A couple more Eyeglass cases, & a new Maul design

[BearMan]

Hi Everybody,

I've been extreamly busy here lately, but here are a few things I've been making lately. There is a Craft show coming up at the Lions Club, & I was asked to participate. So I thought I'd make a few Eyeglass cases, since they deal with eyeglasses, as part of thier mission. Here are a couple more, & hopefully the last of the bunch for the show. They are made fron 5oz leather, lined with brushed pigskin. All of the colors are from spirit dyes.

As for the new Maul design,,, I'm constantly striving to improve everything I make, & it's the same with my mauls. With some Very Thoughtful & Insightful suggestions from Bob & Ben, here's what I've come up with. It's 18oz, with a Redwood Burl Handle. A couple of the main differences are,,, that the balance is about 10-15% more toward the head, which gives it more impact. Visually, there's not much difference from my old "Smooth" design, except now, there are no un-finished edges exposed. What do you think?? Thanks for looking,,, Ed the"BearMan"

[dustin29]

Very nice Ed. I really like the mauls you make.

[Storm]

Cool stuff Ed. I love what you are doing with the mauls! You need to come up with a mallet style one maybe 1.25 pounds.  Love the burl wood handles.  Super fine!

[King's X]

Very nice Maul.

[BearMan]

Thanks Dustin, Storm , & King's X, for all the nice compliments. I've been making mauls for about 10 years now, & have gone through a few design changes, during that time. Each change for the better, I hope. I believe this design, will be hard to improve on. The way that a maul "feels" while using is as important to me, as the durability of the stricking surface I use. In comparisson, this one feels like a "Rolls Royce" , compared, to all the others. Of course there will have to be some minor changes, to accomodate, the different weights. I may limit this "Elite" design to a weight range from 15oz to 19oz, which would cover just about everybody's tooling needs. Thanks Again for looking,,, Ed the"BearMan"

[Cowboy316]

Bearman

those mauls are just awesome would love to have a good maul for my tooling but right now things are slow here so money is tight but i will keep ya in mind when im ready to buy one

Cowboy316

[Hilly]

Ed, I love the glasses cases you've been making. How did you get the brown color around the motif?

That new maul is over the top! I love the redwood burl!!! That is some of the most unique looking wood I have ever seen.

[BearMan]

Hi Hilly,,,, The brown is done using Light Brown Spirit dye, reduced to about 50/50, then applied using the dry brush method. Thanks for everything!!

Edited October 15, 2009 by BearMan

[GrampaJoel]

I followed your BearMan link, but couldn't find the mauls pictured above, or a way to purchase the mauls you sell.

Perhaps someone will direct me to the BearMan store, I would like to see the price of these marvelous mauls and perhaps purchase one or two.

Thanks

GrampaJoel

[Jimbob]

I love the maul design!! Very nive indeed!!!

If you don't mind me asking what kind of material u use for the striking face???

Any sources out there??

I would love to build one for myself!!!

Thanks so much!!

James

Hi Everybody,

I've been extreamly busy here lately, but here are a few things I've been making lately. There is a Craft show coming up at the Lions Club, & I was asked to participate. So I thought I'd make a few Eyeglass cases, since they deal with eyeglasses, as part of thier mission. Here are a couple more, & hopefully the last of the bunch for the show. They are made fron 5oz leather, lined with brushed pigskin. All of the colors are from spirit dyes.

As for the new Maul design,,, I'm constantly striving to improve everything I make, & it's the same with my mauls. With some Very Thoughtful & Insightful suggestions from Bob & Ben, here's what I've come up with. It's 18oz, with a Redwood Burl Handle. A couple of the main differences are,,, that the balance is about 10-15% more toward the head, which gives it more impact. Visually, there's not much difference from my old "Smooth" design, except now, there are no un-finished edges exposed. What do you think?? Thanks for looking,,, Ed the"BearMan"