First Hand Tool Build: Joiner's Mallet in Ash

[Tate Harmann]

Coming back to working with wood after quite some time. As I'm building now in a laundry closet with a foldable bench I've decided to use only hand tools (which I've discovered to be very enjoyable to work with.) Anyway's here's the first tool I've built completely with hand tools: a joiner's mallet in ash. It's not perfect but...it's a mallet so, I'm not too worried about it lol. I used japanese hand saws throughout the job and was amazed at their precision and tiny kerf (I'll include an image of that)..

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[Dan Hulbert]

Nice mallet. I'm a big fan of Japanese saws. Be careful you don't bounce the blade on your hand, you end up with a very well spaced dotted line of blood spots.

[Tate Harmann]

Haha ouch! Good tip ;)

[Frederick Skelly]

Welcome Tate!
Nice mallet. Look forward to seeing more or your hand work!
Fred

[Tate Harmann]

Thanks Frederick!

[Mike Turner]

Nice looking mallet Tate! Keep up the good work!

[Tate Harmann]

Thanks Mike!

[Charlie Jones]

Nice job Tate. I like it.

[John Keeton]

Nice work, though I might have considered riving the wood for the handle as it appears you have some runout on the grain that may be prone to split upon impact.

[jim wise]

Nice mallet. My Father made a mallet from a Louisville Slugger bat back in the day. It's a Mickey Mantle signature. It's the coolest mallet.