Raw Hide Mallet Repair

[zzmikeg]

battlemunky that's a worthy word of caution.  I think I'll play it safe and  just smooth it out.  It shouldn't take off that much.

If I chicken out though I might give it a new face like Rockoboy said. I stopped short of doing that before cuz I was wondering if that would change the unique feel of that unique mallet.  Anyone have any thoughts on that?

Also I currently often use  a very hard rubber mallet for tooling because it's more quiet than my other mallets.  I live in a condo and respect my respectful neighbors. But I do use others when it's not too early or too late.

And the sound that those Fox/Cow horns make is so pure and raw!  I don't think any man made instrument can quite match a natural horn.  There are some great horns out there but there's something missing from the man made ones.

[Handstitched]

On 8/25/2019 at 6:41 PM, Rockoboy said:

What about covering the face of the mallet with a disc of fairly hard stiff leather to fix any problems with an uneven surface?

Yeh, I did that on my mallet  with a bit of 4mm veg tan when it got a bit worn , but my mallet is a rubber mallet . And believe it or not, its childs size,  I found it in  the toy section  of a 'red dot'  years ago, but its just the right size and weight . 

HS 

[woto]

Hi

Came across this site while looking for an answer to my mallet problem and thought you guys might have a solution.

I have inherited a very dried out leather mallet and would like to bring it back from the edge if possible and would like to know what is the best substance to soak it in, presuming that soaking is what is needed?

Many thanks

Andy

[sbrownn]

My rawhide mallet has ends that are replaceable.  

[Resurgam3191]

I had an old misshapen one like that. I trimmed the ends off on a mitre saw. (Carefully) Worked great. Still using it

[blue duck]

@woto if you can post a picture it will help us see your problems. But, I doubt soaking it will help. More than likely make it worse.