Originally Posted by
Michael J Evans
Think I answered my own question on this one. Went out and slow motion replayed my motion when adjusting. When holding it on the underside in my left hand, I use my fore arm to pin the plan against my ribs. Well if my hand is tilted at all towards my body, then the top of the handle rests on my ribs, combine that with a not so perfectly placed mallet strike all that force from the strike goes right against the top of the handle. Which maybe also explains why the break is higher on the right side than the left.
I glued it again, don't feel like attempting to make one yet. We'll see how it goes.