Project Information
My offering to the 2018 Mallet Swap.
This was undertaken with an idea to avoid using glue and allow the tool to be taken apart.
This is my take on wedging the handle to the mallet head. Only these wedges are not glued into the handle, but can be knocked out to allow the tool to be disassembled for storage or what have you.
The mallet head is made of Burmese Rosewood - Dalbergia oliveri - Janka hardness 2,710
The handle is made of Honduran Rosewood - Dalbergia stevonsonii - Janka hardness 2,200.
The wedges are African Ebony wood - Diospyros crasiflora - Janka hardness 3,080.
This went to Tony, aka Gr8hunter. I stamped his intials TW into the tip of the handle. I stamped a T and B into the top and bottom wedge, since they are different sizes.
Finished with Danish Oil and Paste finishing wax.
I am looking forward to working more with Rosewood, ebony and wedges!
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This was undertaken with an idea to avoid using glue and allow the tool to be taken apart.
This is my take on wedging the handle to the mallet head. Only these wedges are not glued into the handle, but can be knocked out to allow the tool to be disassembled for storage or what have you.
The mallet head is made of Burmese Rosewood - Dalbergia oliveri - Janka hardness 2,710
The handle is made of Honduran Rosewood - Dalbergia stevonsonii - Janka hardness 2,200.
The wedges are African Ebony wood - Diospyros crasiflora - Janka hardness 3,080.
This went to Tony, aka Gr8hunter. I stamped his intials TW into the tip of the handle. I stamped a T and B into the top and bottom wedge, since they are different sizes.
Finished with Danish Oil and Paste finishing wax.
I am looking forward to working more with Rosewood, ebony and wedges!
