All of the parts are recycled material.
Make woodworking mallet. The head is made from maple that was packing for structural steel the handle is made from an old douglas fir. If heavy enough it can be used to persuade tight fitting parts together or to beat them apart. I knew i d want to make a joiner s mallet. The wood is well seasoned drying in my shop for several months after it was culled from the wooden pallet.
Domed head provides forgiving strike surface august 14 2014 by paul mayer filed under plans and projects woodshop projects woodworking projects. Build a better joiner s mallet. Two ways to make a mallet 238 jay bates woodworking videos. See the step by step process of how i make a wooden mallet.
This easy woodworking project is something that every beginner woodworker should try. If i have one complaint it would be that it s a bit bigger than ideal for general tasks. I made a mallet years ago. This is a great project for the beginning woodworker.
One of the most frequently used tools in my shop is a joiner s mallet. A good mallet can be handy for other things as well. How to make a woodworking mallet homemade woodworking tools. It s showing its history with a number of dents and dings from using it over the years but still going strong.
I ve wanted to make a new mallet for a while now and at last found a bit of time to take the project forward. My version of a classic design wooden mallet. This style is the classic type that has been. How to make woodworking mallet from lignum vitae worlds densest wood like thor s hammer mjolnir.
Starting with the concept and some raw materials hard maple salvaged from a skid. How to make a woodworking mallet. It was a block of wood with part of an old broomstick glued in as a handle photo 2. It s functional but pretty battered now and i d wanted to make a proper one ever since i saw a very short set of instructions in an o.
Make a mallet with three. A wooden mallet is an essential tool in any woodshop and is something that i use almost every project.