I made a joiners mallet. I’m trying to challenge myself by only hand tools. The wood was found in the basement; I think hickory head and I have no idea what the handle pieces are. The handle and head were each laminated and the handle was mortised in, wedged, and glued. I rounded out the handle with a spokeshave and rasp.
There are plenty of things I could have done differently, but I’m just glad I pushed myself to finish it. And now have a fairly heavy-duty mallet, so I dont need to swing on the chisels as hard. I think if I were to make another one, I would find a single block of wood for the head instead of laminating cut pieces.
But are you worthy to lift it?
It looks great! I have some extra wood laying around from some ramps I made, and I'm thinking about a wood project. I'm probably going to make one of those western boot taker-offer things, but this project looks pretty awesome too. It would definitely be useful for lining boards up.