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I lurked myself into this years mallet swap - my first ever.
I'm very gratefuel that they accepted me in as I'm from Norway - so international shipping was required to make this work.

I made three mallets, one jointers malley, one brass journeymans mallet and one carvers malley.

All handels were made of walnut and painted with several layers of lacqure. At the end of each handle I imprinted the initials of my recepient.
For the carvers and jointers mallet I also added a brass ring between the shaft and the head. The head was made of birch.

The head of the carvers mallet was mounted with a blind tenon and wedge and glue.






The jointers mallets head was mounted with glue and two wedges.






The brass head was mounted by threading it and using a 12mm rod that also was threaded and epoxied to the handle.


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Excellent work TEK. We're glad you joined us in the swap! These mallets are all handy designs and show a great attention to detail :)
 

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You did a great job on your first swap!! Great looking mallets. The handle to head transitions caught my eye. Awesome craftsmanship in addition to them looking so nice.
 

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Very nicely done! I hope you can see fit to join us again for future swaps! You represented yourself very well!
 

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I'm getting the idea there are as many metal workers here as woodworkers. A lot of companies would be proud to have as many solid products in their line as you guys are putting out.

Congrats.
 

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Awesome work TEK! Great craftsmanship.
 

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That is all truly outstanding,
Marvelous.
Great work
Regards
Anthony
 

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these mallets make a very beautiful set i would be proud to have them in my shop GREAT JOB :<))
 

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Love the brass ring and blind wedged tenon, good job.
 

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I m getting the idea there are as many metal workers here as woodworkers. A lot of companies would be proud to have as many solid products in their line as you guys are putting out.

Congrats.

- therealSteveN
Thanks - however, this is actually the first time I have tried to work with brass. They said to callange yourself - so I did ;-)
 

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Buddy, these are some sweet mallets. I can't decide which I like best! The brass really catches my eye though. Super job!
 

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Tremendous job in both design and build. I also love the eye-catching brass.
 

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Wow, we can say they are imported from Norway. Excellent job.
 
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