mallets and bowl

[tim mathis]

hi, this bowl is made from box elder.
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hi, here are some carpenters & carving mallets -hard maple ,hard maple & cherry with 2 " turned pvc around the head , maple with pvc ,hard maple & hickory, bleached maple & red oak.
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[Bernie Weishapl]

Bowl and mallets look great. Really like #1 and #5. Well done.

[Doug Reesor]

That is a very impressive bowl!

Doug

[Steve Schlumpf]

Very nice work on everything Tim! Really like the form and wood of your bowl!

[Claude Arragon]

Tim from the bowl to some of the mallets all are very nice. I, too, prefer mallet 1 & 5. congratulation

[Alan Tolchinsky]

Nice work Tim. I like the detail rings on the mallets. Is that burned in with a wire? Alan

[Heather Deans]

Those look awesome- how do you do the PVC? Do you buy a block and turn it down?

[tim mathis]

hi,
Alan,the rings are burned in with a wire.

Heather, the pvc pipe is from a plumbing supply , the wood is turned to the inside dia. and it is a press fit.
the charcoal and black pvc pipe look better longer than white pvc.the white shows marks quicker and looks dirty sooner.i use the thick pipe . i also drill and insert shot in
the pvc heads.the 1st pvc mallet is 23 oz. the 2nd pvc mallet is 20 oz.what i ment by turned pvc is on the first carvers mallet their is 2 small beads on the top and bottom pvc face,and i used a skew to dress up the face of the pvc.sand and use #0000 steel wool and the pvc shines.

thanks everyone