rawhide1 Report post Posted March 27, 2009 I 'm fixing on ordering a maul from Barry King I was wondering what a good weight would be. I need a good all around as I don't have the funds for sevral. Right now I'm just using small basket stamps and such. But I wouldn't mind trying some carving in the near future. And I'm pretty sure I wont be stamping saddle weight stuff for quite some time(years) I was thinking around two pounds. Does that sound way to heavy. Thanks for any and all help Mike Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
King's X Report post Posted March 27, 2009 Congrats on your future purchase. I frequently use my 2lb and 3lb bk for stamping bw. I believe you would be more than okay with a 2 lb. Good luck and get back to us on how it goes. Greetings from Round Rock, Texas Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kevinjohnson Report post Posted March 27, 2009 Somewhere in the range of 16 to 20oz. would probably suit you better. 20oz. is heavy enough to hit a geometric stamp and leave a good impression but not to heavy to bevel w/. 16oz. or lighter have always seemed to light for me to run a moderate size basket stamp or border stamp, but better to bevel light leather. Personal preferance. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BearMan Report post Posted March 27, 2009 Hi I agree with Kevin,,, somewhere around a 16 to 20 oz maul would be a good choice, for average weight leather, like belts, knife scabards, ect. If you were doing Heavy stamping on Heavy leather, more like 30-40oz. But if you use lighter weight leather, like for bilfold backs ect. a lighter 10-12oz would be better. The correct maul makes tooling so much easier, & better. Ed Somewhere in the range of 16 to 20oz. would probably suit you better. 20oz. is heavy enough to hit a geometric stamp and leave a good impression but not to heavy to bevel w/. 16oz. or lighter have always seemed to light for me to run a moderate size basket stamp or border stamp, but better to bevel light leather. Personal preferance. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flathat4life Report post Posted March 27, 2009 I have a 2pounder that i just bought. Its a little on the light side for most of me average basket stamps but its perfect for the small ones and border stamping. Im definatly planing on getting a smaller 16oz. for bevling/ the small stamps and should be placing a order for barrys 48oz'r for the big stuff. I may be a little heavy for what i'm shooting for but if thats the case i'l use it to drive punches and such. For some reason i tend to prefer a little heavyer maul than what most guys a running. You can definatly get by with a 2 pounder for the balance of eveything though. Its big enough to BW yet light enough for runing the smaller stamps if you have to. my 2 cents worth.. jed Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tkleather1 Report post Posted March 27, 2009 now I am no where near as good as alot of the guys on here but here is my .02. I started with a borrowed 3 pounder and I hated it. it was way to heavy for me. so then I bought a one pounder and thought that it was great, for a while, and it is okay for some things but now that I have found "my style" it is too light so I bought a BK in a three pound straight maul and I use it on almost everything. I do alot of my "interior beveling" with the light one but I usually find the heavier one in my hand. I need a two pounder for most everything that I tool but that three pounder is sure nice to run one of barry's stamps. again just my opinion. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lui Report post Posted March 27, 2009 Hi Mike, I got a heavy one I use for one strike hits on the makers mark, hardware etc. For my carving maul I have the smallest Al Stohlman one to which I added a couple washers to the head for a tad more weight but the one above that one was way too heavy especially if you are going to tool for 5 or 6 hours straight. Lui Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rawhide1 Report post Posted March 27, 2009 I want to thank everyone for their help. I think I'll try the 20oz. Thanks again, Mike Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hidepounder Report post Posted March 28, 2009 Mike, I'm going to weight in with Kevin and Ed on this one. I use a 16 oz on 90% of my work. I use a 20oz for flower centers and for larger pear shading, etc. On a larger saddle pattern I would use the 20 oz more frequently. I think either one is good choice! Bob Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rawhide1 Report post Posted March 28, 2009 Bob Thanks for your reply. One more ? does that four ounces of weight make that big of a difference. I mean does it cause a person to get tired that much faster. Does it make it that much easier to use bigger stamps or thicker leather. It just doesn't seem that 4oz is a lot of weight. I will be the first to admit that I haven't done a lot of stamping or tooling. And what little I have done hasn't been for long stretches at a time. So once again I'll ask the fellas that do it all the time. Thanks to everyone for their help Mike Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bree Report post Posted March 29, 2009 I have a 16 oz, a 20 oz, and a 64 oz. For all-around use, the 20 oz is my favorite. It has some heft for heavier work and is not too heavy for fine control. Each size has its use. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aulus Report post Posted March 30, 2009 Today I´ve got my 14oz tapered Maul from Barry King. And what should I say? It´s the greates Tool I´ve ever used. In future I think I will get a 20oz or more too for heavier duty so like Basketwaves. But I think I can do this so long with my old poly head mallet. just my 2ct Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
