| Project by Ecocandle | posted 04-10-2010 05:08 AM | 2879 views | 2 times favorited | 7 comments |  |
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This is the carving mallet I have been working on this week. It is made from Hard Maple scraps. The scraps are actually mostly left over from the dust collection portal I created for the router table. I did the final shaping and smoothing with a belt sander, mouse sander, and rasps. I am very happy with it and believe that were I a viking it would be good for carving and pillaging. I am not a viking, nor am I a carver, so I imagine I will mostly look at it.
For more silliness about how I built it, you can check out the last weeks worth of posts. It is mostly drivel, but I do explain how I arrived at the name Archie, and I pulled off the rare double pun.
This is the first post and shows what the scraps looked like
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patron
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#1 posted 04-10-2010 05:12 AM
looks a lot better without the ears .
it came out real nice , brian .
well done !
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#2 posted 04-10-2010 05:20 AM
Thanks Patron.
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#3 posted 04-10-2010 05:22 AM
So take up carving and you won’t have to buy a mallet with your carving chisels? Carving is fun and the results can be awesome. Try it, what have you got to lose?
Erwin Jacksonville, Fl
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#4 posted 04-10-2010 05:58 AM
Bearpie,
First of all…love the name…and the avatar. I intend to take it up one day, likely this summer. I have a giant chunk of basswood that I am sure has something pretty waiting inside to be let out.
Brian
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#5 posted 04-10-2010 04:47 PM
Looks like fine mallet. I’m sure it won’t be long until the carving commences!
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#6 posted 04-10-2010 05:18 PM
Sras,
You may be right. :-)
Brian
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#7 posted 04-11-2010 05:18 AM
great looking mallet…
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