, just for laughs.
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materials + tools
materials + tools
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Progress
Progress
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finished product.
finished product.
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freakishly small compound mallet.
freakishly small compound mallet.
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Note: Please include a picture that shows the handle passing all the way through the head.

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My first one broke before the handle passed through the head completely, so this is try number two!  I used poplar wood for this project and I love working with it.
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My wood.
My wood.
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This drill works SO much better than the other I tried!
This drill works SO much better than the other I tried!
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All done!
All done!
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Compound mallet - green head locust, dry handle apple, tools handsaw, eggbeater drill, vice. I'm leaving the bark on for now because I think it gives better grip. If you use a pilot hole you can work from both sides drilling which was great because the heartwood was very slow going.
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Cutting green wood
Cutting green wood
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Lengths of wood for several projects
Lengths of wood for several projects
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Eggbeater with pilot hole bit
Eggbeater with pilot hole bit
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Sharpening bit
Sharpening bit
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Cutting head to size
Cutting head to size
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Thumb finger touch and handle through
Thumb finger touch and handle through
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Paul just released a new video by reid making a compound mallet!

Watch it here:  
 
 
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My entry for the BB
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Blanks
Blanks
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Handle install
Handle install
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Finish
Finish
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Note: I'm afraid this very nice mallet doesn't qualify for this badge bit. You're supposed to use a dry-wood handle and no wedge.

 
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Here is my two piece mallet. One piece dry wood the handle and head is greenwood no wedge. Drilled hole all the way through. Then I let it dry for a few weeks so it can tighten.
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This was a great little project for me and my son on a beautiful weekend afternoon.  We found a piece of elm (maybe?) that had been cut freshly last week by arborists about a block away from the house, this was used as the head.  The handle is an nice old piece of maple with no cracks that has been dried out for who knows how long.  We used a drawknife, hatchet, bow saw, ruler, and brace with 1 1/4" bit to make this beauty.

First we peeled the green log for the head then drilled the hole for the handle.  I used the handle to hold the log steady while I cut the head to length.  Voila!

It's a two hander for my son, but one hand for me.  It is very comfortable to hold and my thumb wraps around easily.
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We used these tools (plus a brace and bit not pictured)
We used these tools (plus a brace and bit not pictured)
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bout 19" long
bout 19" long
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no wedge necessary
no wedge necessary
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comfortable grip
comfortable grip
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Compound mallet
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metals
metals
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half way through
half way through
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completed
completed
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completed
completed
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Compound mallet
 
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To get certified for this BB, post three pics.  

 - Your chunks of wood that you are starting with
 - Progress about half way through, with the hand tools you have decided to use for this
 - Final product held in your hand showing that your thumb and first finger can touch

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