Club style mallet - PEP BB roundwood.sand.club

Jan 22, 2021 18:38:42

This has re-kindled my interest in Indian Clubs. It is an old, Victorian style of exercise, which is probably the most effective upper body exercise I've ever done for general health, fitness and endurance. I think I'll carve some clubs in various weights and get back into it!

https://archive.org/details/indianclubexerci00keho

gir bot · Apr 16, 2021 16:54:25

I've carved my first piece of wood! I made a club style mallet using just a hatchet. Wood is an old pine log I found - in an urban area you work with what you can get.

gir bot · Apr 22, 2021 06:55:58

I had so much fun making this one and much prefer this over the compound mallet. Quicker, easier and I can make it as light or as heavy as I want!

gir bot · May 17, 2021 08:05:10

This was a fun project. The thinning was slow going until I read the BB page and saw that I could use a hatchet to remove wood. You can see it in the last pic of the gif - it sped things up!

I used a bow saw, a woodworking saw, an axe, a splitting wedge as a hammer, and a drawknife.

Maybe I can try selling this on Facebook marketplace for ~$200.

gir bot · Jul 05, 2021 12:02:08

Making a Club style mallet. This one is now at the shower shack to use with the new kindling cracker.

gir bot · Jul 23, 2021 11:53:26

Here is my first club mallet.

gir bot · Jul 24, 2021 20:33:49

Here's the club style mallet made with the axe that I sharpened (badge synergy FTW).

gir bot · Jul 25, 2021 12:18:45

I selected a piece of green lime. It's a bit of a pain to work but seems to be quite resistant to splitting which I thought was good for a mallet. I deliberately chose a section with some side branches as I felt the contrary grain would help with strength.

I used a small hatchet (one that I can get a good, sharp edge on) and a little sloyd knife for the tools.

The handle tapers from narrow to fatter and back to narrow. I can grip at the bottom for a bigger swing or in a "choke" grip near the mallet head for more controlled work. The handle has been worked with a knife and feels smooth. As the wood is green there is a bit of tearout but it is soft to the touch and certainly won't splinter.