How to Make a Small Wooden Mallet for Furniture Making

#howtomake #handtools #woodworking

Watch me make small but nicely weighted wooden mallets perfect for cabinet/furniture making. These are to join two other larger mallets I made a while back. Each mallet is filled internally with metal shot and resin to increase mass not size The handles are Turned on my Record Power Coronet Herald Wood Lathe. I love woodturning and these handles are a classic example why i would never want to be without my lathe.

The American Purple Heart Mallet handle is turned from a piece of Apple wood which had some very beautiful and interesting grain colours and patterns.

The Chacate Preto mallet handle is turned Zebrano

Both mallets have a Maple centre and both heads are secured to their handle with the use of a through wedged mortice and tenon.

On one end of each mallet I cut a recess and lined it with leather / hide to protect wood when assembling joints like dovetails

The mallets compliment my #veritas tools as they are not too brutal.

Please feel free to comment or to ask me questions as I'm happy to reply.

Hope you enjoy.

#mallet #wood #furnituremaking

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