Hammer Time
I’ve been making wooden mallets lately. Mostly out of oak, mostly for food preparation (meat tenderizing, etc). I just like making them. Maybe designer mallets will be the new designer axes (I have no idea why, but I just want one of those axes real bad).
Tags: Tools
February 25th, 2010 at 1:25 pm
How are you attaching the handle to the mallet?
When I was in middle school shop class, we used to drill the hole all the way through the head, then use a wedge in the top to hold the handle in place. Since then I’ve learned that you can also do that without drilling all the way through the head so long as your wedge fits really precisely. I may try my hand at a mallet soon to test this theory but also wonder how you’re joining the piece.
Your work is, as always, beautiful and inspiring.