Rawhide maul

[CWR]

There has been a lot of discussion on mauls recently. I know from past threads most of you prefer a poly head, but here is one I just made with what I had available. It came out to be 24 oz. The only thing I bought was an 8 inch carriage bolt.

Thanks,

CW

[MADMAX22]

Thats really cool. Good job. How do you like it or have you used it yet.

I made one or am making one for myself. Its delrin head but I need to finish the handle. Its gonna be a little heavier duty then my other hammer.

[rawhide1]

CW

I like that a lot!! I've been needing to buy one and I have picked one out after some great advice from folks here. But I can't seem to keep the funds in my pocket long enough. LOL Would you be able to tell me how you made the head. How wide of rawhide and is it one long strip.

Thanks, Mike

[CWR]

Thanks Maxx. I took a few swings with it and I think it will work fine. I've just started stamping and don't have much to compare to but it sure beats the little hardware store mallet I had.

Mike, I'd be glad to tell you how I made it. I know what you mean about the funds. I'm learning that leatherwork is a good deal more costly than rawhiding, so I'm trying to make everything I can. My next project is a saddler's hammer. I can't quite swing $110 for one.

The head is one strip of hide. The last time I made a hide, I cut a 3 inch strip down the back bone. I don't like to braid with that anyway. I built the handle up with latigo and ground it to the shape I wanted on the bench grinder and then braided over it. I drilled two holes in the carriage bolt and put screws through the rawhide so I could wrap it tight. The strip was pretty wet more so than you would want to braid with. I clamped the other end to the bench and wrapped it as tight as I could get it. I had skived the outer end to a feather edge and put cement on what I thought would be the last two wraps then tacked the end with some little copper nails.

Keep me posted on how it goes.

CW

[rawhide1]

CW

Thanks a bunch!! I've got a hide that should be dry pretty soon. And I'll have to give it a whirl!

Take care, Mike

[gcollins]

  rawhide1 said:

CW

Thanks a bunch!! I've got a hide that should be dry pretty soon. And I'll have to give it a whirl!

Take care, Mike

Just, to let you guys know, I make these, because I good never get enough money saved up to buy one! I get $30.00 shipped to your door, handle will be a normal style ad no Dice on top, just a chrome acorn nut.

If anyone is interested, you can let me know, I go buy Ace lungger over at Cas City Leather.

Later Greg

[Saddlebag]

I have two weights in the rawhide mauls and have become so used to them, for stamping or whacking a hole punch that I don't think I could switch to anything else.