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Making a wood carvers mallet

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micktoon:
Hi Lads ,
               I have been making a wood carvers mallet for a lad at the carving club, he liked the feel of the mallet I had made for myself a while back so I siad I would try to make its twin for him. I did not take many photos but will be making another one so will take more photos next time if anyone is interested. The shaft it ash and the head an old bowling ball made of Lignum Vitae a really hard heavy close grained wood.


This is the mallet almost finished but still attached to the lathe by either end of the shaft before it is parted off.


The mallets shaft blends into the shaft in a smmoth curve so it sort of rocks in your hand when doing light taps.


This it along side the one I wanted to copy from , they are not identical but close enough.


  Cheers Mick

krv3000:
a nuther fine job well dun

doubleboost:
Very nice Mick  :bow: :bow: :bow:
Bowling balls sink in water
They used the same wood for Coppers Truncions  :jaw: :jaw: :jaw: :jaw:

Stilldrillin:
Beautiful work Mick!  :clap: :clap:

It really does look, tactile.......

David D

chipenter:
I have one but removed the minimum amount from the wood , it takes no priseners and has lost its shine over the last twenty years .

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