1 1/2 hrs & my friend now has a mallet to use with his chisels

[Bart Leetch]

I glued up the pieces of red oak for this mallet on Monday evening & then turned it last night. Its just your basic mallet but my friend really liked it.

[Bruce Shiverdecker]

I can see why he would like it.

Very nice job, Bart.

Bruce

[Jeff Sudmeier]

It looks nice. Sometimes the quick and fast projects are the best. I am sure you will love it when in 10 years he is still using your mallet.

[Kurt Aebi]

Nice work, Bart!

I don't see any reason anyone wouldn't want one of those. It may be "simple" in design and appearance, but nevertheless there is still a lot of work and skill to produce one as nice as your's.

Thanks for sharing

[Peter Gavin]

Nice work Bart. Did you put any weight in it? If so, what is a good supply of lead to weight mallets et al.

Thanks
Peter

[Bart Leetch]

No I didn't weight it. With the oak head it seems plenty heavy. I suppose you could use lead shot. Or buy fishing weight & re-melt it.

[Jim Dunn]

Bart, rather than buy fishing weights why not go to the local hardware store and buy billits of lead? 5lbs cost about $6.00. That much fishing weights would cost about $30.00. Just thought I'd add my .02.

Jim

[Bart Leetch]

As it turned out the mallet is just the right weight.

Even if it needed a little weight it would only be a few oz's.

[Peter Langevin]

i made some nice bench mallets out of old ten pins..

different shape from yours.. but all very useable..

mallets are fun to turn.. the pins were maple..