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Home made maul for old guy like me.

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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. 

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Just tried it. Works pretty good

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excellent workmanship!!!!.

 

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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. 

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That's pretty dang cool! I love making tools!

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That is sharp!  I have a piece of Delrin or UHMW laying around, I may have to give it a try.

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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

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1 hour ago, chuck123wapati said:

here's my homemade thumper 

 

go for it!!

get after it Thats half the fun of leather work lol

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That's beautiful.  I remember when you first shared it.  I will add to my project list.  Thanks for the encouragement.

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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.

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I’ve always like making. Doesn’t matter what. Just like making. 

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Nice job carr52, looks great.:specool:

I'm impressed that you did a drawing first, I just make things up as I go!:rolleyes:

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6 hours ago, dikman said:

Nice job carr52, looks great.:specool:

I'm impressed that you did a drawing first, I just make things up as I go!:rolleyes:

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”. 

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Well I weighed the maul today at the market. It comes in at just a couple grams over 16 oz.

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Very nice! Did you recycle the HDPE?  How hard is it compared to nylon or delrin? 

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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

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