Wanted wood blank for turning a carvers mallet

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08-25-2013 10:23 PM

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I am looking for a dense hardwood blank I could use to turn my own carvers mallet that is approximately 8” long and 3” -4” diameter. I am open to trades or purchasing the blank outright. Thanks in advance.

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Dallas home \| projects \| blog 3599 posts in 2873 days #1 posted 08-25-2013 10:57 PM	would osage orange work? How about American Elm? Maybe Maple, Walnut, I have a pretty good chunk of Osage Orange you can have, you pay shipping. I can get a picture of it tomorrow if you are interested. -- Improvise.... Adapt...... Overcome!
Mip home \| projects \| blog 454 posts in 2464 days #2 posted 08-25-2013 11:13 PM	If you live near a bowling alley, you might be able to get your hands on some of their old pins they throw out every so often. The hard part is to get the plastic off, but there’s some nice maple underneath.
johnstoneb home \| projects \| blog 3107 posts in 2558 days #3 posted 08-25-2013 11:34 PM	You could glue up stock to make a 1 1/2 or 2” handle Then glue 1” stock around the end and turn from there. Similar to this http://lumberjocks.com/projects/74934 -- Bruce, Boise, ID
groy87 home \| projects \| blog 136 posts in 3225 days #4 posted 08-26-2013 06:13 AM	@dallas. I’m definitely interested! I’ve sent you a pm.

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