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Ok so I got brave and took off the leather stack handle.   Found out it was just peened over on the end. I think the last washer may have been rawhide by the peened over end Pics tell the story. 

 

I have never messed with rawhide at all.  Debating do I try to get some and redo the mallet head too or just the leather stack.   Open to thoughts.  Gonna clean up the metal parts first regardless. 

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Well it looks like I missed completely  :o  

Glad you got it taken apart and I would have to put new  rawhide on the head while it's down .

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1 hour ago, Gezzer said:

Well it looks like I missed completely  :o  

Glad you got it taken apart and I would have to put new  rawhide on the head while it's down .

No I think your assessment on the patent pics was correct.  This appears different.  Maybe a newer or older version.

 

Now I need to figure out the rawhide!

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12 hours ago, Rossr said:

Now I need to figure out the rawhide!

It would be cool if there was enough rawhide left if you get it compressed and sand it a little. I'd bet the years of hide patina would look great sanded and resealed.

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On 10/19/2023 at 9:50 PM, Burkhardt said:

It would be cool if there was enough rawhide left if you get it compressed and sand it a little. I'd bet the years of hide patina would look great sanded and resealed.

I think I can reuse what is there. It's till pretty tight and when I did some light sanding  on it before I took it apart didn't seem bad.  The fact I don't have any rawhide in my shop leads me to think about reusing too

 

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Ok so cleaned it up some and decided to save the rawhide as is.  So here is where I'm at. Leather handle will be next.   I'm tempted drill and tap the end and screw the leather fast with a metal washer rather than peen it again. Thus allowing it to be taken apart again if needed.   

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Looks like it is cleaning up nicely . Looking forward to seeing it when ya get her done !

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that will be soooo cool! great job so far.

Worked in a prison for 30 years if I aint shiny every time I comment its no big deal, I just don't wave pompoms.

“I won’t be wronged, I won’t be insulted, and I won’t be laid a hand on. I don’t do these things to other people, and I require the same from them.” THE DUKE!

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So added the leather I'm now debating 1.  Do I nees to epoxy or glue each one. Which seems crazy and a lot of glue or epoxy. 2.  Do I just drill tap add Washers and a bolt of some type or Allen head screw. Hmmm

 

Anyway got the leather rings on it. 

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