H. O. Studley Infill Mallet

Awesome bit of history (I bet they have the reproduction of Studley’s cabinet at Handworks again this year) and great reproduction Earl and Kenny. Corntastic work, boys!

-- Dave - Santa Fe

I was unaware, thanks for sharing.

-- Soli Deo gloria!

As always l’m humbled and awed by your work. Superb!

-- Bill - Rochester MI

Awesome work Earl and Kenny! It looks stunning! Great inspiration for a beautiful mallet.

-- "Duck and Bob would be out doin some farming with funny hats on." chrisstef

Excellent work!!

-- You can lead a horse to water, but you can't tie his shoes. Blaze Foley

exquisite work my friend,that is the work of a master.studley i know him well,i have a poster of his tool chest in my shop.anyone that that takes that much pride in their tool chest is a master in my opinion.id would love to have seen his work.earl do you have the hard bound book on the tool chest,it’s very detailed going into depth the tools and the chest and workbench.once again beautiful work.

-- working with my hands is a joy,it gives me a sense of fulfillment,somthing so many seek and so few find.-SAM MALOOF.

pottz – I ordered the book as a bonus item for Keebler – my swap recipient. I glanced through the book and it is on my Christmas list.

-- Earl "I'm a pessamist - generally that increases the chance that things will turn out better than expected"

The book is phenomenal. I definitely want one. Now that we got some better pics of this mallet it’s my favorite of the swap. I heard ahead of time you were making this and was super excited to see it. You didn’t disappoint!! Beautiful!

Good job friend!

-- Dave - http://kelleycrafts.com/ - pen blanks - knife scales - turning tools

Morning Earl,
I just woke up, 8 am here in Hong Kong, and your mallet swap project post was the one I was really waiting to see. As i pressed the ZOOM PICS button I found myself subconsciously whispering words under my breath. I caught myself towards the end and listened to what I was saying which was “THAT IS ABSOLUTELY HEAVENLY, ABSOLUTELY HEAVENLY” That is was what the subconscious brain was saying , now I type conscientiously and I realize those words where an understatement. Honestly speaking those ,especially the brass one is a true work of art, and further to that an extreme act of kindness to give such a beautiful piece away to another Lumberjock.
Well done Earl, Superb. Also a shout to Kenny for helping with the brass, hes number one on the metal work around here.
Great project.
Kind regards
Anthony

EDIT oh and topped off with the History you shared with us all.

-- There is no hope for any of us if we keep apologizing for telling the truth.

It’s a winner for sure Earl! I love how you did the inlay in the handle. I can handle machining but that inlay stuff is too artsy for my brute force. Glad I could help and thanks for the shout out and the extra material to make my own head :-)

If you send me your head back, I’ll add the finials to it.. i really didn’t realize how much it adds until I saw the finished piece.

As far as I’m concerned, you and Dave are neck and neck for the “winner” of this swap. I’ll reserve final judgement on who is ultimately the winner until y’all’s bribes are in.

-- I collect hobbies. There is no sense in limiting yourself (Don W) - - - - - - - - Kenny in SW VA

hey guys seeing all this amazing work you do really inspires me everytime i come on line here,and im not just blowin smoke im very sincere when i talk about the talent we have here on lj’s,except kenny who has super powers and doesn’t count among mortals….....just kidding,he inspires me everyday.congrats to al that make this a place we can all come and learn and grow our passion,thank you all.

-- working with my hands is a joy,it gives me a sense of fulfillment,somthing so many seek and so few find.-SAM MALOOF.

So nice. I have got to start using brass. Buddy, I can tell you did a lot of work on this one!

-- We all make mistakes, the trick is to fix it in a way that says "I meant to do that".

Wow. Incredible workmanship on that. Well done.

-- Galootish log blog, http://www.timberframe-tools.com

Nice work Earl. That has a look of authority about it.

-- Think safe, be safe

That thing is a work of art.
It’s no clock-mallet-combo, but it comes close!
Is the design intended to allow replacing the head periodically?

-- I'd rather be a hammer than a nail