Mallet

Nice job. I haven’t got my lathe set up yet. You’re way ahead of me!! BTW, Welcome to LJ.

-- Bob in WW ~ "some old things are lovely, warm still with life ... of the forgotten men who made them." - D.H. Lawrence

Like the colors I am doing one right now.

Jobillo and taphole maple head and either Osage or Black Palm for the handle.

I am thinking more the Palm.. head is cut and angled I was gonna cut out a section of the middle taphole maple and put in BB’s on one side with a thread insert and removable plug. The first piece of maple was way too dry and came apart had to cut another.

I am debating the BB’s now though I have a ton of taphole maple 4/4 brd that are twisted here and there.

-- Measure once cut twice....oh wait....ooops.

How did you accomplish the darker rings on the handle? It’s interesting and attractive.

I’m curious about the choices of two finishes. Why which one where?

-- "...in his brain, which is as dry as the remainder biscuit after a voyage, he hath strange places cramm'd with observation, the which he vents in mangled forms." --Shakespeare, "As You Like It"

Cool looking mallet. Like Lee I am interested in the details of how you did the rings.

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The dark rings are simple burn marks, hold a piece of wire on it while it spins.

@Lee—The method to the madness behind the 2 finishes. I wanted a finish that would age over time and show use for the handle, i love that dark look old planes and other tools get from using a grease pot (next project lol). Then i needed a very durable finish for the head, also I wanted to be able to touch it up relatively fast and spay lacquer I think does that well. I see store bought tools with lacquer finishes all the time.

-- “Don’t tell me what can’t be done, tell me what you want done then shut up and get out of my way and let me do it!”