hidepounder Posted March 19, 2009 Report Posted March 19, 2009 (edited) Greg, Here's a stamping stick I used years ago and have just kept because........? Just because! I haven't seen a double ended one...might like it better. More balanced I'd bet! Bob Edited March 19, 2009 by hidepounder Quote
Bree Posted March 19, 2009 Report Posted March 19, 2009 Hey Bob... how the heck do you decide which swivel knife you are going to use today?? That rack of swivel knives reminds me of Imelda Marcos' Shoe closet!! Quote Ride Safe! Bree 2003 Dyna Wide Glide Memberships: Iron Butt Association, Niagara Falls HOG, Wild Fire HOG NRA, Niagara County Sportsman's Association
Members greg gomersall Posted March 19, 2009 Members Report Posted March 19, 2009 Yes there is a lot of balance to the double ended stick Bob. Ben both my sticks are ligna-vita so they have alot of weight without the lead added but I have seen that as well. Thanks guys. Greg Quote
gtwister09 Posted March 19, 2009 Report Posted March 19, 2009 Bree, Imelda Marcos now that's a blast from the past.... Bob isn't the only one that has that many...Have seen several pictures around with that many and more. Greg, The one that looked like Bob's only worse was the double ended. Tne one with lead was single ended and made of lignum vitae. It didn't make sense to me to add that much lead with that heavy wood. Glad you like yours. Regards, Ben Quote
hidepounder Posted March 19, 2009 Report Posted March 19, 2009 (edited) I have another one that I didn't take a picture of because the rawhide sleeve is off of it and it just looks like a piece of scrap wood. It's really heavy...some kind of exotic, but I'm not sure which. I haven't had the little one in my hand since replacing the rawhide 30 years ago. It feels kinda good...might use it awhile this morning. I've never seen one loaded with lead...I'll bet they hit pretty good. Here's what the Bob Beard mallets look like...just so that if anyone finds one for sale they can let me know about it! I made the rack so that I could move it around the bench...it's been pretty handy. Bree...that's funny! Believe it or not I use most of them. I've got to make room for another one....I won one of Pauls last weekend in Wickenburg. Edited March 19, 2009 by hidepounder Quote
Bree Posted March 20, 2009 Report Posted March 20, 2009 (edited) I have another one that I didn't take a picture of because the rawhide sleeve is off of it and it just looks like a piece of scrap wood. It's really heavy...some kind of exotic, but I'm not sure which. I haven't had the little one in my hand since replacing the rawhide 30 years ago. It feels kinda good...might use it awhile this morning. I've never seen one loaded with lead...I'll bet they hit pretty good. Here's what the Bob Beard mallets look like...just so that if anyone finds one for sale they can let me know about it! I made the rack so that I could move it around the bench...it's been pretty handy. Bree...that's funny! Believe it or not I use most of them. I've got to make room for another one....I won one of Pauls last weekend in Wickenburg. Bob... It's interesting how your strike on the heavy maul is in the center of the maul while you strike the lighter mauls closer to the top. Edited March 20, 2009 by Bree Quote Ride Safe! Bree 2003 Dyna Wide Glide Memberships: Iron Butt Association, Niagara Falls HOG, Wild Fire HOG NRA, Niagara County Sportsman's Association
Members cem Posted March 20, 2009 Members Report Posted March 20, 2009 I'm interested in trying a maul as well but not sure what to go for, I've only used wooden mallets so far (given to me so not even sure what weight they are). I came across these on woodworking site and was wondering if you guys thought if they may be alright for leatherwork http://www.carbatec.com.au/carving-tools/c...carving-mallets I'm going to have to order anything I want from interstate or overseas and if the Carbatec ones are alright it's going to save me some $ on postage as they are fairly local to me. Just not sure about the weights though, what sort of weight should I be looking at for a maul to do figure carving. I mostly work with 3mm leather and very rarely do borders or anything that requires a very heavy wack.. Cheers, Clair Quote
hidepounder Posted March 20, 2009 Report Posted March 20, 2009 Bob... It's interesting how your strike on the heavy maul is in the center of the maul while you strike the lighter mauls closer to the top. I never noticed that Bree! I'd like to have a lighter maul for the stuff I've been doing lately...I guess maybe that explains using the tip of the mallet....It seems like my patterns keep getting smaller which requires smaller tools...smaller tools require less strike... Quote
Members jbird Posted March 20, 2009 Members Report Posted March 20, 2009 Bob what are those mauls made of wood raw hide. Josh Quote Josh Dusty Chaps Leather & Seven O Saddle Shop 801-809-8456 Keep moving forward! On a horse. Hebrews 4:12 My link
howardb Posted March 21, 2009 Report Posted March 21, 2009 I'm interested in trying a maul as well but not sure what to go for, I've only used wooden mallets so far (given to me so not even sure what weight they are). I came across these on woodworking site and was wondering if you guys thought if they may be alright for leatherwork http://www.carbatec.com.au/carving-tools/c...carving-malletsI'm going to have to order anything I want from interstate or overseas and if the Carbatec ones are alright it's going to save me some $ on postage as they are fairly local to me. Just not sure about the weights though, what sort of weight should I be looking at for a maul to do figure carving. I mostly work with 3mm leather and very rarely do borders or anything that requires a very heavy wack.. Cheers, Clair Clair - let us know how these work. They look interesting. Brent Quote Brent Howard CALG, HLG
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