carr52 Report post Posted January 25, 2023 Being an old guy I have trouble with my grip so I made myself a new maul. Haven’t tried it out yet. It weighs between 24 and 32 oz. I think. Haven’t put it on a scale yet. I used HDPE. Got a big 4” round piece online. Made the handle with black walnut on my wood lathe. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
carr52 Report post Posted January 25, 2023 Just tried it. Works pretty good Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chuck123wapati Report post Posted January 25, 2023 excellent workmanship!!!!. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
carr52 Report post Posted January 26, 2023 3 hours ago, chuck123wapati said: excellent workmanship!!!!. Thanks Chuck. Ive been wanting to make that thing for quite awhile. Finally got around to it. Feels good in the hand and a nice solid strike. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hags Report post Posted January 26, 2023 That's pretty dang cool! I love making tools! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PastorBob Report post Posted January 26, 2023 (edited) That is sharp! I have a piece of Delrin or UHMW laying around, I may have to give it a try. Edited January 26, 2023 by PastorBob Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chuck123wapati Report post Posted January 26, 2023 9 hours ago, carr52 said: Thanks Chuck. Ive been wanting to make that thing for quite awhile. Finally got around to it. Feels good in the hand and a nice solid strike. here's my homemade thumper 57 minutes ago, PastorBob said: That is sharp! I have a piece of Delrin or UHMW laying around, I may have to give it a try. go for it!! 8 hours ago, Hags said: That's pretty dang cool! I love making tools! get after it Thats half the fun of leather work lol Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PastorBob Report post Posted January 26, 2023 1 hour ago, chuck123wapati said: here's my homemade thumper go for it!! get after it Thats half the fun of leather work lol That's beautiful. I remember when you first shared it. I will add to my project list. Thanks for the encouragement. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
doubleh Report post Posted January 26, 2023 Another excellent from me. Seeing it's weight and being an old guy it would be quite a bit heavier than I would want to deal with. Even when a young guy I never used anything that heavy for leather work. I like to make tools too. Specialized knives, wood carving chisels, hammers, and so on. Some get wooden handles and some get knurled aluminum handles depending on size and use. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
carr52 Report post Posted January 26, 2023 I’ve always like making. Doesn’t matter what. Just like making. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dikman Report post Posted January 28, 2023 Nice job carr52, looks great. I'm impressed that you did a drawing first, I just make things up as I go! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
carr52 Report post Posted January 29, 2023 6 hours ago, dikman said: Nice job carr52, looks great. I'm impressed that you did a drawing first, I just make things up as I go! I find it’s easier for me to have a plan before I start turning or building a project. I still haven’t weighed it yet. Now I’m thinking it might only weigh about 16-18 oz. I just sorta compared it to a bag of gummy bears I “had”. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
carr52 Report post Posted January 31, 2023 Well I weighed the maul today at the market. It comes in at just a couple grams over 16 oz. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DaveP Report post Posted February 3, 2023 Very nice! Did you recycle the HDPE? How hard is it compared to nylon or delrin? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
carr52 Report post Posted February 17, 2023 On 2/3/2023 at 3:52 PM, DaveP said: Very nice! Did you recycle the HDPE? How hard is it compared to nylon or delrin? It’s holding up really great. I don’t use it for for large stamps. Like my makers mark. I use a 18 oz. dead blow hammer I got at harbor freight for those. No bounce with that. But it works great with the basket weave stamp Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
