Members motocouture Posted July 4, 2017 Members Report Posted July 4, 2017 I have a turned, wooden mallet my step-dad made for me years ago, made of Jarrah, an Australian hardwood. The thing is indestructible. Every now and then it gets purloined by hubby for some "percussive engineering" on the Harley... Quote
Members GPaudler Posted July 6, 2017 Members Report Posted July 6, 2017 Hi 480, I have a lignum vitae maul that I've used a lot with woodcarving chisels and gouges that have wooden handles, mostly Japanese oak and European boxwood, I think. At any rate, the maul (carvers call them mallets) are always striking a softer wood. I've seen lignum vitae mallets that are badly chewed-up from striking steel-handled tools - I wouldn't use mine that way. But I'm with you, the very concept of lignum vitae, its density and feel, are very appealing. Gary Quote
Members ContactCement Posted December 10, 2017 Members Report Posted December 10, 2017 The narrow diameter stamps are like a blunt chisel on a wpod maul or mallet. Use a forstner bit and drill a hole into the wood maul for a large plastic disc epoxy it then turn to shape it Quote
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