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From firewood to mallet.
I’ve always wanted a Lie Nielsen mallet made by Blue Spruce. I like the shape, feel, and compact size. It’s a beautiful mallet but out of my budget so I decided to make my own.
I drive by a firewood lot every once in a while and love to stop by and see what I can find. There are mounds and mounds of all kinds of wood. The wood is already split so it isn’t much good for furniture but it’s great for small projects. I found some River Red Gum Eucalyptus firewood (really heavy and hard) with some nice figure and made a mallet out of it.
-- Steven, California, https://www.instagram.com/acts65_woodworks/
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scrapwoodworker
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#1 posted 10-15-2019 08:41 PM
Beautiful mallet! How did you connect the handle to the head?
Acts65Woodworks
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#2 posted 10-15-2019 08:50 PM
Thanks! There is a 5/8 tenon going just under 3 inches into the mallet head. It’s actually just held in by friction. I tried to do a dry fit and it got stuck so I just pounded it all the way in.
-- Steven, California, https://www.instagram.com/acts65_woodworks/
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#3 posted 10-15-2019 09:13 PM
The interface between the 2 woods is very attractive.
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Acts65Woodworks
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#4 posted 10-15-2019 09:16 PM
Thanks!
-- Steven, California, https://www.instagram.com/acts65_woodworks/
pottz
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#5 posted 10-15-2019 09:28 PM
it’s amazing the beautiful stuff ive seen people make from hunks of firewood.nice job on a great mallet.
-- working with my hands is a joy,it gives me a sense of fulfillment,somthing so many seek and so few find.-SAM MALOOF.
Acts65Woodworks
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#6 posted 10-15-2019 09:32 PM
That’s the reason I enjoy checking Lumberjocks. Thanks for the kind words!
-- Steven, California, https://www.instagram.com/acts65_woodworks/
scrapwoodworker
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#7 posted 10-15-2019 11:23 PM
Nice! I guess if it ever does come loose, you can always just add glue
swirt
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#8 posted 10-16-2019 01:25 AM
Beautiful wood. Nice choice finding the diamond in the rough.
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#9 posted 10-16-2019 02:14 AM
Wow beautiful peace! Awesome save! I wish I found that kind of wood in piles of split wood!!!
-- Matt R
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#10 posted 10-16-2019 02:38 AM
That head is gorgeous. It just makes me think about all the beautiful wood that has gone up in smoke. I guess it grows on trees, but still…
-- Steven.......Random Orbital Nailer
LittleBlackDuck
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#11 posted 10-16-2019 08:00 AM
Nice job A’65’,

you’re gonna be busy with this lot!....... Small handle, please.
-- If your first cut is too short... Take the second cut from the longer end... LBD
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#12 posted 10-16-2019 09:09 AM
There really are not scraps. Nice find, great mallet
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#13 posted 10-16-2019 09:22 AM
Wow, I really like that mallet head! That’s a great firewood find!!
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#14 posted 10-16-2019 12:46 PM
Stellar job on making the mallet…..nice choice of woods for the mallet head and handle. Besides woodworking, I also do leather crafting and pictorial carvings. That just might be the perfect size for tooling leather….What, about 9—-11 ozs.? I use a couple of different size mallets for various task, but I could possibly see this as my “go-to” mallet. If I was a turner, I’d build my own too…!! You need a good solid hard head mallet for use with stamping tools…..!! This would fit the bill.
-- " There's a better way.....find it"...... Thomas Edison.
Acts65Woodworks
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#15 posted 10-16-2019 06:58 PM
Thanks! Yeah, I always look forward to visiting that place. It’s like a treasure hunt
-- Steven, California, https://www.instagram.com/acts65_woodworks/
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